Pre-Visit Activities : Sculpting South Carolina : Standards Supported
Third - Fifth Grade Online Curriculum : Communities

Grade Level

Standards

3rd Grade

3-1.1, 3-1.2, 3-2.3, 3-2.4, 3-3.1, 3-3.6

4th Grade

4-1.6, 4-2.2, 4-2.5, 4-4.3

5th Grade

5-1.6, 5-1.7, 5-2.2, 5-2.3, 5-2.5, 5-3.1
* Bold standards are the main standards addressed in this activity.

Third Grade Indicators

3-1.1 Classify objects by two of their properties (attributes).
3-1.2

Classify objects or events in sequential order.
3-2.3 Recall the characteristics of an organism’s habitat that allow the organism to survive there.
3-2.4 Explain how changes in the habitats of plants and animals affect their survival.
3-3.1 Classify rocks (including sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) and soils (including humus, clay, sand, and silt) on the basis of their properties.
3-3.6 Illustrate Earth’s land features (including volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using models, pictures, diagrams, and maps.

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Fourth Grade Indicators

4-1.6 Construct and interpret diagrams, tables, and graphs made from recorded measurements and observations.
4-2.2 Explain how the characteristics of distinct environments (including swamps, rivers, and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each.
4-2.5

Explain how an organism’s pattern of behavior are related to its environment (including the kinds and the number of other organisms present, the availability of food and other resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment).

4-4.3 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.

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Fifth Grade Indicators

5-1.6 Evaluate results of an investigation to formulate a valid conclusion based on evidence and communicate the findings of the evaluation in oral or written form.
5-1.7

Use a simple technological design process to develop a solution or a product, communicating the design by using descriptions, models, and drawings.
5-2.2 Summarize the composition of an ecosystem, considering both biotic factors (including populations to the level of microorganisms and communities) and abiotic factors.
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