Science Framework, part 1 - Free Downloads (CA Dept of Education)

13do science. In self-contained classrooms,teachers incorporate sciencecontent in reading, writing, and mathematicsas directed in the Reading–Language Arts Framework andMathematics Framework. In departmentalizedsettings (middle and high schoollevels) science teachers need to includeessay assignments and require that students’writing reflect the correct applicationof English-language conventions,including spelling and grammar.Organization ofthe FrameworkThe Science Framework is primarilyorganized around the Science ContentStandards. The framework:• Discusses the nature of science andtechnology and the methods bywhich they are advanced (Chapter 2)• Describes the curriculum content andinstructional practices needed formastery of the standards (Chapters 3,4, and 5)• Guides the development of appropriateassessment tools (Chapter 6)• Suggests specific strategies to promoteaccess to the curriculum for studentswith special needs (Chapter 7)• Describes the system of teacher professionaldevelopment that needs to be inplace for effective implementation ofthe standards (Chapter 8)• Specifies the requirements for evaluatingscience instructional resources,including investigative activities, forkindergarten through grade eight(Chapter 9)• Provides information on pertinentrequirements of the California EducationCode regarding science educationin this state (Appendix)The science standards are embeddedin Chapters 3, 4, and 5 and are gradelevelspecific from kindergarten throughgrade eight. The standards for gradesnine through twelve are organized bystrands: physics, chemistry, biology/lifesciences, and earth sciences.Chapter 1Introduction tothe FrameworkNotes1. Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve.Sacramento: California Department of Education, 2000.2. Glenn T. Seaborg, “A Letter to a Young Scientist,” in Gifted Young in Science: Potential ThroughPerformance. Edited by Paul Brandwein and others. Arlington, Va.: National Science TeachersAssociation, 1989. The late Dr. Seaborg was chair of the California Academic StandardsCommission’s Science Committee that created the Science Content Standards for CaliforniaPublic Schools.3. Reading/Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through GradeTwelve. Sacramento: California Department of Education, 1999, p. 2.4. Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve.Sacramento: California Department of Education, 2000.5. Mathematics Framework, p. 13.6. These criteria are available on the Web site.Click on Criteria Category 2, third bullet.7. Reading/Language Arts Framework, p. 3.