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 Questioning 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 Communicating a ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a a a
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a ____
UNIFYING
CONCEPTS
OF SCIENCE
2.1 Scale and model ab abcd abcd a ac abcd 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 Organization a ab a a ab ab ____ ____ ab
____ ____ a ab ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ab ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
2.4 Interactions 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 Conservation ____ ____ a ____ ____ a ____ ____ a
HABITS OF
MIND
3.1 Historical and Cultural
Perspective		 ____ abc a a cd c c bf bc
____ ____ ____ a ef ____ cf ____ ____
____ ____ ____ c ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3.2 Assumptions a abcd ad b acd ____ ____ ____ abd
____ ab ____ ____ b ____ ____ ____ ____
____ cd ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3.3 Estimation and Computation ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 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 abcd 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
Tennessee's Four Components For Science Education 1997 and 2003



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