Illinois Learning Standards

Late Elementary

STATE GOAL 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.

Reference Learning Standards The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
A. Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.
12.A.2a Describe simple life cycles of plants and animals and the similarities and differences in their offspring. Organism Screens (life cycle), Migration (life cycle) Organism Screens (life cycle)
12.A.2b Categorize features as either inherited or learned (e.g., flower color or eye color is inherited; language is learned). Organism Screens, Migration for examples of plants and animals Organism Screens for examples of plants and animals
B. Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment.
12.B.2a Describe relationships among various organisms in their environments (e.g., predator/prey, parasite/host, food chains and food webs). Organism Screens, Web Game, Migration, Food Chains, Web Energy, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Organism Screens, Dependency Types (might need teacher support), Dependency Web Game
12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments (e.g., specialized teeth for eating certain foods, thorns for protection, insulation for cold temperature). Organism Screens, Migration (as examples) Organism Screens (as examples)
C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
12.C.2a Describe and compare types of energy including light, heat, sound, electrical and mechanical. Web Energy, Photosynthesis  
E. Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources.
12.E.2a Identify and explain natural cycles of the Earth's land, water and atmospheric systems (e.g., rock cycle, water cycle, weather patterns). Nutrient Cycles: water, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen Water Cycle, Soils & Decomposition, Climate
12.E.2b Describe and explain short-term and long-term interactions of the Earth's components (e.g., earthquakes, types of erosion). Wetlands Mechanisms: Erosion, Productivity, Ground Water, Flooding Soils & Decomposition, Productivity, Succession

 

STATE GOAL 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts.

Reference Learning Standards The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest The Digital Frog 2.5
B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.
13.B.2e Identify and explain ways that technology changes ecosystems (e.g., dams, highways, buildings, communication networks, power plants). Conservation, Pollution Human Impact, Impact Screens, Global Benefits, Rainforest Riches  
13.B.2f Analyze how specific personal and societal choices that humans make affect local, regional and global ecosystems Conservation, Pollution, Migration for examples Human Impact, Impact Screens, Global Benefits, Rainforest Riches