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In the Life Science unit, the anchor phenomenon are that young plants and animals have structures and behaviors that help them grow and survive. In the first grade curriculum, students extend their understanding of concepts they studied in previous years. Throughout the year students are introduced to simple core values of democracy as they learn to respond appropriately to classroom issues and individual responses. An awareness of economics is developed as students connect familiar economic wants to how those wants are met. They also act as classroom citizens by following appropriate rules for individual and group activities and decision making. To lay the foundation for the study of civics and government, students identify the flag as an important symbol of the United States.

They develop the geographic concept of space by learning positional words and recognizing that maps and globes represent places in the world. Using events from their own lives they begin to explore and learn the basic historical concept of time and to distinguish past, present, and future. Using the framework of “Myself and Others,” students learn about the social studies disciplines of history, geography, civics and government, and economics. The kindergarten social studies curriculum is designed to help students gain an increased awareness of themselves and the world around them. Throughout the course, students learn to engage in Science and Engineering Practices and Cross-Cutting Concepts that help them make connections across scientific concepts and broaden their scientific skills and processes for future problem solving. As students monitor the local weather, they will experience the patterns and variations in weather and come to understand the importance of weather forecasts to prepare for severe weather. Students will engage in observing weather over the course of the year, as well as the impact weather has on living things.

Students will then apply their knowledge of the materials to investigate pushes and pulls and explore variables to achieve a specific outcome In the Earth Science unit, students develop an understanding of what plants (and animals) need to survive and the relationship between their needs and where they live. Students will use those materials to build structures, applying physical science core ideas of energy transfer. Students come to understand that humans use natural resources for everything they do and that people affect the world around them. In the Physical Science unit, students begin with a study of natural resources and properties of materials and how those properties determine their use. Students learn what animals need to survive and the relationship between their needs and where they live. In the Life Science unit, students explore the concepts of the structures of birds, fish, snails, earthworms and isopods. Much emphasis is placed on the five senses to help students become scientific observers. In the kindergarten curriculum, students begin their science foundation. Michigan's Academic Standards from the Michigan Department of Education.

VIRTUAL MOON ATLAS DEUTSCH PROFESSIONAL

The end product is an organization of programs that is continuously reviewed and aligned to best practices that provides for continuous professional learning and student continuous progress. Through the vision statement of the Novi Board of Education and the exit outcomes for high school students, Novi educators have embedded the needs and aspirations of its community into our standards-based aligned curriculum within Atlas Rubicon. Solve problems, construct explanations and design solutions Use argument and reasoning to do research, construct arguments, and critique the reasoning of othersĬommunicate and collaborate effectively with a variety of audiences Use technology and tools strategically in learning and communicating Michigan standards have changed over time, and the state, in recent years, has adopted new standards to ensure that all students are career and college ready.Ĭareer & college-ready students possess the skills necessary to earn a self-sustaining wage and participate in postsecondary opportunities without remediation. In Novi, these standards and practices are grounded in the Michigan state standards. A school district best serves its students and parents by establishing an integrated and dynamic relationship between its curriculum, instruction, and assessment standards.

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