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Standard
1:
Students
understand the processes of scientific investigation
and
design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such
investigations.
In
grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
asking questions and stating predictions (hypotheses) that can be
addressed through scientific
investigation;
selecting and using simple devices to gather data related to an
investigation
using data based on observations to construct a reasonable explanation;
and
communicating about investigations and explanations.
Standard
2:
Physical
Science: Students know and understand common
properties,
forms, and changes in matter and energy.
In
grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
examining, describing, classifying, and comparing tangible objects in
terms of common
physical
properties
measuring common physical properties of objects; and
creating mixtures and separating them based on differences in properties
recognizing that energy can affect
common
objects and is involved in common events;
making observations and gathering data on quantities associated with
energy, movement,
and
change; and
comparing quantities associated with energy movement and change by
constructing simple
diagrams
or charts.
observing and describing parts of system;
describing an observed change in terms of starting conditions, type of
change, and ending
conditions,
using words, diagrams, or graphs; and
Standard
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.
In
grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
distinguishing living from nonliving things;
classifying a variety of organisms according to selected
characteristics;
describing the basic needs of an organism; and
giving examples of how organisms interact with each other and with
nonliving parts of
their
habitat.
recognizing that green plants need energy from sunlight and various raw
materials to live,
and
animals consume plants and other organisms to live; and
recognizing the interrelationships of organisms by tracing the flow of
matter and energy in
a
food chain.
describing human body systems;
describing the basic food requirements for humans as summarized in the
nutrition
pyramid;
and
describing life cycles of selected organisms
identifying characteristics that are common to all individuals of a
species;
recognizing that there are differences in appearance among individuals
of the same
population
or group;
identifying characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to
live in specific
environments;
and
describing examples of extinct organisms based on fossil evidence
Standard4:
Earth
and Space Science: Students know and understand the
processes
and interactions of Earths systems and the structure
and
dynamics of Earth and other objects in space.
In
grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
describing different types and uses of Earth materials;
recognizing that fossils are evidence of past life;
identifying major features of Earths surface ;
describing natural processes that change Earths surface; and
recognizing that humans are affected by natural events.
recognizing that the Sun is a principal source of Earths heat and
light;
recognizing how our daily activities are affected by the weather; and
describing existing weather conditions by collecting and recording
weather data
describing what can be readily observed by the unaided eye in the
daytime and nighttime
sky;
describing the motion of Earth in relation to the Sun, including the
concepts of day, night,
and
year;
recognizing the characteristics of seasons;
identifying basic components of the solar system; and
describing a space exploration event such as a manned or unmanned space
mission.
Standard
5: Students know and understand interrelationships among
science,
technology, and human activity and how they can
affect
the world.
In
grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
recognizing the diversity of resources provided by the Earth and Sun;
inventing a device that addresses an everyday problem (or task), and
communicating the
problem
(or task), design, and solution;
describing resource-related activities in which they could participate
that can benefit their
communities;
and
identifying careers that use science and technology.
Standard
6:
Students
understand that science involves a particular way of
knowing
and understand common connections among
scientific
disciplines.
In
grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes
recognizing that when a science experiment is repeated with the same
conditions, the
experiment
generally works the same way;
comparing knowledge gained from direct experience to knowledge gained
indirectly ;
identifying observable patterns and changes in their lives and
predicting future events based
on
those patterns;
describing and comparing the components and interrelationships of a
simple system ; and
comparing a model with what it represents
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