Correlations to the Georgia Department of Education Quality Core Curriculum (QCC)

Grade: 5
Science
Inquiry
1
Topic: Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard:

  • Asks questions,
  • makes and keeps records of observations,
  • classifies objects and events,
  • communicates with others,
  • makes inferences and predictions,
  • uses estimation and measurement,
  • uses evidence to construct explanations and makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas,
  • organizes data into tables and charts for interpretation,
  • reads and interprets various types of graphs,
  • formulate simple hypotheses,
  • identifies and controls a limited number of variables,
  • and designs a simple experiment.

Inquiry
4
Topic: Activity/Tools
Standard:

  • Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/ minds-on science activities.
  • Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.

Life Science
18
Topic: The Living World: Animals
Standard:

  • Compares similarities and differences in animals.
  • Groups animals using pictures or actual specimens by observable characteristics such as body covering, number of legs, wings, ears, color, and size.

Grade: 4
Science
Inquiry
1
Topic: Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard:

  • Asks questions,
  • makes inferences and predictions,
  • uses estimation and measurement,
  • uses evidence to construct explanations and makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas,
  • organizes data into tables and charts for interpretation,
  • reads and interprets various types of graphs,
  • formulate simple hypotheses,
  • identifies and controls a limited number of variables,
  • and designs a simple experiment.

Inquiry
4
Topic: Activity/Tools
Standard:

  • Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/ minds-on science activities.
  • Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.

Grade: 3
Science
Inquiry
1
Topic: Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard:

  • Asks questions,
  • classifies objects and events,
  • communicates with others, and makes inferences and predictions,
  • uses estimation and measurement,
  • uses evidence to construct explanations and makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas,
  • and organizes data into tables and charts to interpret and formulate simple hypotheses.

Inquiry
4
Topic: Activity/Tools
Standard:

  • Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/ minds-on science activities.
  • Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.

Grade: 2
Science
Inquiry
1
Topic: Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard:

  • Asks questions,
  • classifies objects based on similarities and differences,
  • communicates with others,
  • and makes inferences and predictions,
  • uses estimation and measurement,
  • uses evidence to construct explanations and makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas.

Inquiry
4
Topic: Activity/Tools
Standard:

  • Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/ minds-on science activities.
  • Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.

Life Science
18
Topic: Ecology: Interdependence of Life
Standard:

  • Recognizes how plants and animals interact and depend on one another.
  • Illustrates the many ways plants and animals interact (pollination, shelter, and seed dispersal).

Grade: 1
Science
Inquiry
1
Topic: Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard:

  • Asks questions,
  • makes and keeps simple records of observations,
  • sorts objects,
  • communicates with others,
  • makes predictions,
  • uses estimation and measurement,
  • and makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas.

Inquiry
4
Topic: Activity/Tools
Standard:

  • Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/ minds-on science activities.
  • Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.

Life Science
12
Topic: The Living World: Animals
Standard:

  • Compares various animal groups and how they are alike and different.
  • Identifies groups of animals that have similar characteristics and names the characteristics.

Grade: K
Science
Inquiry
1
Topic: Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard:

  • Asks questions,
  • makes and keeps simple records of observations,
  • sorts objects,
  • communicates with others,
  • and makes predictions and uses estimation and measurement.

Inquiry
4
Topic: Activity/Tools
Standard:

  • Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/ minds-on science activities.
  • Uses appropriate tools to collect and analyze data and solve problems.


Non-assessed QCC:

Grade: 2
Science
Life Science
17
Topic: Ecology: Interdependence of Life
Standard:

  • Identifies the many feeding relationships possible among various plants and animals.
  • Illustrates food chains and food webs and predator-prey relationships.

Grade: K
Science
Life Science
12
Topic: The Living World: Living Things
Standard:

  • Recognizes basic needs of most living things.
  • Compares common needs between a plant and animal (such as sunshine, air, food, and water).