Texas Content Area Standards

• ELA: 4.110.6.b.1

  Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking- oral language. The students develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

  • ELA: 4.110.6.b.1.D: work collaboratively with others to develop a plan of shared responsibilities

• Social Studies: 3.113.14.c.4

  Geography. The student understands the concepts of location, distance, and direction on maps and globes. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 3.113.14.c.14.D: interpret and create visuals, including graphs, charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and maps

• Math: 3.111.5.b.3

  Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and explain fractional units.

  • Math: 5.111.7.b.3.K: add and subtract positive rational numbers fluently

• Math: 4.111.6.b.1

  Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.

  • Math: 4.111.6.b.1.A: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace

• Math: 4.111.6.b.4

  Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop and use strategies and methods for whole number computations in order to solve problems with efficiency and accuracy.

  • Math: 4.111.6.b.4.H: solve with fluency one- and two-step problems involving multiplication and division, including interpreting remainders

• Math: 5.111.7.b.1

  Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.

  • Math: 5.111.7.b.1.A: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace

• Social Studies: 3.113.14.c.15

  Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 3.113.14.c.15.D: express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences

• Social Studies: 4.113.15.c.21

  Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 4.113.15.c.21.C: express ideas orally based on research and experiences
  • Social Studies: 4.113.15.c.21.D: create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies

• Social Studies: 5.113.16.c.25

  Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

  • Social Studies: 5.113.16.c.25.C: express ideas orally based on research and experiences
  • Social Studies: 5.113.16.c.25.D: create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies

• Science: 3.112.5.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 3.112.5.b.1.A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations

• Science: 3.112.5.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 3.112.5.b.5.A: identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions

• Science: 3.112.5.b.11

  Earth and space. The student understands how natural resources are important and can be managed. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 3.112.5.b.11.A: explore and explain how humans use natural resources such as in construction, in agriculture, in transportation, and to make products
  • Science: 3.112.5.b.11.B: explain why the conservation of natural resources is important
  • Science: 3.112.5.b.11.C: identify ways to conserve natural resources through reducing, reusing, or recycling

• Science: 4.112.6.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 4.112.6.b.1.A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations

• Science: 4.112.6.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 4.112.6.b.5.A: identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions

• Science: 4.112.6.b.10

  Earth and space. The student knows that there are processes on Earth that create patterns of change. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 4.112.6.b.10.B: model and describe slow changes to Earth's surface caused by weathering, erosion, and deposition from water, wind, and ice

• Science: 4.112.6.b.11

  Earth and space. The student understands how natural resources are important and can be managed. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 4.112.6.b.11.A: identify and explain advantages and disadvantages of using Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources such as wind, water, sunlight, plants, animals, coal, oil, and natural gas
  • Science: 4.112.6.b.11.B: explain the critical role of energy resources and how conservation, disposal, and recycling of natural resources impact the environment and modern life

• Science: 5.112.7.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 5.112.7.b.1.A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations

• Science: 5.112.7.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 5.112.7.b.5.A: identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions

• Science: 5.112.7.b.10

  Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns and processes on Earth. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 5.112.7.b.10.C: model and identify how changes to Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice result in the formation of landforms, including deltas, canyons, and sand dunes

• Science: 5.112.7.b.11

  Earth and space. The student understands how natural resources are important and can be managed. The student is expected to design and explain solutions such as conservation, recycling, or proper disposal to minimize environmental impact of the use of natural resources.

  • Science: 5.112.7.b.11: Earth and space. The student understands how natural resources are important and can be managed. The student is expected to design and explain solutions such as conservation, recycling, or proper disposal to minimize environmental impact of the use of natural resources.

• ELA: 3.110.5.b.1

  Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking--oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 3.110.5.b.1.D: work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules, norms, and protocols

• ELA: 3.110.5.b.6

  Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 3.110.5.b.6.H: synthesize information to create new understanding

• ELA: 3.110.5.b.7

  Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 3.110.5.b.7.F: respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

• ELA: 4.110.6.b.6

  Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 4.110.6.b.6.H: synthesize information to create new understanding

• ELA: 4.110.6.b.7

  Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 4.110.6.b.7.F: respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

• ELA: 5.110.7.b.1

  Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking--oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 5.110.7.b.1.D: work collaboratively with others to develop a plan of shared responsibilities

• ELA: 5.110.7.b.6

  Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 5.110.7.b.6.H: synthesize information to create new understanding

• ELA: 5.110.7.b.7

  Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:

  • ELA: 5.110.7.b.7.F: respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

• Math: 3.111.5.b.1

  Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding. The student is expected to:

  • Math: 3.111.5.b.1.A: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace

• Math: 3.111.5.b.4

  Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop and use strategies and methods for whole number computations in order to solve problems with efficiency and accuracy. The student is expected to:

  • Math: 3.111.5.b.4.G: use strategies and algorithms, including the standard algorithm, to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number. Strategies may include mental math, partial products, and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties