The stories and follow up activities in The Cycle Center address the following Indiana State Standards for science:
The Day Cycle
2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.
2.3.1 Investigate by observing and then describe that some events in nature have a repeating pattern, such as seasons, day and night, and migrations.
2.3.2 Investigate, compare, and describe weather changes from day to day but recognize, describe, and chart that the temperature and amounts of rain or snow tend to be high, medium, or low in the same months every year.
2.5.5 Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren’t always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.
3.1.3 Keep and report records of investigations and observations* using tools, such as journals, charts, graphs, and computers.
3.2.3 Keep a notebook that describes observations and is understandable weeks or months later.
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
3.3.1 Observe and describe the apparent motion of the sun and moon over a time span of one day.
3.3.3 Observe and describe that the sun can be seen only in the daytime.
3.3.6 Describe ways human beings protect themselves from adverse weather conditions.
Peg and Meg Recycle
2.1.7 Recognize and describe ways that some materials — such as recycled paper, cans, and plastic jugs — can be used over again.
2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.
2.3.5 Investigate that things can be done to materials — such as freezing, mixing, cutting, heating, or wetting — to change some of their properties. Observe that not all materials respond in the same way.
2.4.5 Recognize and explain that materials in nature, such as grass, twigs, sticks, and leaves, can be recycled and used again, sometimes in different forms, such as in birds’ nests.
3.1.8 Describe how discarded products contribute to the problem of waste disposal and that recycling can help solve this problem.
3.2.3 Keep a notebook that describes observations and is understandable weeks or months later.
3.2.5 Construct something used for performing a task out of paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, metal, or existing objects.
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
The Water Cycle
2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.
2.3.1 Investigate by observing and then describe that some events in nature have a repeating pattern, such as seasons, day and night, and migrations.
2.3.5 Investigate that things can be done to materials — such as freezing, mixing, cutting, heating, or wetting — to change some of their properties. Observe that not all materials respond in the same way.
2.5.5 Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren’t always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.
3.1.3 Keep and report records of investigations and observations* using tools, such as journals, charts, graphs, and computers.
3.2.3 Keep a notebook that describes observations and is understandable weeks or months later.
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
3.5.3 Construct tables and graphs to show how values of one quantity are related to values of another.
The Day Cycle
2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.
2.3.1 Investigate by observing and then describe that some events in nature have a repeating pattern, such as seasons, day and night, and migrations.
2.3.2 Investigate, compare, and describe weather changes from day to day but recognize, describe, and chart that the temperature and amounts of rain or snow tend to be high, medium, or low in the same months every year.
2.5.5 Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren’t always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.
3.1.3 Keep and report records of investigations and observations* using tools, such as journals, charts, graphs, and computers.
3.2.3 Keep a notebook that describes observations and is understandable weeks or months later.
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
3.3.1 Observe and describe the apparent motion of the sun and moon over a time span of one day.
3.3.3 Observe and describe that the sun can be seen only in the daytime.
3.3.6 Describe ways human beings protect themselves from adverse weather conditions.
Peg and Meg Recycle
2.1.7 Recognize and describe ways that some materials — such as recycled paper, cans, and plastic jugs — can be used over again.
2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.
2.3.5 Investigate that things can be done to materials — such as freezing, mixing, cutting, heating, or wetting — to change some of their properties. Observe that not all materials respond in the same way.
2.4.5 Recognize and explain that materials in nature, such as grass, twigs, sticks, and leaves, can be recycled and used again, sometimes in different forms, such as in birds’ nests.
3.1.8 Describe how discarded products contribute to the problem of waste disposal and that recycling can help solve this problem.
3.2.3 Keep a notebook that describes observations and is understandable weeks or months later.
3.2.5 Construct something used for performing a task out of paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, metal, or existing objects.
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
The Water Cycle
2.2.5 Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.
2.3.1 Investigate by observing and then describe that some events in nature have a repeating pattern, such as seasons, day and night, and migrations.
2.3.5 Investigate that things can be done to materials — such as freezing, mixing, cutting, heating, or wetting — to change some of their properties. Observe that not all materials respond in the same way.
2.5.5 Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren’t always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.
3.1.3 Keep and report records of investigations and observations* using tools, such as journals, charts, graphs, and computers.
3.2.3 Keep a notebook that describes observations and is understandable weeks or months later.
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
3.5.3 Construct tables and graphs to show how values of one quantity are related to values of another.