Content & Performance Standards

Social Studies (K-4) and (5 –8)

• Culture/Cultural Diversity (Standard 2)
• Production, Distribution and Consumption (Standard 3)
• Time, Continuity and Change (Standard 4)
• People, Places and Environment (Standard 5)

Science (K-4) and (5 –8)

• Concepts and Processes (Standard 1)
• Unifying concepts and processes
• Life systems
• Earth, space, and physical systems
• Science As, Inquiry (Standard 2)
• History and nature of science in personal and social decisions (Standard 3)

Kindergarten – Second Grade

• National holidays / celebrations (Harvest festivals, Thanksgiving, Johnny Appleseed)
• Seasons – how people, plants and animals change according to seasons and observe weather conditions
• Basic needs – food, clothing and shelter
• Culture and community – stories, folktales, celebrations
• Changes over time – agriculture, natural resources, kinds of jobs available, clothing, homes, transportation, technology
• Jobs/careers in Wyoming and the nation
• Identify major resources – agriculture, mining
• Comparison with different countries – Mexico, Japan, Australia
• Locate different places on a globe or map like mountains, farms, rangelands, cities
• Compare similarities and differences in a community (rural, urban, city)
• Life cycles of plants and animals (including insects)
• Observe and compare animals – wild vs. domestic; baby animals
• Properties and types of soils – texture, color, capacity for holding and filtering water and growing plants
• Identify adaptations of plants and animals
• Classification of plants and animals
• Identify plants (plant growth, functions of plant parts, how seeds change during germination)
• Identify goods and services and where they come from – role of agriculture and industry

Third – Fourth Grade

• Compare and contrast the cultures of other countries and America to show cultural diversity.
• Demonstrate knowledge of careers in a community including agriculture
• Examine maps and globes to identify similarities and differences between local community and other areas (oceans, mountains, deserts, rivers, plains and natural resources)
• Wyoming (history, agriculture, economy, jobs, reasons for settlement, customs and celebrations)
• Compare today's life styles with past life styles in terms of transportation, food, clothing, school, cultural traditions and occupations
• Identify the effects geography has had on the different aspects of societies (the development of urban centers, food, clothing, industry, agriculture, shelter and trade)
• Discuss current events of a community, state or the nation
• Demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, economics, and environments
• Food chains and basic needs including food, water, air, light, shelter and clothing
• Adaptation of animals and plants that enhance survival in the environment
• Life cycles of plants and animals (growth, survival, reproduction – compare properties of seeds and fruits, germinate seeds and grow plants)
• Recognize that stewardship of renewable and non-renewable resources are necessary – food supply, agriculture products
• Soil properties – development of soils, types of soils, types of erosion
• Water cycle – evaporation, condensation and precipitation
• Weather (how weather affects people's lives)
• Describe changes due to technology and inventions in the community, state and the nation
• Identify the relationships between producers and consumers
• Identify simple machines at work in the world

Fifth – Sixth Grade

• Explain how cultures and experiences influence people's perceptions
• American History and major events
• Identify the impact of agriculture in the colonies (Early America)
• Five themes of geography (place, region, location, movement, human /environment interaction)
• Identify major ethnic groups who immigrated to the U.S. according to the major contribution made by each group
  Westward Expansion
• Dust Bowl (soil conservation)
• Graph the population growth – identify the geographic region of the U.S. and/or county in Wyoming with the greatest growth rate
• Ancient Civilizations and Cultures – how they were formed, including agriculture systems and urban development, food supply, irrigation systems and types of crops
• Analyze the effects of modern technology in relation to the environment
• North America (what we do, economics, food, land, people and physical geography)
• Identify the location of America in relation to the rest of the world (longitude, latitude, hemisphere, equator, etc.)
• Interpreting physical and land use maps of Wyoming and U.S. (rainfall, vegetation, soil types) – design and produce a map using map keys and legends
• Identify regions of the U.S. and characteristics of each region, including important resources (corn belt, wheat belt, sun belt, etc.)
• Identify natural resource and conservation practices
• Describe the exchange of goods and services, past and present, in the U.S.
• Explain how supply and demand affect consumers in the U.S. – determine what is produced and distributed in the competitive market system
• Explain the interrelationships of populations and ecosystems
• Role of producers, consumers and decomposers in the food web
• Human influences on ecosystems and the environment and humans role as stewards
• Carrying capacity, population growth/decline
• Explore options for a career in scientific or technical fields (micro-biologist; soil chemist; food scientist)
  Identify the interrelationship between science and technology – meeting human needs, solving human problems, creating new products
• Heredity
• Personal and community health
• Review food and nutrition
• Micro-organisms (food safety, food development, composting)

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