SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING PRACTICES
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES K–2
Obtaining, Evaluating, and
Find out what should and should not be flushed down toilets
and drains. (For example, see the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission’s “Toilets Are Not Trash Cans!” at www.sfwater.org/
trashnottoilets.) Collect pictures or examples of objects that
shouldn’t go down the drain, and create a bulletin board display
for the school hallway.
Communicating Information
CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES K–2
Cause and Effect
Read What Does It Mean to Be Green? by Rana DiOreo and Chris
Blair (Little Pickle Press, 2010), or a similar book that identifies
things kids can do to help the environment. Discuss what people
can do to keep water clean and to save water and electricity.
Scale, Proportion,
Every time you do something to save water or energy, write or draw
it on an animal shape cut from reused paper. Sort your class’s
shapes according to the different ways people used less water or
energy, and graph the class results using the shapes. Discuss how
saving water or energy helps wildlife.
and Quantity
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BIG IDEAS
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Grades K–2
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SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION