GLOBE Correlation to the Michigan Curriculum Framework
Constructing Benchmarks |
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Elementary |
Middle School |
High School |
1. Generate reasonable questions about the world based on observation. |
1. Generate scientific questions about the world based on observation. |
1. Develop questions or problems for investigation that can be answered empirically. |
2. Develop solutions to unfamiliar problems through reasoning, observation, and/or experiment. |
2. Design and conduct simple investigations. |
2. Suggest empirical tests of hypotheses. |
3. Design and conduct scientific investigations. |
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4. Use simple measurement devices to make metric measurement. |
4. Use measurement devices to provide consistency in an investigation. |
6. Recognize and explain the limitations of measuring devices. |
5. Develop strategies and skills for information gathering and problem solving. |
5. Use sources of information to help solve problems. |
7. Gather and synthesize information from books and other sources of information. |
6. Construct charts and graphs and prepare summaries of observations. |
6. Write and follow procedures in the form of step-by-step instructions, recipes, formulas, flow diagrams, and sketches. |
8. Discuss topics in groups by being able to restate or summarize what others have said, ask for clarification or elaboration, and take alternative perspectives. |
Reflecting Benchmarks |
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1. Develop an awareness of the need for evidence in making decisions scientifically. |
1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, or data. |
1. Justify plans or explanations on a theoretical or empirical basis. |
2. Describe limitations in personal knowledge. |
2. Describe some general limitations of scientific knowledge. |
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2. Show how science concepts can be interpreted through creative expression such as language arts and fine arts. |
3. Show how common themes of science, mathematics, and technology apply in real-world contexts. |
3. Show how common themes of science, mathematics, and technology apply in real-world contexts. |
3. Describe ways in which technology is used in everyday life. |
4. Describe the advantages and risks of new technologies. |
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4. Develop an awareness of and sensitivity to the natural world. |
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5. Develop an awareness of contributions made to science by people of diverse backgrounds. |
5. Recognize the contributions made in science by cultures and individuals of diverse backgrounds. |
6. Describe the historical, political, and social factors affecting developments in science. |
Ecosystems |
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2. Explain common patterns of interdependence and interrelation-ships of living things. |
1. Describe common patterns of relationships among populations. |
1. Describe common ecological relationships among species. |
5. Describe positive and negative effects of humans on the environment. |
6. Describe ways in which humans alter the environment. |
6. Explain the effects of agriculture and other human activities on selected ecosystems. |
Geosphere |
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1. Describe major features of the Earth’s surface. |
1. Describe and identify surface features using maps. |
1. Explain the surface features of the Great Lakes region using Ice Age theory. |
2. Recognize and describe different types of earth materials. |
4. Describe natural changes in the Earth’s surface. |
4. Explain how rocks are broken down, how soil is formed and how surface features change. |
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Hydrosphere |
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1. Describe how water exists on Earth in three states. |
1. Describe various forms that water takes on the earth’s surface and conditions under which they exist. |
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Atmosphere and Weather |
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1. Describe the atmosphere. |
1. Describe the composition and characteristics of the atmosphere. |
1. Describe patterns of air movement in the atmosphere and how they affect weather conditions. |
2. Describe weather conditions and climates. |
2. Describe patterns of changing weather and how they are measured. |
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3. Describe seasonal changes in weather. |
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Space Science |
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2. Describe the motions of the Earth and moon around the sun. |
2. Describe, compare, and explain the motions of planets, moons, and comets in the solar system. |
3. Describe the position and motion of our solar system in the universe. |
3. Describe and explain common observations of the day and night skies. |
4. Explain why seasons occur on earth. |
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Matter and Energy |
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1. Classify common objects and substances according to observable attributes: color, size, shape, smell, hardness, texture, flexibility, length, weight, buoyancy, states of matter, or magnetic properties. |
1. Measure physical properties of objects or substances (mass, weight, area, temperature, dimensions, volume). |
1. Describe and compare objects in terms of mass, volume, and density. |
2. Measure weight, dimensions, and temperature of appropriate objects and materials. |
2. Describe when length, mass, weight, area, or volume are appropriate to describe the size of an object or the amount of a substance. |
2. Explain how families of elements are related by common properties. |
3. Classify substances as elements, compounds, or mixtures. |
3. Analyze properties of common household and agricultural materials in terms of risk/benefit balance. |