The SC Standards Support System (S³), a collection of high-quality, professionally developed lessons originally written to correlate to the 2005 SC Science Standards and the 2007 SC Mathematics standards have been revamped.

This updated collection of lessons, aligns with the latest SC standards, were developed by S²TEM Centers SC and offered as free, downloadable lessons.  These introductory lessons are designed to serve as supplemental teacher resources—not the primary curriculum.

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Individual Math Lessons

GRADE: K

Standard: K.G.1
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will use position words to describe positions of objects.

GRADE: 2

Standard: 2.MDA.9
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will collect, organize and represent data using bar graphs and picture graphs to display student favorite lunch choices and connect this data to the social studies concept of explaining how people’s purchasing choices determine what goods and services are produced. Students develop a written presentation to the cafeteria manager and the principal on the foods they would like to see on the lunch menu daily.

GRADE: 3

Standard: 3.MDA.4
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will work in partners and groups to explore  measurement in inches, half-inches, and quarter-inches to create line plots.  Students will have the opportunity to make connections to measurement in our real world through personal experiences and literature.  Multiple opportunities are included in this lesson to communicate new learnings through writing and oral presentations.

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GRADE: 3

Standard: 3.ATO.3
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students use multiplication and related division problems, and apply their knowledge to find and solve equations (including unknowns) relating to problem situations.

GRADE: 6

Standard: 6.NS.7
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will connect a discussion about opposites and distances to be able to define and determine absolute value.

GRADE: 6

Standard: 6.RP.3
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will extend their understanding of fractions and decimals to include representing fractional parts as percentages where the whole is 100.  Learners will make connections between concrete and visual representations of percentages and fractions, create a piece of art related to a popular art movement, and write about the math and the art from the lesson.

Fraction Action  Handout
Art Connection Handout
Inch Grid Handout
Show Me Cards Handout
Think Pair Share Strategy

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GRADE: 7

Standard: 7.DSP.8
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will use probabilities and models (tree diagrams) to determine if games are “fair” (equal probabilities of winning) or “unfair” (unequal probabilities of winning).

GRADE: 8

Standard: 8.F.3
Lesson Overview: In these lessons, students will use technology to graph and look for patterns to establish solid connections to the concepts of slope, x- and y-intercepts, and how such graphs are connected to distance-time graphs.

Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3

GRADE: 7

Standard: 7.DSP.1, 7.DSP.2
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will extend their understanding of samples and populations to include using random sampling to identify subsets of a given population. They will also analyze data and make inferences about the population as a whole.

 GRADE: 8

Standard: 8.NS.2
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will review the definitions of rational and irrational numbers.  They will work in pairs to place a series of rational and irrational numbers on a number line and explain their reasoning both in small groups and to the whole class.

GRADE: 7

Standard: SCCCR-M 7.DSP.3, SCCCR-M 7.DSP.4
Lesson Overview: In this lesson students will study the arm span lengths of the boys and girls within a class. To analyze the data students will compute measures of center (mean, median), quartiles (first, second, and third quartiles) and spread (range, Interquartile Range (IQR), mean absolute deviation (MAD)). Conclusions will be drawn based upon analysis of the data and examinations of graphs, in the context of questions asked about lengths of arm spans.

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Individual Science Lessons

GRADE 1

Standard: 1.L.5A.1
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will demonstrate an understanding of the special characteristics of plants.  Students will carry out simple investigations. Students will also compare and classify plants by shape, texture, size, color and using standard English units of measurement where appropriate.

GRADE 2

Standard: 2.L.5A.1
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will learn what animals need to live and grow and how their environment helps them to meet those needs.  Through research and discussion, the students will understand that animals can be classified into categories (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects) based on similar characteristics.

GRADE 5

Standard: 5.P.2B.4
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will construct explanations, ask questions, plan and carry out investigations, analyze and interpret data and develop models in order to understand how the amount of solute and solvent determine the concentration of a solution.

