Maryland State Curriculum

We have chosen 5th grade for our project. The following are some standards that can be aligned to the project To Dam or Not to Dam (Rivers), That is the Question:

Science
Standard 1.0 Skills and Processes TOPIC B. APPLYING EVIDENCE AND REASONING INDICATOR 1. Seek better reasons for believing something than Everybody knows that or I just know and discount such reasons when given by others. OBJECTIVES a. Develop explanations using knowledge possessed and evidence from observations, reliable print resources, and investigations. TOPIC D. TECHNOLOGY INDICATOR 1. MAKING MODELS: Examine and modify models and discuss their limitations. OBJECTIVES a. Explain that a model is a simplified imitation of something and that a models value lies in suggesting how the thing modeled works. c. Explain that models, such as geometric figures, number sequences, graphs, diagrams, sketches, number lines, maps, and stories can be used to represent objects, events, and processes in the real world, although such representations can never be exact in every detail. Standard 6.0 Environmental Science TOPIC B. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INDICATOR

1. Recognize and describe that consequences may occur when Earths natural resources are used. OBJECTIVES a. Explain how human activities may have positive consequences on the natural environment. b. Explain how human activities may have a negative consequence on the natural environment. c. Identify and describe that an environmental issue affects individual people and groups of people differently.

Social Studies
Standard 3.0 Geography TOPIC A. USING GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS INDICATOR 1. Using geographic tools to locate places and describe human and physical characteristics in Colonial America OBJECTIVES d. Use photographs, maps, and drawings to describe geographic characteristics TOPIC D. MODIFYING AND ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT INDICATOR 1. Explain why and how people adapt to and modify the natural environment and the impact of those modifications OBJECTIVES b. Explain how colonists adapted to and modified their environments and how these modifications sometimes created environmental problems Standard 4.0 Economics TOPIC A. SCARCITY AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING

INDICATOR 1. Analyze how technological changes affected production and consumption in Colonial America OBJECTIVES a. Explain how the development of new products and new technologies affected the way people lived Standard 6.0 Social Studies Skills and Processes TOPIC B. WRITE TO LEARN AND COMMUNICATE SOCIAL STUDIES UNDESTANDINGS INDICATOR 2. Use formal writing, such as multi-paragraph essays, historical investigations, research reports, and letters and summaries to inform OBJECTIVES a. Identify form, audience, topic, and purpose before writing b. Organize facts and/or data to support a topic c. Provide introduction, body, and conclusion d. Cite sources of information TOPIC D. ACQUIRE SOCIAL STUDIES INFORMATION INDICATOR 2. Engage in field work that relates to the topic/situation/problem being studied OBJECTIVES a. Gather data b. Make and record observations c. Design and conduct surveys and oral histories

Mathematics
Standard 3.0 Knowledge of Measurement TOPIC A. MEASUREMENT UNITS INDICATOR 1. Read customary and metric measurement units

OBJECTIVES a. Estimate and determine weight or mass b. Estimate and determine capacity Standard 7.0 Processes of Mathematics TOPIC D. CONNECTIONS INDICATOR 1. Relate or apply mathematics within discipline, to other disciplines, and to life OBJECTIVES c. Identify mathematical concepts in relationship to life

English Language Proficiency

Standard 1- Social & Instructional Language Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Speaking and Listening, Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas #4-5 (Grade 5): Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace; Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.