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View the 2008-09 First Grade Letter Standards related to this unit: SCI.1.S1E1: Earth Science: Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. SCI.1.S1E1.a: Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type. SCI.1.S1E1.b: Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal or on a calendar seasonally. SCI.1.S1E1.c: Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes. -Observes, measures, and communicates weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. Weather Links Online weather term dictionary online weather dictionary weather symbols weather symbols Weather Weather Whiz Kids Kids Domain Weather Brainpop Webweather Weather Games Weather Whiz Kids Ed Heads Standards related to this unit: -Awareness of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works. -Uses the ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters. -Communicates scientific ideas and activities clearly. -Understands the important features of the process of scientific inquiry. -Investigates the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals. -Identifies the basic needs of a plant (Air, Water, Light, Nutrients). -Identifies the basic needs of animal (Air, Water, Food, Shelter). -Identifies the parts of a plant – root, stem, leaf, and flower. -Compares and describes various animals – appearance, motion, growth, basic needs. Standards related to this unit: SS1G2 The student will identify and locate his/her city, county, state, nation and continent on a simple map or a globe. SS1G3 The student will locate major topographical features of the earth's surface. a. Locate all the continents:  North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia. b. Locate the major oceans:  Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. c. Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coasts). SS1CG2 The student will explain the meaning of the patriotic words to America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) and America the Beautiful. Standards related to this unit: SS1H2 The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage. a. identify John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley. SS1CG1 The student will describe how John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley displayed the character traits of fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, conservation, courage. equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment. SS1E1 The student will identify the goods that people make and services that people provide for each other. SS1E2 The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity. SS1E3 The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.