WQED SOS Support Our Schools: Citizen Science

English language arts

Reading Informational Text

• CC.1.2.5.A / CC.1.2.6.A:
  Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
• CC.1.2.5.B / CC.1.2.6.B:
  Cite textual evidence to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences.
• CC.1.2.5.D / CC.1.2.6.D:
  Compare and contrast two or more accounts of the same event or topic; describe similarities and differences in point of view.
• CC.1.2.5.E / CC.1.2.6.E:
  Use text structure (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) to interpret information.
• CC.1.2.5.G / CC.1.2.6.G:
  Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources to answer questions or solve problems.

Foundational Skills

• CC.1.1.5.D:
  Know and apply grade‑level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
• CC.1.1.5.E:
  Read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Science (STEELS standards)

Scientific & Engineering Practices (Grades 5–6)

• SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems
• SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
• SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data
• SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
• SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence
• ESS3: Earth and Human Activity (human impact, hazards, systems)
• ETS1: Engineering Design (defining problems, generating and comparing solutions)

Social studies

Civics & Government (Grade 5–6 band)

• 5.1.5 / 5.1.6: Principles and documents of government
• 5.2.5 / 5.2.6: Rights and responsibilities of citizenship
• 5.3.5 / 5.3.6: How government works (roles of local and state government, public services)

Geography (Grade 5–6 band)

• 7.1.5 / 7.1.6: Basic geographic tools and concepts
• 7.3.5 / 7.3.6: Human characteristics of places and regions (communities, population, land use)
• 7.4.5 / 7.4.6: Human–environment interaction (how people affect and are affected by the environment)

Math

Grade 5

• CC.2.4.5.A.1:
  Represent and interpret data using line plots.
• CC.2.4.5.A.2:
  Represent and interpret data using appropriate scale on a line graph.

Grade 6

• CC.2.4.6.A.1:
  Display, analyze, and summarize data in various formats.
• CC.2.4.6.A.2:
  Understand and calculate measures of center and variability.