San Francisco Unified School
District Science Standards
describes the current district
vision of what every student needs to know, understand and be able to
do to be scientifically literate. Using instructional materials from
Rocks, Sand, and Soil designed for First Grade, the following
standards can be presented:
Physical
Science
1# Properties of
Matter
:
Students understand that matter
has properties that can be observed, described, measured and
recorded. Students should begin to consider how the materials which
compose an object are
different from the properties
of the object.
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Students will observe and classify
by texture, weight, color, and hardness, rocks, sand and soil.
Students will carefully examine soil to identify its components
and compare soil from different locations.Students will make sand
from rocks, experiment with sand painting and make their own
sandpaper.
4#Magnetism and Electricity
Students understand that magnets attract and
repel each other, and that magnets can be used to separate
materials.
Students
will explore various samples of sand in different containers using
a magnet. They will record which containers of sand hold more
magnetic materials than the others and explain why.
6#Properties of matter
Students will observe and classify
by texture, weight, color, and hardness, rocks, sand and soil.
Students will carefully examine soil to identify its components
and compare soil from different locations. Students will make sand
from rocks, experiment with sand painting and make their own
sandpaper.
Life
Science
Students understand that living
things are made of smaller structures. These smaller structures allow
for living things to be adaptable, diverse, interdependent and
undergo change over time.
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12#
Diversity
Students
will observe and classify by texture, weight, color, and hardness,
rocks, sand and soil. Students will carefully examine soil to
identify its components and compare soil from different locations.
Students will make sand from rocks, experiment with sand painting
and make their own sandpaper.
16#Energy
Flow
Students will observe and
classify by texture, weight, color,
and hardness, rocks, sand and soil.
Students will carefully examine soil to identify its components
and compare soil from different locations. Students will make sand
from rocks, experiment with sand painting and make their own
sandpaper.
Earth
Science
Students understand that changes on the
earth's surface are caused by the interaction of wind, sun, and
water.
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17#Geology
Students
will use various earth materials such as dirt or sand, and
construct three landform models (mountains, plains, river). They
will predict and record what happens when the various models are
exposed to simulated weather conditions such as wind, sun and
water.
