NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS (K-12)

Unifying Concepts and Processes

Standard: As a result of activities in grades K–12, all students should develop understanding and abilities aligned with the following concepts and processes:

• Systems, orders, and organization
• Evidence, models, and explanation
• Consistency, change, and measure

National Research Council.1996.National Science Education Standards p. 115–119.Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Science as Inquiry

Content Standard A: As a result of activities in grades 9–12, all students should develop:

• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS (9–12)

Earth and Space Science

Content Standard D: As a result of activities in grades 9–12, all students should develop understanding of:

• Energy in the earth system

Science and Technology

Content Standard E: As a result of activities in grades 9–12, all students should develop:

• Understandings about science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspective

Content Standard F: As a result of activities in grades 9–12, all students should develop understanding of:

• Personal and community health
• Natural resources
• Environmental quality
• Natural and human-induced hazards
• Science and technology in local, national, and global changes

National Research Council.1996.National Science Education Standards p. 173–204.Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS (5–8)

Earth and Space Science

Content Standard D: As a result of activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop an understanding of:

• Structure of the Earth system

Science and Technology

Content Standard E: As a result of activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop:

• Abilities of technological design
• Understandings about science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Content Standard F: As a result of activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop an understanding of:

• Populations, resources, and environments
• Natural hazards
• Risks and benefits
• Science and technology in society

History and Nature of Science

Content Standard G: As a result of activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop an understanding of:

• Science as a human endeavor
• Nature of science

National Research Council. 1996. National Science Education Standards p. 143–171.Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

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