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TITLE Draft National Science Education StandardsSummary.
INSTITUTION National Academy of Sciences National ResearchCouncil, Washington, D.C.
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DESCRIPTORS *Academic Standards; *Educational Assessment;*Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education;Professional Development; *Science Curriculum;*Science Education
IDENTIFIERS *National Science Education Standards
ABSTRACTScience education standards are criteria by which to
judge the quality of what students know and are able to do, of thescience programs that provide the opportunity for E udents to learnscience, of science teaching, of the system that supports scienceteachers and programs, and of assessment practices and policies. Thisdocument summarizes the Draft National Science Education Standardsand discusses goals for school science and principles underlying thenational science education standards. Also included are briefdescriptions of the teaching, professional development, assessment,content, program, and system standards for K-12 science. (MKR)
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s. S
cien
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stan
dard
sar
e cr
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whi
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e sc
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em th
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uppo
rts
scie
nce
teac
hers
and
pro
gram
s, a
nd o
f as
sess
men
t pra
ctic
es a
nd p
olic
ies.
Scie
nce
educ
atio
n st
anda
rds
also
pro
vide
a v
isio
n of
lear
ning
and
teac
hing
sci
ence
in a
sys
tem
that
pro
mot
es s
cien
ce e
duca
tion.
As
crite
ria
and
visi
on, s
cien
ceed
ucat
ion
stan
dard
s pr
ovid
e a
conc
rete
exp
ress
ion
of n
atio
nal g
oals
and
a ba
nner
aro
und
whi
ch r
efor
mer
s ra
lly.
A h
allm
ark
of A
mer
ican
edu
catio
n is
loca
l con
trol
, whe
re b
oard
s of
edu
catio
n an
d te
ache
rs m
ake
deci
sion
s ab
out w
hat
thei
rst
uden
ts w
ill le
arn.
Nat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds p
rese
nt c
rite
ria
by w
hich
judg
men
ts c
an b
e m
ade
by s
tate
and
loca
l sch
ool p
erso
nnel
and
com
mun
ities
. The
y ar
e ba
sed
on a
vis
ion,
and
they
add
ress
a r
ange
of
char
acte
rist
ics
of s
choo
l sci
ence
so th
at p
eopl
e ca
n de
cide
whi
chcu
rric
ulum
, sta
ff d
evel
opm
ent a
ctiv
ity, o
r as
sess
men
t is
appr
opri
ate.
Nat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds p
rovi
de a
ssis
tanc
e in
mak
ing
deci
sion
san
dpo
licie
s th
at w
ill b
ring
coo
rdin
atio
n, c
onsi
sten
cy, a
nd c
oher
ence
to th
e im
prov
emen
t of
scie
nce
educ
atio
n.
The
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
are
crite
ria
to g
uide
a m
ultit
ude
of o
ther
cho
ices
.Sc
ienc
e te
ache
rs m
ight
use
the
Stan
dard
s to
arg
ue c
onvi
ncin
gly
for
a be
tter
syst
em o
f as
sess
men
t. T
he S
tand
ards
mig
ht b
e us
ed b
y te
ache
rs in
dis
cuss
ions
with
text
book
pub
lishe
rs to
mak
e w
ise
sele
ctio
ns a
mon
g th
e ar
ray
of m
ater
ial i
n cu
rren
t K-1
2 sc
ienc
e cu
rric
ula.
Sci
ence
edu
catio
n st
anda
rds
allo
w e
very
one
to m
ove
in th
e sa
me
dire
ctio
n, w
ith th
e as
sura
nce
that
the
risk
s th
ey ta
ke in
the
nam
e of
impr
ovin
g sc
ienc
e ed
ucat
ion
will
be
supp
orte
d by
pol
icie
s an
d pr
actic
es th
roug
hout
the
syst
em.
