Nature Adventures: Coastal Ecology

This session aligns with the following NC teaching standards for grades 2 through 7

Second Grade

• Science 2.L.1 Understand animal life cycles
• Science 2.L.2 Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.
• Social Studies 2.G.2 Understand the effects of humans interacting with their environment
• Language Arts L.2.4 Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and context, choosing flexibility from an array of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials

Third Grade

• Science 3.L.2 Understand how plants survive in their habitats
• Language Arts SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally
• Language Arts L.3.4 Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials
• Language Arts L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships
• Social Studies 3.G.1.6 Understand the earth’s patterns by using the 5 themes of geography

Fourth Grade

• Science 4.L.1 Understand the effects of environmental changes, adaptations, and behaviors that enable animals (including humans) to survive in changing habitats
• Language Arts RI.4.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears
• Language Arts RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area
• Language Arts L.4.4 Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials
• Language Arts L.4.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic

Fifth Grade

• Science 5.L.1 Understand weather patterns and phenomena, making connections to the weather in a particular place and time
• Science 5.L.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem
• Language Arts SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally
• Science 5.L.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem
• Language Arts RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area
• Science 5.L.3 Understand why organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism

Sixth Grade

• Science 6.L.1 Understand the structures, processes, and behaviors of plants that enable them to survive and reproduce
• Science 6.L.2 Understand the flow of energy through ecosystems and the responses of populations to the biotic and abiotic factors in their environment
• Language Arts RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text; analyze the impact of specific word choice on meaning
• Language Arts SL.6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study
• Language Arts L.6.4 Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials
• Language Arts L.6.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; develop vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression

Seventh Grade

• Language Arts L.7.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; develop vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression
• Science 7.L.1 Understand the processes, structures, and functions of living organisms that enable them to survive, reproduce and carry out the basic functions of life
• Science 7.L.2 Understand the relationship of the mechanisms of cellular reproduction, patterns of inheritance, and external factors to potential variation among offspring
• Language Arts L.7.4 Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials
• Language Arts L.7.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; develop vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression