STARLAB PLANETARIUM

CELLebrate Good Health

Through music, songs and dance and a trip inside the planetarium, students explore a human cell and discover how important good nutrition and exercise are to a healthy body.

Science

Life Sciences

Benchmark A Grade K – 2 Discover that there are living things, nonliving things and pretend things, and describe the basic needs of living things (organisms).

Grade 1 Indicator 1. Explore that organisms, including people, have basic needs which include air, water, food, living space and shelter.

Grade 2 Indicator 1. Explain that animals, including people, need air, water, food, living space and shelter; plants need air, water, nutrient (e.g., minerals), living space and light to survive.

Indicator 5. Explain that food is a basic need of plants and animals and is important because it is a source of energy.

Benchmark B Grade K – 2 Explain how organisms function and interact with their physical environment.

Grade 1 Indicator 2. Explain that food comes from sources other than grocery stores.

Indicator 3. Explore that humans and other animals have body parts that help to seek, find and take in food when they are hungry.

Benchmark A Grade 6 – 8 Explain that the basic functions of organisms are carried out in cells and groups of specialized cells from tissues and organs; the combination of these cells make up multicellular organisms that have a variety of body plans and internal structures.

Grade 6 Indicator 1. Explain that many of the basic functions of organisms are carried out by or within cells and are similar in all organisms.

Indicator 2. Explain that multicellular organisms have a variety of specialized cells, tissues, organs and organ systems that perform specialized functions.

English Language Arts

Reading Applications:  Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text

Benchmark D Grade K – 3 Use visual aids as sources to gain additional information from text.

Grade 1 Indicator 5. Identify and discuss simple diagrams, charts, graphs and maps as characteristics of nonfiction.

Grade 2 Indicator 5. Identify information in diagrams, charts, graphs and maps.

Benchmark A Grade 4 – 7 Use text features and graphics to organize, analyze  and draw inferences from content and to gain additional information.

Grade 6 Indicator 5. Analyze information found in maps, charts, tables, graphs, diagrams and cutaways.

Communication:  Oral and Visual

Benchmark A Grade K – 2 Use active listening strategies to identify the main idea and to gain information from oral presentations.

Grade 1 & 2 Indicator 1. Use active listening skills, such as making eye contact or asking questions.

Benchmark C Grade K – 2 Follow multi-step directions.

Grade 1 Indicator 3. Follow simple oral directions.

Grade 2 Indicator 4. Follow two- and three-step oral directions.

Benchmark E Grade K – 2 Deliver a variety of presentations that include relevant information and a clear sense of purpose.

Grade 1 Indicator 5. Deliver brief informational presentations that: a.

demonstrate an understanding of the topic; b. include and sort relevant information and details to develop topic.

Grade 2 Indicator 9 Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations recalling an event or personal experience that convey relevant information and  descriptive details.

Benchmark A Grade 5 – 7 Use effective listening strategies summarize major ideas and draw logical inferences from presentations and visual media.

Grade 6 Indicator 1. Demonstrate active listening strategies.

Indicator 2. Summarize the main idea and draw conclusions from presentations and visual material.

Benchmark E Grade 5 – 7 Present ideas in a logical sequence and use effective introductions and conclusions that guide and inform a listener’s understanding of key ideas.

Grade 6 Indicator 10. Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations that convey relevant information and descriptive details.

Mathematics

Measurement

Benchmark A Grade 3 – 4 Select appropriate units for perimeter, area, weight, volume (capacity), time and temperature.

Grade 3 Indicator 1 Identify and select appropriate units for measuring: b. volume (capacity) – gallons.