The
Sta
ndar
ds h
elp
to c
hart
the
cour
se in
to th
e fu
ture
. The
y bu
ild o
n th
e be
st o
f cu
rren
t pra
ctic
e, y
et ta
keus
bey
ond
the
cons
trai
nts
of p
rese
nt S
truc
ture
s of
sch
oolin
g, to
war
d a
shar
ed v
isio
n.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Dra
ft N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
4I
5
GO
AL
S FO
R S
CH
OO
L S
CIE
NC
E
The
goa
ls f
or s
choo
l sci
ence
that
und
erlie
the
Nat
iona
lSc
ienc
e E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s ar
e to
edu
cate
stu
dent
s w
hoar
e ab
le to
:
IN u
se s
cien
tific
pri
ncip
les
and
proc
esse
s ap
prop
riat
ely
in m
akin
gpe
rson
al d
ecis
ions
;
IS e
xper
ienc
e th
e ri
chne
ss a
nd e
xcite
men
t of
know
ing
abou
t and
unde
rsta
ndin
g th
e na
tura
l wor
ld;
El i
ncre
ase
thei
r ec
onom
ic p
rodu
ctiv
ity; a
nd
E l
enga
ge in
telli
gent
ly in
pub
lic d
isco
urse
and
deb
ate
abou
tm
atte
rs o
f sc
ient
ific
and
tech
nolo
gica
l con
cern
.
Ach
ievi
ng th
ese
prim
ary
goal
s of
sci
ence
edu
catio
n al
sosh
ould
res
ult i
n st
uden
ts w
ho a
re a
war
e of
car
eers
in s
cien
ce,
tech
nolo
gy a
nd th
e he
alth
pro
fess
ions
.
Ach
ievi
ng th
ese
goal
s is
pos
sibl
e w
hen
all
citiz
ens
are
scie
ntif
ical
ly li
tera
te.
The
sta
ndar
ds f
or c
onte
nt d
efin
e w
hat t
hesc
ient
ific
ally
lite
rate
per
son
shou
ld u
nder
stan
d an
d be
abl
e to
do
afte
r13
yea
rs o
f sc
hool
ing.
The
sta
ndar
ds f
or a
sses
smen
t, te
achi
ng, p
rogr
am, a
nd s
yste
mde
scri
be th
e co
nditi
ons
nece
ssar
y to
ach
ieve
the
goal
of
scie
ntif
iclit
erac
y fo
r al
l stu
dent
s, in
clud
ing
oppo
rtun
ities
for
stu
dent
s to
lear
nan
d fo
r te
ache
rs to
teac
h.
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
stan
dard
s ca
lls f
or s
choo
ls to
be
cent
ers
for
inqu
iry
and
for
an e
duca
tiona
l sys
tem
that
sup
port
s su
chsc
hool
s an
d te
ache
rs.
PRIN
CIP
LE
S U
ND
ER
LY
ING
TH
EN
AT
ION
AL
SC
IEN
CE
ED
UC
AT
ION
STA
ND
AR
DS
El A
ll st
uden
ts, r
egar
dles
s of
gen
der,
cul
tura
l or
ethn
icba
ckgr
ound
, phy
sica
l or
lear
ning
dis
abili
ties,
asp
irat
ions
, or
inte
rest
and
mot
ivat
ion
in s
cien
ce, s
houl
d ha
ve th
eop
port
unity
to a
ttain
hig
her
leve
ls o
f sc
ient
ific
lite
racy
than
they
do
curr
ently
. Thi
s is
a p
rinc
iple
of
equi
ty.
Ea
All
stud
ents
will
lear
n al
l sci
ence
in th
e co
nten
t sta
ndar
ds.
El A
ll st
uden
ts w
ill d
evel
op s
cien
ce k
now
ledg
e as
def
ined
in th
eco
nten
t sta
ndar
ds a
nd a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of s
cien
ce th
aten
able
s th
em to
use
thei
r kn
owle
dge
as it
rel
ates
to s
cien
tific
,pe
rson
al, s
ocia
l, an
d hi
stor
ical
per
spec
tives
.
