Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology
Grade Specific Standards Addresses by
STREAMS Activities
• Water Cycle (construct water cycle)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7A)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.1.4B)
• Watershed (demonstration-student activity )
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4A,B; 4.1.7A,B,E; 4.1.10A,B,E; 4.1.12A)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B; 4.3.7A,B,C;4.3.10C)
4.4 Agriculture and Society (4.4.4A; 4.4.7A)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4C; 4.4.7C)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct (4.7.4C; 4.7.7C)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C)
• Watershed Delineation (student activity)... using map
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4B; 4.1.7B; 4.1.10A,B,C; 4.1.12A,C)
• Groundwater (model)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10B; 4.1.12A,D)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4A,B,C; 4.3.7A,B,C; 4.3.10B)
• Groundwater in Jar (student activity)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10B; 4.1.12D)
• Stream Table (model)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4A,B; 4.1.7B; 4.1.10A,B)
• Water Consumption (student activity)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.7A)
• Wetland (model)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7D,E; 4.1.10D)
• Ecosystem Interrelationship Activity... using rope
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4E; 4.1.7D,E; 4.1.10D,E)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B; 4.3.7A,B,C; 4.1.10C)
4.4 Agriculture and Society (4.4.4A; 4.4.7A)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4C; 4.6.7C)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct (4.7.4C; 4.7.7C)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C)
• Microbiology Lab Activity (Identify Organisms from Wetland)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4A,C,D; 4.1.7C,D; 4.1.10C,D)
• Huntingdon Waste Water Treatment... tour
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10E)
4.2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (4.2.4C,D; 4.2.7B,D; 4.2.10D)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4A,B; 4.1.7A,B; 4.1.10A,B)
4.9 Laws and Regulations (4.9.4A; 4.9.7A; 4.9.10A)
• Limnology Activities... width, depth, speed, volume
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7A,C; 4.1.10A; 4.1.12A,C)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B,C; 4.3.7B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
• Joller Mine... impact of acid mine drainage
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4A,B; 4.3.7A,B; 4.3.10.A,B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4B; 4.8.7B,C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
4.9 Laws and Regulations (4.9.4A; 4.9.7A; 4.9.10.A)
• Wetlands...Benefits/Functions, Field Work
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4C,D; 4.1.7D; 4.1.10D; 4.1.12D,E)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A,C; 4.6.7AC; 4.6.10A,C; 4.6.12A,C)
4.9 Laws and Regulations (4.9.4A; 4.9.7A; 4.9.10.A)
• Stream Analysis... water quality monitoring/biological
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7A,B,C; 4.1.10C; 4.1.12C)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B,C; 4.3.7B; 4.3.10B,C)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
• Agriculture BMP's ...visit a farm
4.2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (4.2.4B,C; 4.2.7B)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.10B)
4.4 Agriculture and Society (4.4.4A,B; 4.4.7A,B; 4.4.10A,C)
4.5 Integrated Pest Management (4.5.4A,B,C; 4.5.7A,B,C; 4.5.10B,C)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.12A)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.7D)
• Residential Developments...land management practices
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4E; 4.1.7E; 4.1.10E; 4.1.12E)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B,C; 4.3.7B; 4.3.10B; 4.3.12B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
• Headwater to Mouth... examine a stream from headwater to mouth
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4E; 4.1.7E; 4.1.10E; 4.1.12E)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B,C; 4.3.7B; 4.3.10B; 4.3.12B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology
Grade Specific Standards Addresses by
STREAMS Activities from Outside Resources
PROJECT WET
• "The Incredible Journey" (pp. 161-165)... water cycle
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7A)
• "Imagine" (pp. 157-160)... water cycle writing
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4B; 4.1.7A)
• "Macroinvertebrate Mayhem" (pp. 322-327)... water quality/aquatic organism
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4C; 4.1.7C; 4.1.10C; 4.1.12C)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4.A,B,C; 4.3.7.A,BC; 4.3.10.B)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4.A,C; 4.6.7.A,C)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
• "Water Address" (pp. 122-126)... identification/adaptations wildlife
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4D; 4.1.7D)
4.6. Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.6.7A)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.7.4A; 4.7.7A)
• "The Pucker Effect" (p. 341)... groundwater/pollution
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10B)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.7B; 4.3.10B)
• "Pass the Jug" (pp. 392-397)...water conservation
4.2 Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources (4.2.4A; 4.2.7A,B; 4.2.12A)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4A; 4.3.10A)
WONDERS OF WETLANDS
• "Wetland Metaphors" (pp. 85-86)... functions/benefits of wetlands
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4D; 4.1.7D,E; 4.1.10D; 4.1.12D)
• "Wetland Habitats" (pp. 87-92)... types of wetlands
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4D; 4.1.7D; 4.1.10D; 4.1.12D)
• "Wetland Address Cards" (pp. 147-151)... identify plants and animals
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4D; 4.1.7D)
• "Salt Marsh Players" (pp. 165-173)... adaptation
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4C)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.6.7A)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.1.4B; 4.1.7B; 4.1.10B)
S.W.I.M.M.
