Connecticut State Department of Education

Connecticut Core Standards

Units - Science

Units for Grades K-5

Grade Title
K Literacy in Science - We are Experts
K Reading Environmental Print
1 Short Focused Research Project – The Moon
1 Informational Text, Research, and Inquiry Circles – Animals and Habitats
2 Informational Text - Reading for Inquiry and Writing a Report
2 Listening Strand – Cycles in Nature
2 Reading and Writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
3 Extreme Weather: Content Literacy – Science
3 Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others – The Role of Freshwater Around the World
4 The Life of Environments
4 Be Aware! Be Prepared! – A research project on natural disasters and their impact on our lives
4 Building Background Knowledge—Animal Defenses and the Research Process
4 Wildfires
4 Scientific Research – Researching Simple Machines “How Do They Help Do Work?”
5 Research Pack – How Human Activity Impacts the Environment
5 Reading and Writing Like a Scientist – Observing Nature, Conducting Research, and Creating a Field Journal Entry

Units for Grades 6-8

Grade Title
6 Building Evidence-Based Arguments – Energy Crossroads
6-8 Earth Science - Water is Life - The Earth's Hydrosphere and Its Impact on Living Systems
8 Research to Make A Point

Units for Grades 9-12

Grade Title
9-10 Writing Effective Research Papers – All Content Areas
9-10 Sub-Zero
9-12 Primary Source Exemplar—Nutrition and Human Rights
11-12 Colony Collapse Disorder and an Analysis of Honey Bee Colony Numbers