Standards- These will vary somewhat depending on local standards and what the teacher chooses to emphasize.

Standards for Units on Earthquakes and Volcanoes:

Science Standards:
1. Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structures
a. Evidence of plate tectonics is derived from the fit of the continents, the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and midocean ridges; and the distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climatic zones.
b. Earth is composed of several layers: a cold, brittle, lithosphere; a hot, convecting mantle,; and a dense, metallic core.
c. Earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks in the crest called faults and that volcanoes and fissures are locations where magma reaches the surface.
d. Major geologic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and mountain building result from plate motions.

Language Arts Standards
Reading: (word analysis and vocabulary development)
Use context to determine meaning of an unknown word.
Reading Comprehension:
2.3 Clarify main ideas, connecting to other topics
2.4 Create outlines, notes, and summaries
2.5 Follow multiple step directions
2.6 Know parts of a book
Writing:
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph compositions with a clear purpose, develop the topic with detail and precise language and conclude with a summary
1.4 Use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns
2.3 Write research reports that pose questions, support the main idea and include a bibliography.
Listening and speaking:
1.5 Support opinions with detailed evidence
2.2 Deliver informative presentations that pose questions and develop the topic thoroughly.

Mathematics Standards
Statistics:
3.1 Represent all possible outcomes for compound events in an organized way.
3.5 Understand the difference between dependent and independent events
Mathematical Reasoning:
2.0 Use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions
3.0 Use grids, tables, graphs and charts to record and analyze data.