IS L
earn
ing
scie
nce
is a
n ac
tive
proc
ess.
For
all s
tude
nts
to u
nder
stan
d m
ore
scie
nce,
less
em
phas
ism
ust b
e gi
ven
to s
ome
scie
nce
cont
ent a
nd m
ore
reso
urce
s,su
ch a
s tim
e, p
erso
nnel
, and
mat
eria
ls m
ust b
e de
vote
d to
scie
nce
educ
atio
n.
IS S
choo
l sci
ence
mus
t ref
lect
the
inte
llect
ual t
radi
tion
that
char
acte
rize
s th
e pr
actic
e of
con
tem
pora
ry s
cien
ce.
® I
mpr
ovin
g sc
ienc
e ed
ucat
ion
is p
art o
f sy
stem
ic e
duca
tion
refo
rm.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
Dra
ft w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble u
pon
requ
est.
2
7
TE
AC
HIN
G S
TA
ND
AR
DS
scie
nce
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rds
prov
ide
crite
ria
to b
e us
ed in
mak
ing
judg
men
ts a
bout
the
qual
ity o
f cl
assr
oom
sci
ence
teac
hing
.
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rd A
Plan
ning
a S
cien
ce P
rogr
am:
Tea
cher
s of
sci
ence
pla
n an
inqu
iry-
base
d sc
ienc
e pr
ogra
m f
or th
eir
stud
ents
. In
doin
g th
is, t
hey
shou
ld in
corp
orat
e th
e el
emen
ts d
iscu
ssed
belo
w.
Tea
cher
s de
velo
p a
fram
ewor
k of
yea
rlon
g an
d sh
ort-
term
goal
s fo
r st
uden
ts.
M T
each
ers
sele
ct s
cien
ce c
onte
nt a
nd a
dapt
and
des
ign
curr
icul
ato
mee
t the
par
ticul
ar in
tere
sts,
kno
wle
dge,
ski
lls, a
ndex
peri
ence
s of
stu
dent
s.
El T
each
ing
stra
tegi
es th
at s
uppo
rt th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
stud
ent
unde
rsta
ndin
g an
d nu
rtur
e a
com
mun
ity o
f sc
ienc
e le
arne
rs a
reus
ed.
El T
each
ers
wor
k to
geth
er w
ith c
olle
ague
s w
ithin
and
acr
oss
disc
iplin
es a
nd g
rade
leve
ls.
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rd B
Gui
ding
and
Fac
ilita
ting
Lear
ning
:T
each
ers
of s
cien
ce g
uide
and
faci
litat
e le
arni
ng.
la T
each
ers
of s
cien
ce f
ocus
and
sup
port
inqu
irie
s as
they
inte
ract
with
thei
r st
uden
ts.
fa T
each
ers
orch
estr
ate
disc
ours
e am
ong
stud
ents
abo
ut s
cien
tific
idea
s.
El T
each
ers
chal
leng
e st
uden
ts to
take
res
pons
ibili
ty f
or th
eir
own
lear
ning
and
to w
ork
colla
bora
tivel
y.
MI
Tea
cher
s re
cogn
ize
and
resp
ond
to s
tude
nt d
iver
sity
and
enco
urag
e al
l stu
dent
s to
par
ticip
ate
fully
in s
cien
ce le
arni
ng.
Tea
cher
s en
cour
age
and
mod
el th
e sk
ills
of s
cien
tific
inqu
iry
asw
ell a
s th
e cu
rios
ity, o
penn
ess
to n
ew id
eas,
and
ske
ptic
ism
that
char
acte
rize
sci
ence
.
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rd C
Ass
essi
ng L
earn
ing
and
Tea
chin
g:T
each
ers
of s
cien
ce e
ngag
e in
ong
oing
ass
essm
ent o
f th
eir
teac
hing
and
of s
tude
nt le
arni
ng.
