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Center for Environmental and Conservation Education Online 
University of TN at Martin 
Martin, TN 38238
Dr. Maurice Houston Field
mfield@utm.edu



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Science Activities Manual: K-8
Curricular Emphasis by Grade Level and Theme*

 

G R A D E
Kin 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
PROCESS OF
SCIENCE
1.1 Observing ab ___ ab a a ab a a ab
ab ___ ___ a b ___ ab a ___
b ___ ___ b ___ ___ ab a ___
1.2 Question-ing ab a abc b ___ abc a a a
1.3

Collecting
Data

ab ___ a b b bc ac b ab
ab ___ ___ ___ c a ___ ___ ___
1.4 Analyzing
Data 		a abc ab a a ___ a a ac
a abc ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ac b
1.5 Explaining c abc a ___ c abc a a c
ab abc b ___ ___ ___ ___ c ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ c ___
1.6 Commun-
icating 		a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ a a a
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ a ___
UNIFYING
CONCEPTS OF
SCIENCE
2.1 Scale and model ab

ab
cd

 ab
cd		 a ac ab
cd		 ab ac acd
___ e ___ ab b e ac ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ad ___
___ ___ ___ ___ de ___ c ___ ___
2.2 Form and Function ___ ___ ___ a a ab ab a a
___ ___ ___ ab b ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ b ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2.3 Organ-
ization 		a ab a a ab ab ___ ___ ab
___ ___ a ab ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ab ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2.4 Inter-
actions 		b a a ___ a b ab ad ab
___ a b ___ b ___ ___ ___ ___
2.5 Change ab ab ab a b ab b b a
ab ab ___ b ___ ___ ___ ___ b
2.6 Conser-
vation 		___ ___ a ___ ___ a ___ ___ a
HABITS OF
MIND
3.1 Historical
and
Cultural
Perspective		 ___ abc a a cd c c bc bc
___ ___ ___ a ef ___ cf ___ ___
___ ___ ___ c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3.2 Assump-
tions		 a ab
cd		 ad b acd ___ ___ ___ abd
___ ab ___ ___ b ___ ___ ___ ___
___ cd ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3.3 Estimation and
Comput-
ation 		___ ___ ___ ___ ___ abc ___ a ___
3.4 Methods ___ ___ ___ d ___ be ___ ___ ___
3.5 Science
and Technology		 a ___ a ___ ab abc ___ ___ ___
3.6 Creative Enterprise ___ ___ ___ ___ a ab ___ ___ abc
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ cd ___ ___ ___
SCIENCE
IN
SOCIETY
4.1 Attitudes ___ ___ c a ab ab
cd 		a ___ ___
___ ___ ___ a ___ ___ c ___ ___
4.2 Personal Needs ab ab ___ a ab abc ___ ___ ac
___ ___ ___ c c ___ ___ ___ ___
4.3 Career Goals ___ ___ ___ b ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4.4 Societal Needs ___ ___ bc ___ ___ ab bc ___ ac
4.5 Economics ___ ab a ___ c ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ab ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ab ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4.6 Politics ___ ___ ___ ___ b bc ___ a ___

* abcde refer to specific Standards and Benchmarks contained in the
Four Components For Science Education