Colorado Model Content Standards

                       SCIENCE

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.

2. Physical Science: Students know and understand common

properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy.

3. Life Science: Students know and understand the

characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of

life, and how living things interact with each other and their

environment.

4. Earth and Space Science: Students know and understand the processes and interactions of Earth’s systems and the structure and dynamics of Earth and other objects in space.

5. Students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity and how they can affect the world.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among

scientific disciplines.

Colorado Content Standards Adopted 5-10-95; Amended 11-9-95 Science - 5