1111
Tea
cher
s sy
stem
atic
ally
gat
her
data
on
stud
ents
and
thei
rde
velo
pmen
t.
MI
Tea
cher
s an
alyz
e as
sess
men
t dat
a to
gui
de te
achi
ng.
IN T
each
ers
guid
e st
uden
ts in
sel
f as
sess
men
t.
MI
Tea
cher
s us
e st
uden
t dat
a, o
bser
vatio
ns o
f te
achi
ng, a
ndin
tera
ctio
ns w
ith c
olle
ague
s to
ref
lect
on
and
impr
ove
teac
hing
prac
tice.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Dra
ft N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
3
89
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rd D
Des
igni
ng a
nd M
anag
ing
the
Phys
ical
Env
iron
men
t: T
each
ers
of s
cien
ce d
esig
n an
dm
anag
e le
arni
ngen
viro
nmen
ts th
at p
rovi
de s
tude
nts
with
the
time,
spac
e, a
nd r
esou
rces
need
ed f
or le
arni
ng s
cien
ce.
If T
each
ers
stru
ctur
e th
e tim
e av
aila
ble
so th
at s
tude
nts
are
able
to e
ngag
e in
ext
ende
d in
vest
igat
ions
.
Tea
cher
s cr
eate
a s
ettin
g fo
r st
uden
t wor
k th
at is
fle
xibl
e an
dsu
ppor
tive
of s
cien
ce in
quir
1.
1/1
Tea
cher
s en
sure
a s
afe
wor
king
env
iron
men
t.
MI
Tea
cher
s m
ake
the
avai
labl
e sc
ienc
e to
ols,
mat
eria
ls, p
rint
reso
urce
s, a
nd te
chno
logi
cal r
esou
rces
acc
essi
ble
to a
llst
uden
ts.
El T
each
ers
iden
tify
and
use
reso
urce
s ou
tsid
e th
e sc
hool
.
Tea
cher
s en
gage
stu
dent
s in
des
igni
ng th
e le
arni
ngen
viro
nmen
t.
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rd E
Bui
ldin
g L
earn
ing
Com
mun
ities
:T
each
ers
of s
cien
ce d
evel
op c
omm
uniti
es o
f sc
ienc
e le
arne
rs th
atre
flec
t the
inte
llect
ual r
igor
of
scie
ntif
ic in
quir
y an
d th
e at
titud
es a
ndso
cial
val
ues
cond
uciv
e to
sci
ence
lear
ning
.
IN T
each
ers
disp
lay
and
dem
and
resp
ect f
or th
e id
eas,
ski
lls, a
ndex
peri
ence
s of
all
stud
ents
.
IS T
each
ers
give
stu
dent
s a
sign
ific
ant v
oice
in d
ecis
ions
abo
utth
e co
nten
t and
con
text
of
thei
r w
ork
and
requ
ire
stud
ents
tota
ke r
espo
nsib
ility
for
the
lear
ning
of
all m
embe
rs o
f th
eco
mm
unity
.
IS T
each
ers
nurt
ure
colla
bora
tion
amon
g st
uden
ts.
1111
Tea
cher
s st
ruct
ure
and
faci
litat
e on
goin
g fo
rmal
and
info
rmal
disc
ussi
on b
ased
on
a sh
ared
und
erst
andi
ng o
f ru
les
ofsc
ient
ific
dis
cour
se.
El T
each
ers
mod
el a
nd e
mph
asiz
e th
e sk
ills,
atti
tude
s, a
nd v
alue
sof
sci
entif
ic in
quir
y.
Tea
chin
g St
anda
rd F
Scho
ol P
lann
ing:
Tea
cher
s of
sci
ence
activ
ely
part
icip
ate
in th
e on
goin
g pl
anni
ng a
nd d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
scho
ol s
cien
ce p
rogr
am.
