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1998 Illinois Standards and Monarchs in the Classroom
Curriculum Activities Cross-Index: Primary Level

This document contains a cross listing of Monarchs in the Classroom curriculum guides activities to the Illinois State Education Goals 11, 12 and 13 for the early elementary level. This document was developed with the help of Cindy Hepp and Marsha Starkey of Campell Hill, IL. The purpose of this document is to help teachers identify specific content areas that are addressed by Monarchs in the Classroom activities. Activities that address all or some aspects of the content standard are listed. Activities do not necessarily cover the entire standard.

Monarchs in the Classroom lessons are listed next to Standards that they address. Sections for the lessons are abbreviated as follows: Life Cycle (LC), Migration (MG), Ecology (EC), Systematics (SY), Experiments (EX), and Conservation (CS).

To see the official Illinois state education page on each standard, click on the respective State Goal below:

State Goal 11: Processes of scientific inquiry and technological design
State Goal 12: Life, physical and earth/space sciences
State Goal 13: Relationships among science, technology and society 

Illinois State Education Goals

MITC Activities
State Goal 11: Understand the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate quesitons, conduct experiments, and solve problems.

 
11A. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry.  
11.A.1a Describe an observed event LC1, LC2, LC3, LC4, LC5, LC6
EC1, EC2, EC6, EC9
Exp. 1, Exp. 2, Exp. 3
11.A.1b Develop questions on scientific topics. Exp. 1, Exp. 2, Exp. 3
11.A.1c Collect data for investigations using measuring instruments and technologies. MG4, MG5
Exp. 3
11.A.1d Record and store data using available technologies. LC3, LC4, LC5, MO4, MO5, MO8, MO11, MO12, EC4, Exp. 1, 2, 3
11.A.1e Arrange data into logical patterns and describe the patterns.  
11.A.1f Compare observations of individual and group results. LC1, LC3, MO4, MO5, MO12, EC1, EC2, EC6, EC7, EC8, EC9, EC11
11B. Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design.  
11.B.1a Given a simple design problem, formulate possible solutions. LC6
MO1, MO7
11.B.1b Design a device that will be useful in solving the problem. MO7
11.B.1c Build the device using the materials and tools provided. MO7
11.B.1d Test the device and record results using given instruments, techniques and measurement methods. MO7
11.B.1e Report the design of the device, the test process and the results in solving a given problem. MO7
 
State Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.  
12A. Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.  
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts of living things (e.g., birds have feathers; people have bones, blood, hair, skin) and their major functions. LC1
12.A.1b Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features (e.g., size, color, shape, backbone). SY 2
12B. Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment.  
12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environments. MO1, MO2, MO3, MO4, MO5, MO6
EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, EC5, EC6, EC7, EC8, EC9, EC10, EC11
Exp. 2, Exp. 3
LCC1
12.B.1b Describe how living things depend on one another for survival. LC5, LC6,
MO11
EC1, EC2, EC3
Exp. 1, Exp. 2
12C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.  
12.C.1a Identify and compare sources of energy (e.g., batteries, the sun).  
12.C.1b Compare large-scale physical properties of matter (e.g., size, shape, color, texture, odor).  
12D. Know and apply concepts that describe force and motion and the principles that explain them.  
12.D.1a. Identify examples of motion (moving in a straight line, vibrating, rotating).  
12.D.1b. Identify observable forces in nature (e.g. pushes, pulls, gravity, magnetism).  
12E. Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources.  
12.E.1a Identify components and describe diverse features of the Earth's land, water and atmospheric systems.  
12.E.1b Identify and describe patterns of weather and seasonal change. MG 1, 2, 5, 11, 12
12.E.1c Identify renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.  
12F. Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth's place in it.  
12.F.1a Identify and describe characteristics of the sun, Earth and moon as familiar objects in the solar system.  
12.F.1b Identify daily, seasonal and annual patterns related to the Earth's rotation and revolution. MG 1
 
State Goal 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts.  
13 A. Know and apply the accepted practices of science.  
13.A.1a Use basic safety practices (e.g., not tasting materials without permission, "stop/drop/roll"). Applicable thoughout
13.A.1b Explain why similar results are expected when procedures are done the same way.  
13.A.1c Explain how knowledge can be gained by careful observation. LC1, LC3, LC4,
MO4, MO5, MO11, MO12
EC1, EC2, EC6, EC7, EC8, EC9
Exp. 1, Exp. 2, Exp. 3
13B. Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.  
13.B.1a Explain the uses of common scientific instruments (e.g., ruler, thermometer, balance, probe, computer). MO1, MO4, MO5, MO10, MO12
Exp. 3
LC1
13.B.1b Explain how using measuring tools improves the accuracy of estimates.  
13.B.1c Describe contributions men and women have made to science and technology.  
13.B.1d Identify and describe ways that science and technology affect people's everyday lives (e.g., transportation, medicine, agriculture, sanitation, communication occupations.  
13.B.1e Demonstrate ways to reduce, reuse and recycle materials.