GEMS Correlations with the Georgia State Science Standards
Grade Level Expectations and Benchmarks for Science
for First Grade
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Strand: Inquiry
1. Science Inquiry, Process Skills and Problem Solving
Standard: Asks questions, makes and keeps simple records of observations,
sorts and classifies objects, communicates with others, makes predictions,
uses estimation and measurement, and makes sketches and diagrams to
explain ideas.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Sifting Through Science, Buzzing
a Hive, Bubble Festival, Investigating Artifacts, Terrarium Habitats,
Involving Dissolving, Liquid Explorations, Secret Formulas
2. Reference Skills
Standard: Uses books and other media to obtain information related
to science concepts.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Sifting Through Science, Buzzing
a Hive, Bubble Festival, Investigating Artifacts, Terrarium Habitats,
Involving Dissolving, Liquid Explorations, Secret Formulas
3. Safety
Standard: Identifies and practices accepted safety procedures in manipulating
science materials and equipment.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Sifting Through Science, Buzzing
a Hive, Bubble Festival, Investigating Artifacts, Terrarium Habitats,
Involving Dissolving, Liquid Explorations, Secret Formulas
4. Activities/Tools
Standard: Actively engages in the learning process via hands-on/minds-on
science activities and experiences. Uses appropriate tools to collect
and analyze data and solve problems.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Sifting Through Science, Buzzing
a Hive, Bubble Festival, Investigating Artifacts, Terrarium Habitats,
Involving Dissolving, Liquid Explorations, Secret Formulas
Strand: Physical Science
7. Energy and Its Transformation: Sound
Standard: Describes and compares variation in sound, such as high,
low; quiet, loud; harsh, pleasant and emergency. Produces sounds that
vary in pitch and intensity and understands the meaning these have to
humans. Compares and groups sounds or objects that make sounds.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Elephants
and Their Young
8. Energy and Its Transformation: Magnetism
Standard: Differentiates between and identifies objects attracted
by a magnet and those not attracted by a magnet.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Sifting
Through Science
9. Energy and Its Transformation: Magnetism
Standard: Shows the ability of magnets to attract and repel (paper
clips, tacks) and to do so through materials such as paper, cloth, and
glass.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Sifting
Through Science
10. Energy and Its Transformation: Magnetism
Standard: Predicts whether different materials will be attracted
or repelled by a magnet, based on results of attraction and repulsion
activities.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Sifting
Through Science
Strand: Life Science
11. The Living World: Animals
Standard: Compares and describes different animals in the ways
they look, grow, and move; such as tadpoles, caterpillars, kittens,
puppies, colts, chicks, snakes, sharks, opossums and eagles.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Buzzing a Hive, Terrarium Habitats
12. The Living World: Animals
Standard: Compares various animal groups and how they are alike
and different. Identifies groups of animals that have similar characteristics
and names the characteristics.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Buzzing a Hive, Terrarium Habitats
13. The Living World: Animals
Standard: Describes and compares characteristics of different animals
such as coloration that enhance survival.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Animal
Defenses, Hide a Butterfly, Ant Homes Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere,
Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes, Buzzing a Hive, Terrarium Habitats
14. The Living World: Animals
Standard: Compares young animals with their parents and other
types of young animals. Identifies and matches young animals with their
parents.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Ant Homes
Under the Ground, Eggs Eggs Everywhere, Elephants and Their Young, Ladybugs,
Mother Opossum and Her Babies, Penguins and Their Young, Tree Homes,
Buzzing a Hive
Strand: Earth/Space Science
15. Earth Processes: Weather and Climate
Standard: Makes observations about weather. Records daily weather
observations and changes as they relate to seasonal variations.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Tree
Homes
17. Earth Processes: Weather and Climate
Standard: Compares and contrasts differences in weather by seasons.
Constructs weather charts showing daily temperature, changes, precipitation,
cloud cover and wind during different seasons.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Tree
Homes
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