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Science Standard 6. Level III. Understands
relationships among organisms and their physical
environment 5. Knows how matter is recycled within
ecosystems (e. g. , matter is transferred from one organism
to another repeatedly, and between organisms and their
physical environment; the total amount of matter remains
constant, even though its form and location change)
Geography Standard 8. Level III. Understands the
characteristics of ecosystems on Earth's surface 5.
Knows the potential impact of human activities within a
given ecosystem on the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen cycles
(e. g. , the role of air pollution in atmospheric warming
or the growing of peas and other legumes, which supply
their own nitrogen and do not deplete the soil) Writing
Standard 1. Level III. Uses the general skills and
strategies of the writing process 5. Uses content, style,
and structure (e. g. , formal or informal language, genre,
organization) appropriate for specific audiences (e. g. ,
public, private) and purposes (e. g. , to entertain, to
influence, to inform) Reading Standard 7. Level III.
Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and
interpret a variety of informational texts 1. Uses reading
skills and strategies to understand a variety of
informational texts (e. g. , electronic texts; textbooks;
biographical sketches; directions; essays; primary source
historical documents, including letters and diaries; print
media, including editorials, news stories, periodicals, and
magazines; consumer, workplace, and public documents,
including catalogs, technical directions, procedures, and
bus routes) 3. Summarizes and paraphrases
information in texts (e. g. , arranges information in
chronological, logical, or sequential order; conveys main
ideas, critical details, and underlying meaning; uses own
words or quoted materials; preserves author's perspective
and voice) 4. Uses new information to adjust and
extend personal knowledge base Standard 4. Level III.
Gathers and uses information for research purposes 3.
Uses a variety of resource materials to gather
information for research topics (e. g. , magazines,
newspapers, dictionaries, schedules, journals, phone
directories, globes, atlases, almanacs, technological
sources) Listening & Speaking Standard 8. Level
III. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different
purposes 6. Makes oral presentations to the class
(e. g. , uses notes and outlines; uses organizational
pattern that includes preview, introduction, body,
transitions, conclusion; uses a clear point of view; uses
evidence and arguments to support opinions; uses visual
media) Working With Others Standard 1.
Contributes to the overall effort of a group
Thinking & Reasoning Standard 5. Applies
basic trouble-shooting and problem-solving
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