• "What Hanging Out in the Yard" (pp. 17-25)...biodiversity of plants/animals
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.7.4A; 4.7.7A; 4.7.10A)
• "When Rain Hits the Land" (pp. 59-66)...land surfaces; impact of household pollution
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10B)
4.2. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (4.2.7B; 4.2.10B)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B; 4.3.7B)
• "Driving the Bay to Exhaustion" (pp. 123-138)...impact of vehicle emissions
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B; 4.3.7B; 4.7.10B; 4.3.12B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4B; 4.8.7B; 4.8.10B; 4.8.12B)
• "Testing the Waters" (pp. 157-158)...complete stream assessment
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7A,B,C; 4.1.10C; 4.1.12C)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B,C; 4.3.7B; 4.3.10B)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A,B; 4.6.7A,B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
• "Think! What's Under the Sink" (pp. 179-199)... common household products
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10B)
4.3 Humans and the Environment (4.3.4B; 4.3.7B; 4.7.10B; 4.3.12B)
4.5 Integrated Pest Management (4.5.4A,B; 4.5.7A,B; 4.5.10B)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
Project Wild
• "How Many Bears Live In This Forest?" (pp. 134-137) ...habitat/sustainability
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.6.7A; 4.6.10A)
• "Good Buddies" (pp. 104-107)... symbiotic relationships
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4C; 4.3.7C)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.6.7A; 4.6.10A)
• "Quick Frozen Critters" (pp. 122-124)... predator/prey, adaptation
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4C)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4C)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4.A; 4.6.7A)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.7.4B; 4.7.7B; 4.7.10B)
K.A.R.E.
• Watershed Delineation Activity
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4B; 4.1.7B; 4.1.10A,B,C; 4.1.12A)
• "Where Have all the Shad Gone"
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.10E; 4.1.12E)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.12C)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.7.4B; 4.7.7C)
• Watersheds in Pennsylvania Six Ways to the Sea...booklet
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.7B; 4.1.10A,B)
• Stream Biodiversity. . . (netting & identification)
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4C; 4.1.7C; 4.1.10C)
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4B,C; 4.3.7B; 4.3.10B)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.7.4A; 4.7.7A; 4.7.10A)
4.8 Humans and the Environment (4.8.4C; 4.8.7C; 4.8.10C; 4.8.12C)
• "Aquatic Habitats" from Living in Water (pp. 18-24)... fresh and salt water types
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4D; 4.1.7D; 4.1.10D; 4.1.12D)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.6.7A; 4.610A)
Other Resources
• Wildlife Notes
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4C; 4.3.7C)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.6.7A)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (4.7.4A,B; 4.7.7A; 4.7.10A,B)
• "Cowbird Caper" Pennsylvania Songbirds (pp. 255-258) parasitism
4.3 Environmental Health (4.3.4C)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (4.6.4A; 4.7.7A; 4.7.10A)
• Watershed Delineation Activity Watershed Education
4.1 Watersheds & Wetlands (4.1.4B; 4.1.7B; 4.1.10A,B,C; 4.1.12A,B,C)
• Wildlife Forever CD-ROM Curriculum for Elementary Grades
4.3 Environmental Health (All grades 5-12)
4.6 Ecosystems and their Interactions (All grades 5-12)
4.7 Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Species (All grades 5-12)
4.8. Humans and the Environment (All grades 5-12)
Standards Addressed by the Program
National Standards of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Pose tasks based on sound and significant mathematics.
• Build on students' prior experience and knowledge.
• Develop mathematics thinking skills that convince students of the validity of particular representations, solutions, conjectures, and answers.
• Engage students' intellect: pose questions and tasks that elicit, engage, and challenge each students' thinking.
• Develop students' mathematical knowledge and skills.
• Stimulate students to make connections and develop a coherent framework for mathematical ideas.
• Call for problem formulation, problem solving, and mathematical reasoning.
• Promote the development of all students' dispositions to do mathematics.
• Develop an instructional model based on the range of ways students learn mathematics.
Grades 5-8
• Mathematics as Problem Solving
• Mathematics as Communications
• Mathematics as Reasoning
• Mathematical Connections
• Computation and Estimation
• Pattern and Functions
• Statistics
• Probability
• Measurements
The addressed areas of Increased Attention in 5-8 Mathematics are as follows:
Mathematics as Problem Solving
• Pursuing open-ended problems and extended problem-solving projects.
• Investigating and formulating questions from problem situations.
• Representing situations verbally, numerically, graphically, geometrically, or symbolically.
Mathematics as Communications
• Discussing, writing, reading, and listening to mathematical ideas.
Mathematics as Reasoning
• Reasoning in spatial contexts.
• Reasoning with proportions.
• Reasoning from graphs.
• Reasoning inductively and deductively.
Mathematical Connections
• Connecting mathematics to other subjects and to the world.
• Connecting topics within mathematics.
• Applying mathematics.
Computation and Estimation
Pattern and Functions
• Identifying and using functional relationships.
• Developing and using tables, graphs, and rules to describe situations.
• Interpreting among different mathematical representations.
Statistics
• Using a variety of methods to describe, analyze, evaluate, and make decisions.
Probability
• Creating experimental and theoretical models of situations involving probabilities.
Measurement
• Estimating and using measurement to solve problems.
National Center for Improving Science Education (SCISE)
• Accessible to all students
• Build on students' prior experience and knowledge.
• Use an instructional model based on scientific process such as: question, discover, create, communicate, and pursue new questions.
• Relate to personal and social needs.
• Select science concepts that are developmentally appropriate, with illustrative examples drawn from the content on multiple disciplines of science.
• Develop scientific thinking skills such as drawing conclusions based on evidence, using inference, creating models.
• Developing scientific habits of mind such as curiosity, skepticism, honesty, living with ambiguity.
• Shift the role of teacher from imparter of knowledge to designer and facilitator of learning.
• Seek relevant and significant applications of science content and concepts to students' personal and community life.
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