619.677.0751 In creating scientific artists’ books, fifth-grade students become keen researchers, thinkers, and analysts. Applying scientific observation to their illustrations and text, students investigate an array of topics from across the Life, Earth & Space, and Physical Science domains, including, but not limited to, the properties of elements, atoms and molecules, chemical reactions, energy transference, ecosystems, and Earth’s spheres.
Standards
CCSS English Language Arts: RI 2, 3, 5, 7,9; W 2 a-d, 8, 9; NGSS: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, PS3.D, LS1.C, LS2.A, LS2.B, 5-PS2-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2, PS2.B, ESS1.A, ESS1.B, 5-ESS2-1, ESS2-A, 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, PS1.A, PS1.B; NCAS Visual Arts: Cr1.2.5a, Cr2.1.5a, Cr2.2.5a, Re8.1.5a
