The Grading Scale for Fremont Elementary 

100-94        Advanced or A

93-80          Proficient or P

                  79-60          Partially Proficient or PP

        59-Below    Unsatisfactory or U

Daily Units of Instruction

Miles' Mad Science Lab

Science Unit: Life Structures

Learning Objectives:

• Develop an attitude of respect for life.

• Gain experience with organisms, both plants and animals.

• Observe and compare properties of seeds and fruits.

• Investigate the effect of water on seeds.

• Observe, describe, and record properties of germinated seeds.

• Compare different kinds of germinated seeds.

• Grow plants hydro-phonically and observe the life cycle of a bean plant.

• Observe and record crayfish and land snail structures and behavior.

• Use knowledge of crayfish and snail life requirements to maintain the organisms in the classroom.

• Organize data about crayfish territorial behavior.

• Develop responsibility for the care of organisms.

• Exercise language, art, social studies, and math skills in the context of life science.

• Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, and organizing.

Everyday Math

Unit 2: Adding and Subtracting

Unit 3: Linear Measure and Area

Unit 4: Multiplication and Division (Facts)

Unit 5: Place Value in Whole Numbers

Unit 6: Geometry

Unit 8: Fractions

Unit 9: Multiplication and Division (10, 100, & 1000)

Unit 10: Measurement and Data

Unit 11: Probability

Social Studies: Horizons: Peoples and Communities

Unit 2: Citizenship and Government

Unit 3: Communities are Everywhere

Unit 4: Many Kinds of People

Unit 5: Communities Over Times

Unit 6: People Working in a Community

Literacy Themes

Theme 2: Celebrating Traditions

Theme 3: Incredible Stories

Theme 4: Animal Habitats

Theme 5: Voyagers

Theme 6: Smart Solutions