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GRADE 5

Standard: 5.P.2A.1
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will be able to observe physical properties of matter and explain why it is either a solid, liquid or gas.

GRADE 6

Standard: 6.E.2A.2
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will examine how climate change in Antarctica affects the penguins that live there. Students will take on the role of different scientists to analyze the effects of global warming on Antarctica’s living and nonliving systems.  Students will analyze scientific arguments based on evidence concerning climate change.

Handout 1
Handout 2

GRADE 7

Standard: 7.P.2B.3
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will test various solutions using litmus paper, pH paper and Phenolphthalein to classify as either an acid, base or neutral.  They will also develop their own understanding of the pH scale prior to being introduced and actually using it.  Throughout the lesson, multiple opportunities are provided for students to capture and share their progressive learning through written and oral form.

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GRADE 7

Standard: 7.EC.5, 7.EC.5B, 7.EC.5B.3, 7.S.1A.4
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will explore the dynamic nature of ecosystems to relate how their characteristics can vary over time and how changes in the number of organisms of one species and physical components can disrupt the balance of an ecosystem, leading to shifts in all its populations.

GRADE 7

Standard: 7.P.2B.1
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will participant in many activities designed to compare physical and chemical properties such as boiling/melting point, density and the ability of substances to burn or rust.  Throughout the lesson, students will collect, analyze and interpret data to support claims made about the substances given.

GRADE 7

Standard: 7.EC.5, 7.EC.5A, 7.EC.5A.3, 7.S.1A.4
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will use data from an environmental case study and simulations to predict how the number of organisms within a population can change due to changes in the physical environment caused by limiting factors and natural disasters.

GRADE 7

Standard: 7.EC.5, 7.EC.5A, 7.EC.5A.1, 7.S.1A.2
Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students will examine and analyze various ecosystem components to identify and evaluate ecological concepts such as biotic and abiotic factors, species, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes. They will research information and construct drawings/diagrams/models that represent and describe the levels of organization within a natural environment, including biotic and abiotic factors.

Grade 1 Unit:  Plants

GRADE 1, PLANT UNIT
LESSON 1 OF 5

Time Needed: 1 day
Standards: 1.L.5A.1

GRADE 1, PLANT UNIT
LESSON 2 OF 5

Time Needed:  1 day with data collections weeks built in.
Standards:  1.L.5B.1, 1.MDA.1,1.MDA.2, 1.MDA.3

GRADE 1, PLANT UNIT
LESSON 3 OF 5

Time Needed: 2 day with a 14- day observation period built-in.
Standards: 1.L.5A.2, 1.MDA.2

GRADE 1, PLANT UNIT
LESSON 4 OF 5

Time Needed: 8 days
Standards: 1.L.5B.2

GRADE 1, PLANT UNIT
LESSON 5 OF 5

Time Needed:  Continued for a few minutes each day over the course of the unit
Standards: 1.L.5B.3, 1.MDA.2,1.MDA.4, 1.MDA.5

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Grade 3 Unit - Properties and Changes in Matter with Measurement and Data Analysis

GRADE 3, MATTER WITH MEASURE UNIT LESSON 1 OF 6

Time Needed: 5 - 7 Days
Standards: 3.P.2A.1, 3.P.2A.2, 3.MDA.2

GRADE 3, MATTER WITH MEASURE UNIT LESSON 2 OF 6

Time Needed: 1 - 2 Days
Standard: 3.MDA.1

GRADE 3, MATTER WITH MEASURE UNIT LESSON 3 OF 6

Time Needed: 2 - 3 Days
Standard: 3.P.2A.3

GRADE 3, MATTER WITH MEASURE UNIT LESSON 4 OF 6

Time Needed: 2 - 3 Days
Standards: 3.P.2A.3, 3.MDA.3

GRADE 3, MATTER WITH MEASURE UNIT LESSON 5 OF 6

Time Needed: 2 Days
Standard: 3.MDA.5

GRADE 3, MATTER WITH MEASURE UNIT LESSON 6 OF 6

Time Needed: 4 - 5 Days
Standard: 3.P.2A.5

 

