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Standard III: Students will develop an understanding of their environment.

Objective 1: Investigate plants and plant growth. a. Observe and draw pictures of plants. b. Compare seeds of plants and describe ways they may be carried through the environment (e.g., wind, water, animals). c. Observe and describe plants as they grow from seeds. d. Identify how people use plants (e.g., food, clothing, paper, shelter). e. Investigate and report conditions that affect plant growth. Objective 2: Investigate water and interactions with water. a. Observe and measure characteristics of water as a solid and liquid. b. Compare objects that float and sink in water. c. Measure and predict the motion of objects in water. d. Describe how plants and people need, use, and receive water.



Objective 3: Demonstrate how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. a. Use map skills to identify features of the neighborhood and community. b. Create representations that show size relationships among objects of the home, classroom, school, or playground. c. Identify map and globe symbols (e.g., cardinal directions, compass rose, mountains, rivers, lakes). d. Locate continents and oceans on a map or globe (i.e., North America, Antarctica, Australia, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean).