LA: Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
LA: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to grade level or subject area.
LA: Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
LA: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
SCI: Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
SCI: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
VA: Students will initiate making works of art and design by experimenting, imagining and identifying content.
VA: Students will investigate, plan and work through materials and ideas to make works of art and design.
VA: Students experience, analyze and interpret art and other aspects of the visual world.
VA: Art communicates about and helps viewers understand the natural and constructed world.