Understands and applies the basic principles of presenting an argument
1. Understands that people are more likely to believe a person's ideas if that person can give good reasons for them
2. Provides coherent (though not necessarily valid or convincing) answers when asked why one believes something to be true or how one knows something
3. Asks "how do you know" in appropriate situations
Overarching Standard 2:Making Connections
Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences (compares, contrasts, classifies)
1. Classifies objects by size, color, or other significant characteristics 2
2. Identifies the similarities and differences between persons, places, things, and events using concrete criteria
3. Describes and compares things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion 2, 3
4. Recognizes simple patterns in the surrounding events and objects 2
Overarching Standard 3: Scientific Inquiry
Understands and applies basic principles of hypothesis testing and scientific inquiry
1.Asks "how do you know" in appropriate situations and attempts to provide reasonable answers when others ask the same question
2. Understands that changing one thing sometimes causes changes in something else and that changing the same thing in the same way usually has the same result 3
1 - English Language Arts
2 - Math
3 - Science
4 - Social Studies
