Great Yosemite Valley Adventure

Discover how this great valley was created and what calls it their home.



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Adrienne Ferreboeuf

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Curriculum Snapshot:
Topic:Yosemite Valley
Themes: ecosystem:animals and plants
formation of the valley
types of rock found in valley/mountains
Curriculum Areas:Science
Grade Level(s):4
California Content Standards
Science
Grade Four
Life Sciences
SCI.4.3. Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival.
SCI.4.3.b. Students know that in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Earth Sciences
SCI.4.4. The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them.
SCI.4.4.a. Students know how to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks by referring to their properties and methods of formation (the rock cycle).
SCI.4.5. Waves, wind, water, and ice shape and reshape Earth's land surface.
SCI.4.5.a. Students know some changes in the earth are due to slow processes, such as erosion, and some changes are due to rapid processes, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.


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