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Earth's Materials

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Comparing Earth's Materials in Nature:  Rocks...

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Grade 1 TEKS:
VI.C.1:  Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses earth materials, and their properties and uses.
VI.C.4:  Child demonstrates the importance of caring for our environment and our planet.  
K.6A:  Identify and record observable physical properties of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material, and generate ways to classify objects.
 1.6A:  Classify objects by observable
physical properties, including, shape, color, and texture, and attributes such as larger and smaller and heavier and lighter.

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Grade 1 Objectives:  
The learner will observe, investigate and discuss the importance of caring for the environment.  
The learner will identify, record, and classify rocks using a variety of physical attributes. 
 The learner will classify rocks using their physical properties.

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Exploring Water's Color, Clarity & Usefulness...

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

Grade 1 TEKS:  
VI.C.1:  Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses earth materials, and their properties and uses.
VI.C.4:  Child demonstrates the importance of caring for our environment and our planet.  
K.11A: Observe and generate examples of practical uses for rocks, soil, and water.   
1.10B:  Investigate and describe how water can
move rock and soil particles from one place to another.
1.10C:  Compare the properties of puddles, ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans, including color, clarity, size, shape, and whether it is freshwater or saltwater.
1.11A:  Identify and describe how plants, animals, and humans use rocks, soil, and water.

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Grade 1 Objectives:  
The learner will observe, investigate and discuss the importance of caring for the environment.  
The learner will observe and describe how water is useful.
 The learner will Investigate and describe how water moves rock and soil particles, compare the properties of various bodies of water, and identify how plants, animals, and humans utilize rocks, soil, and water.

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Exploring Conservation & Recycling...

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

Grade 1 TEKS:  
VI.C.1:  Child observes, investigates, describes and discusses earth materials, and their properties and uses.
VI.C.4:  Child demonstrates the importance of caring for our environment and our planet.  
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1.11B:  Explain why water conservation is important.
1.11C: Describe ways to conserve water such as turning off the faucet when brushing
teeth and protect natural sources of water such as keeping trash out of bodies of water.

PreK Objectives:

Kindergarten Objectives:

Grade 1 Objectives:  
The learner will observe, investigate and discuss the importance of caring for the environment.  
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 Explain the importance of water and how to conserve it.

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