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Hydromania's Scientific Method Unit
and the Oregon Benchmarks

The following chart travels through the Scientific Method Unit, tying it to the Oregon Benchmarks 2000 (this will link you to the Oregon Public Education Network website) that are addressed by that unit. Sometimes only parts of a particular benchmark will be applicable to a Hydromania unit, but we thought it best to cite the entire benchmark for easier reference to these state goals. Please note also that because a lesson can be taught and expanded on at many levels of thoroughness, benchmarks were included assuming the most thorough coverage of the topic. Therefore, each teacher will want to review the listed benchmarks in order to see for her/himself which ones are in agreement with their plans. Hopefully you will find this to be a helpful and timesaving tool as you help students rise to the challenge of meeting these goals.

Curriculum Topic Common Curriculum Goals (CCG)/
Content Standards (CS)		 Grade 5 Benchmarks
Topic II:
Scientific Method 		Science: Unifying Concepts and Processes
  • CCG: (No goal listed).
  • CS:
    > Use basic scientific process skills to observe, measure, use numbers, classify, question, infer, hypothesize, and communicate.
    > Use integrated scientific process skills to predict, design experiments, control variables, interpret data, define operations, and formulate models.
  • (No benchmarks listed under this Content Standard).
Science: History and Nature of Science
  • CCG: Describe science as a human endeavor.
  • CS: Understand that science is a human endeavor practiced by individuals from many different cultures.
  • Identify different ways and places in which scientists work.
Science: History and Nature of Science
  • CCG: Explain how scientific knowledge changes by evolving over time, almost always building on earlier knowledge.
  • CS: Understand that scientific knowledge is subject to change based on new findings and results of scientific observation and experimentation.
  • Identify examples of how scientific knowledge changes over time.
Science: Scientific Inquiry
  • CCG: Formulate and express scientific questions and hypotheses to be investigated.
  • CS: Formulate and express scientific questions and hypotheses to be investigated.
  • Ask questions and make predictions that are based on observations and can be explored through simple investigations.
Science: Scientific Inquiry
  • CCG: Design scientific investigations to address and explain questions and hypotheses.
  • CS: Design scientific investigations to address and explain questions and hypotheses.
  • Design an investigation to answer questions or check predictions.
  • Students will identify which tools to use for the investigation.
  • Students will use appropriate units of measure for the investigation.
Science: Scientific Inquiry
  • CCG: Conduct procedures to collect, organize, and display scientific data.
  • CS: Conduct procedures to collect, organize, and display scientific data.
  • Collect, organize, and summarize data from investigations.
  • Select and use an appropriate organization for data summary.
Science: Scientific Inquiry
  • CCG: Analyze scientific information to develop and present conclusions.
  • CS: Analyze scientific information to develop and present conclusions.
  • Analyze, interpret, and summarize data from investigations.
  • Students will analyze and interpret data related to the question or hypothesis.
  • Students will explain why the data from one person's investigation might differ from the data of others performing the same investigation.
  • Students will analyze data to determine possible questions for further investigation.
Mathematics: Calculation and Estimation
  • CCG: Compute with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers, using paper and pencil, calculators, and computers.
  • CS: Computation:
    > Read, write, and order real numbers.
    > Select and use appropriate methods and tools for computing with numbers (e. g., mental calculation, paper and pencil, calculator, computer).
  • Perform calculations on whole numbers, fractions, and decimals using paper and pencil and calculators. Students will demonstrate these skills by performing or explaining the following operations: ordering whole numbers, fractions with single-digit numerators and unlike denominators, and decimals to the thousandths.
  • Students will demonstrate these skills by performing or explaining the following operations: reading numbers from the millions to the thousandths place; ordering whole numbers, fractions with single-digit numerators and unlike denominators, and decimals to the thousandths; adding and subtracting up to five-digit numbers with regrouping.
Mathematics: Statistics and Probability
  • CCG: Carry out and describe experiments using measures of central tendency and variability.
  • CS: Statistics: Formulate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments using appropriate technology, draw conclusions based on data, and communicate results.
  • Formulate and carry out simple experiments and simulations. Collect and analyze data using measures of central tendency.
Mathematics: Statistics and Probability
  • CCG: Create charts, tables,and graphs, and use statistics to summarize data, draw inferences, and make predictions.
  • CS: Interpretation of Data:
    > Read, construct, and interpret displays of data (e. g., charts, tables, graphs) using appropriate techniques and technologies.
    > Analyze data to determine strength of relationships between sets, draw conclusions, and make predictions.
  • Collect, organize, display, and analyze data, using number lines, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, stem and leaf plots, and histograms.
  • Students will read information from a display and compare two quantities from the same display.
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