National Science Education Standards
The following National Science Education Standards are addressed in the lesson plans. For the Next Generation Science Standards, go to http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards.
CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES K-4
For a correlation of the lesson plans to the National Science Education Standards for Kindergarten through Grade 4, CLICK HERE.
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES
- Systems, order, and organization
- Evidence, models, and explanation
- Change, constancy, and measurement
- Evolution and equilibrium
- Form and function
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
LIFE SCIENCE
- Characteristics of organisms
- Life cycles of organisms
- Organisms and environments
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Abilities of technological design
- Understandings about science and technology
- Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
- Personal health
- Characteristics and changes in populations
- Types of resources
- Changes in environments
- Science and technology in local challenges
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
- Science as a human endeavor
CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES 5-8
For a correlation of the lesson plans to the National Science Education Standards for Grades 5 – 8, CLICK HERE.
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES
- Systems, order, and organization
- Evidence, models, and explanation
- Change, constancy, and measurement
- Evolution and equilibrium
- Form and function
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
LIFE SCIENCE
- Structure and function in living systems
- Reproduction and heredity
- Regulation and behavior
- Populations and ecosystems
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Abilities of technological design
- Understandings about science and technology
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
- Personal health
- Populations, resources, and environments
- Natural hazards
- Risks and benefits
- Science and technology in society
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES 9-12
For a correlation of the lesson plans to the National Science Education Standards for Grades 9 – 12, CLICK HERE.
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES
- Systems, order, and organization
- Evidence, models, and explanation
- Change, constancy, and measurement
- Evolution and equilibrium
- Form and function
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
LIFE SCIENCE
- The cell
- Molecular basis of heredity
- Biological evolution
- Interdependence of organisms
- Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
- Behavior of organisms
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Abilities of technological design
- Understandings about science and technology
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
- Personal and community health
- Population growth
- Natural resources
- Environmental quality
- Natural and human-induced hazards
- Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of scientific knowledge
- Historical perspectives
- Natural hazards
- Risks and benefits
- Science and technology in society
Content Standard G: History and Nature of Sciences
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
