Content Standards: K-4
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Content Standards: 5-8
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CONTENT STANDARD A: Science as Inquiry
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understanding about scientific inquiry
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CONTENT STANDARD A: Science as Inquiry
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
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CONTENT STANDARD B: Physical Science
As a result of the activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of
- Properties of objects and materials
- Position and motion of objects
- Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
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CONTENT STANDARD B: Physical Science
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of
- Properties and changes of properties in matter
- Motions and forces
- Transfer of energy
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CONTENT STANDARD C: Life Science
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
- The characteristics of organisms
- Life cycles of organisms
- Organisms and environments
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CONTENT STANDARD C: Life Science
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of
- Structure and function in living systems
- Reproduction and heredity
- Regulation and behavior
- Populations and ecosystems
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
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CONTENT STANDARD D: Earth and Space Science
As a result of their activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of
- Properties of earth materials
- Objects in the sky
- Changes in earth and sky
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CONTENT STANDARD D: Earth and Space Science
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of
- Structure of the earth system
- Earth's history
- Earth in the solar system
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CONTENT STANDARD E: Science and Technology
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop
- Abilities of technological design
- Understanding about science and technology
- Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
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CONTENT STANDARD E: Science and Technology
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop
- Abilities of technological design
- Understandings about science and technology
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CONTENT STANDARD F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
- Personal health
- Characteristics and changes in populations
- Types of resources
- Changes in environments
- Science and technology in local challenges
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CONTENT STANDARD F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of
- Personal health
- Populations, resources, and environments
- Natural hazards
- Risks and benefits
- Science and technology in society
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CONTENT STANDARD G: History and Nature of Science
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
- Science as a human endeavor
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CONTENT STANDARD G: History and Nature of Science
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
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