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Common Core and Other National Standards

Science

National Science Content Standard B andG for  K-4th, B and G for 5th-8th

History/Social Studies

• National History Standard 8 for K-4th
• National Social Studies Standard 8

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th , 6th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills: 2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition 3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th

Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity: Range of Text Types for K-5th;Range of Text Types for 6th-12th

Fine Arts

National Music Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th; Standard 1 for 5th-8th
National Theater Standards 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th; Standards 2 and 6 for 5th-8th
National Dance Standards 1 and 2 for K-4th

Vocabulary

Key Terms and Concepts
Ben Franklin
ohms
watts
electrons
farads
magnetism
Samuel Morse
Thomas Alva Edison
lightning
resistance
capacitors/condensers
battery
Marconi
Energy conservation
Electric Power Generation: coal, wind, gas, bio-mass, nuclear, solar, geothermal, hydro
static charges
amps
volts
Leyden jar
Alessandro Volta
electro-magnets
Morse code
current
amber
anodes
cathodes
electrolytes
circuits
joules
power plant
"juice"
Galvani
telegraph
Alexander Graham Bell
conduction
insulator
Voltaic Pile
electric cell
electric potential

General Vocabulary
acrobatic
bar mitzvah
Industrial Revolution
closure
operatic
scroll
dramatic license
unprecedented
solar
hackles
cassava
guava
porcelain
bleak
weatherize