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City of Lincoln Parks & Recreation - Outdoor Education & Greenways School Programs: Correlation with Nebraska Science Standards

The activities included in Nature Center programs support the following objectives outlined in Nebraska Science Content Standards published by the Nebraska Department of Education, August 1, 1999. Standards marked with an xx indicate that this is the primary topic of the given program, those marked with an x indicate that the concept is addressed during the program.

Outdoor Education Programs for Science Educators Nebraska Science Standards

Grades Kindergarten - 1

Standards/Hikes

3.01A1a

3.01A1b

3.01D1b

3.04A1a

3.04A1b

3.04A1c

3.04A1d

3.04A1e

3.04B1a

3.04B1b

3.05C1b

3.07B1a

Discovery

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

5 Senses

xx

x

x

Animals & Habitats

x

x

xx

x

xx

x

x

Changing Seasons

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

xx

x

Natural Communities

x

x

x

x

x

xx

x

Adaptations

x

xx

x

x

x

x

Standards/Puppets

Defenses and Threats

x

xx

x

x

Flying Feathers

x

x

x

x

Home on the Range

x

x

x

x

x

Life Cycles

x

xx

Insects in Winter

x

x

Mammals Have Fur

x

xx

xx

Tooth Types

x

xx

x

x

Snug in the Snow

x

x

x

Rotting Logs

x

Life in a Field

x

x

x

Bird Songs

x

Endangered Species

x

x

x

x

x

Standards/Outreach

Beaks, Bones, Birds

Insectigations

Reptiles To Go

Twigs to You

We're Going Batty

3.01 Unifying Concepts and Processes

3.01A By the end of 1^st grade, students will develop an understanding of systems, order, and organization.

3.01A1a Use one or more of the five senses to observe object within the student's environment.

3.01A1b Use observations to sort objects by characteristics.

3.01D By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of form and function.

3.01D1b Explain how living things interact with their environment because of specific characteristics, such as how the long neck of the giraffe helps it to reach its food.

3.04 Life Science

3.04A By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of living things.

3.04A1a Differentiate between living and non-living things.

3.04A1b Investigate how living things need food, water, and air to survive.

3.04A1c Describe how roots, stems and leaves serve different functions for plants.

3.04A1d Compare and contrast animals by specific characteristics, such as body covering, diet and habitat.

3.04A1e Observe and recognize that organisms live and survive in distinct habitats.

3.04B By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the life cycles of organisms.

3.04B1a Describe how living things change as they grow.

3.04B1b Describe how offspring resemble their parents.

3.05 Earth and Space Science

3.05C By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky.

3.05C1b Describe seasonal weather changes.

2.07 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

3.07B By the end of 1^st grade, students will develop an understanding of resources.

3.07B1a Observe and describe how reducing, reusing, and recycling help our environment.

Grades 2 - 4

Standards/Hikes

4.01A1a

4.01A1b

4.04A1a

4.04A1b

4.04A1c

4.04B1a

4.04B1b

4.04B1c

4.04C1a

4.04C1b

4.04C1c

4.07C1a

Natural Communities

xx

xx

x

x

xx

x

Adaptations

x

x

Trees are Terrific

x

x

x

x

x

x

Birds, Birds, Birds

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Incredible Insects

x

xx

x

x

x

x

Wilderness Park

x

x

x

x

x

x

Prairie

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Standards/Puppets

4.01A1a

4.01A1b

4.04A1a

4.04A1b

4.04A1c

4.04B1a

4.04B1b

4.04B1c

4.04C1a

4.04C1b

4.04C1c

4.07C1a

Defenses and Threats

x

Flying Feathers

x

x

x

x

Home on the Range

x

x

x

x

x

Insects in Winter

x

x

Life Cycles

x

xx

Mammals Have Fur

x

Snug in the Snow

x

Tooth Types

x

x

Rotting Logs

x

x

Life in a Field

x

x

x

x

x

Bird Songs

x

Endangered Species

x

x

x

x

x

x

Standards/Outreach

4.01A1a

4.01A1b

4.04A1a

4.04A1b

4.04A1c

4.04B1a

4.04B1b

4.04B1c

4.04C1a

4.04C1b

4.04C1c

4.07C1a

Beaks, Bones, Birds

x

x

Insectigations

x

xx

Reptiles to Go

x

Twigs to You

x

x

x

We're Going Batty

x

x

4.01 Unifying Concepts and Processes

4.01A By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of systems, order, and organization.

4.01A1a Describe the parts that make up a system.

4.01A1b Relate how the parts of a system affect the whole system.

4.04 Life Science

4.04A By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of characteristics of living things.

4.04A1a Describe the differences between plants and animals.

4.04A1b Describe the various structures of plants and animals necessary for growth, survival, and reproduction.

4.04A1c Describe internal causes of behavior, such as hunger, and external causes of behavior, such as change in the environment, in living things.

4.04B By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the life cycles of living things.

4.04B1a Describe the life cycle of an organism.

4.04B1b Recognize inherited characteristics of living things, such as color and number of eyes.

4.04B1c Recognize learned characteristics of living things, such as language or hunting for food.

4.04C By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of living things and environments.

4.04C1a Diagram a food chain.

4.04C1b Explain how environmental changes affect behavior and survival of living things.

4.04C1c Describe how humans and other living things cause positive and negative changes in their environment.

4.07 Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

4.07B By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of environmental changes.

4.07C1a Distinguish between natural environmental changes and human influenced environmental changes.

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