Grade 7 Unit - Genetics and Probability

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
UNIT OVERVIEW

Unit introduction

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 1-2: SCIENCE

Standards: 7. L.4A.1, 7.S.1A.8, 7. S.1A.6,

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 1-3:  MATH

Standards: SCCCR Math 7.DSP.5, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.5

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 3-4: SCIENCE

Standards: 7.L.4A.2, 7. S.1A.6, SCCCR Math 7.RP.2, SCCCR Math 7.RP.3, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.1

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 5-6: SCIENCE

Standards: 7. L.4A.2, 7. S.1A.6, SCCCR Math 7.RP.2, SCCCR Math 7.RP.3, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.1, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.2

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 4-7: MATH

Standards: SCCCR Math 7.DSP.8, S.1A.4, S.1A.5, S.1A.6, S.1A.8

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 7-8: SCIENCE

Standards: 7.L.4, 7.L.4A.3, 7. S.1A.2, SCCCR Math 7.RP.2, SCCCR Math 7.RP.3, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.6, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.8

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 8-9:  MATH

Standards: SCCCR Math 7.RP.2, SCCCR Math 7.RP.3, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.1, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.2, S.1A.4, S.1A.5, S.1A.6, S.1A.8

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 9-10: SCIENCE

Standards: 7.L.4A.4, 7.S.1A.5, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.5, SCCCR Math 7DSP.6

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 10: MATH

Standards: SCCCR Math 7.RP.2, SCCCR Math 7.RP.3, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.6, SCCCR Math 7.DSP.8, S.1A.4, S.1A.5, S.1A.6, S.1A.8

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 11-12: SCIENCE

Standards: 7. L.4A.5, 7. S.1A.7,

GRADE 7 UNIT: GENETICS & PROBABILITY
DAY 13-14: SCIENCE

Standards: 7. L.4A.6, 7. S.1A.7,

Grade 8 Unit - Graphing in Math and Science:  Linear Data and Force & Motion

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
UNIT OVERVIEW

Guide to teaching this unit.

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 1-2: SCIENCE

Standards: 8.P.2A.1

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 1-2:  MATH

PowerPoint Slides:  Download
Standards: 8.F.1, 8.F.3

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 3-4: SCIENCE

Standards: 8.P.2A.3

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 3-5:  MATH

PowerPoint Slides:  Download
Standards: 8.F.1, 8.F.3

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 5-7:  SCIENCE

Standards: 8.P.2A.1, 8.P.2A.2, 8.P.2A.5, 8.P.2A.6, 8.P.2A.7

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 6-7:  MATH

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Standards: 8.GM.7

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 8:  MATH

Standards: 8.F.3

GRADE 8 UNIT: GRAPHING IN MATH & SCIENCE
DAY 9-11:  MATH

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Standards: 8.F.2, 8.F.3

High School Unit - One Dimensional Kinematics: Modeling Motion – Physics and Algebra 2

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
UNIT OVERVIEW

Guide to teaching this unit.

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 1-3: PHYSICS

Standards: H.P.2A.3, H.P.2A.4, H.P.2A.5

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 1: ALGEBRA 2

Standards: Review from Algebra I, ACE.2, FIF.8, SPID.7

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 2-3: ALGEBRA 2

Standards: ACE.2, FIF.8, FIF.9

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 4-7: PHYSICS

Standards: H.P.2A.3, H.P.2A.4, H.P.2A.5

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 4-5: ALGEBRA 2

Standards: FIF.4, FIF.5

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 6-8: ALGEBRA 2

Standards: FBF.3, FIF.8

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 8-10: PHYSICS

Standards: H.P.2A.3, H.P.2A.4, H.P.2A.5

HIGH SCHOOL: MODELING MOTION
DAY 9-10: ALGEBRA 2

Standards: ACE.2, FIF.5, SPID.6

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