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National Education Standards<br />
NSTA National Science Education Standards<br />
CONTENT STANDARD A: Science as Inquiry<br />
1. Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry<br />
2. Understanding about scientific inquiry<br />
CONTENT STANDARD B: Physical Science<br />
1. Properties of objects and materials<br />
2. Position and motion of objects<br />
3. Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism<br />
4. Properties and changes of properties in matter<br />
5. Motions and forces<br />
6. Transfer of energy<br />
7. Structure of atoms<br />
8. Structure and properties of matter<br />
9. Chemical reactions<br />
10. Conservation of energy and increase in disorder<br />
11. Interactions of energy and matter<br />
CONTENT STANDARD C: Life Science<br />
1. The characteristics of <strong>org</strong>anisms<br />
2. Life cycles of <strong>org</strong>anisms<br />
3. Organisms and environments<br />
4. Structure and function in living systems<br />
5. Reproduction and heredity<br />
6. Regulation and behavior<br />
7. Populations and ecosystems<br />
8. Diversity and adaptations of <strong>org</strong>anisms<br />
9. The cell<br />
10. Molecular basis of heredity<br />
11. Biological evolution<br />
12. Interdependence of <strong>org</strong>anisms<br />
13. Matter, energy, and <strong>org</strong>anization in living systems<br />
14. Behavior of <strong>org</strong>anisms<br />
CONTENT STANDARD D: Earth and Space Science<br />
1. Properties of earth materials<br />
2. Objects in the sky<br />
3. Changes in earth and sky<br />
4. Structure of the earth system<br />
5. Earth's history<br />
6. Earth in the solar system<br />
7. Energy in the earth system<br />
8. Geochemical cycles<br />
9. Origin and evolution of the earth system<br />
10. Origin and evolution of the universe<br />
CONTENT STANDARD E: Science and Technology<br />
1. Abilities of technological design<br />
2. Understanding about science and technology<br />
3. Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by<br />
humans<br />
CONTENT STANDARD F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives<br />
1. Characteristics and changes in populations<br />
2. Types of resources<br />
3. Changes in environments<br />
4. Populations, resources, and environments<br />
5. Risks and benefits<br />
6. Science and technology in society<br />
7. Personal and community health<br />
8. Population growth<br />
9. Natural resources<br />
10. Environmental quality<br />
11. Natural and human-induced hazards<br />
12. Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges<br />
CONTENT STANDARD G: History and Nature of Science<br />
1. Science as a human endeavor<br />
2. Nature of science<br />
3. History of science<br />
4. Nature of scientific knowledge<br />
5. Historical perspectives
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