111
Tea
cher
s pl
an a
nd d
evel
op th
e sc
hool
sci
ence
prog
ram
.
11 T
each
ers
have
a v
oice
in d
ecis
ions
con
cern
ing
allo
catio
n of
time
and
othe
r re
sour
ces
to th
e sc
ienc
epr
ogra
m.
la T
each
ers
plan
and
impl
emen
t pro
fess
iona
l gro
wth
and
deve
lopm
ent s
trat
egie
s fo
r th
emse
lves
and
thei
r co
lleag
ues.
Thi
s su
riun
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
Dra
ft w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
41
011
PRO
FESS
ION
AL
DE
VE
LO
PME
NT
ST
AN
DA
RD
S
prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t Sta
ndar
ds p
rovi
de c
rite
ria
to b
e us
ed in
mak
ing
judg
men
ts a
bout
the
qual
ity o
f pr
ofes
sion
alde
velo
pmen
t opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r te
ache
rs o
f sc
ienc
e. T
hese
sta
ndar
ds p
rese
nt a
vie
w o
f pr
ofes
sion
al d
evel
opm
ent t
hat w
illhe
lp p
ract
icin
g an
d pr
ospe
ctiv
e te
ache
rs o
f sc
ienc
e ga
in th
e kn
owle
dge,
und
erst
andi
ng, a
nd a
bilil
y to
impl
emen
t the
visi
on o
f th
e N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s.
Prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t Sta
ndar
d A
Lea
rnin
g Sc
ienc
eC
onte
nt: T
he p
rofe
ssio
nal d
evel
opm
ent o
f te
ache
rs o
f sc
ienc
ere
quir
es le
arni
ng s
cien
ce c
onte
nt th
roug
h th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
es a
ndm
etho
ds o
f in
quir
y.
E S
cien
ce le
arni
ng e
xper
ienc
es in
volv
e te
ache
rs in
act
ivel
yin
vest
igat
ing
scie
ntif
ic p
heno
men
a, in
terp
retin
g re
sults
, and
mak
ing
pers
onal
sen
se o
f fi
ndin
gs c
onsi
sten
t with
cur
rent
lyac
cept
ed s
cien
tific
und
erst
andi
ng.
E L
earn
ing
expe
rien
ces
addr
ess
issu
es, e
vent
s, p
robl
ems,
or
topi
cs s
igni
fica
nt in
sci
ence
and
of
inte
rest
to p
artic
ipan
ts.
E T
each
ers
are
intr
oduc
ed to
sci
entif
ic li
tera
ture
, med
ia a
ndte
chno
logi
cal r
esou
rces
that
exp
and
thei
r sc
ienc
e kn
owle
dge
and
thei
r ab
ility
to a
cces
s fu
rthe
r kn
owle
dge.
gi E
xper
ienc
es b
uild
on
the
teac
her's
cur
rent
sci
ence
kno
wle
dge,
skill
s, a
nd a
ttitu
des.
m L
earn
ing
expe
rien
ces
inco
rpor
ate
ongo
ing
refl
ectio
n on
the
proc
ess
and
outc
omes
of
unde
rsta
ndin
g sc
ienc
e th
roug
hin
quir
y.
in T
each
ers
are
to b
e en
cour
aged
and
sup
port
ed in
eff
orts
toco
llabo
rate
.
Prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t Sta
ndar
d B
Lea
rnin
g to
Tea
chSc
ienc
e: P
rofe
ssio
nal d
evel
opm
ent o
f te
ache
rs o
f sc
ienc
e re
quir
esin
tegr
atin
g kn
owle
dge
of s
cien
ce, l
earn
ing,
ped
agog
y, a
nd s
tude
nts
and
appl
ying
that
und
erst
andi
ng to
sci
ence
teac
hing
. Lea
rnin
gex
peri
ence
s fo
r te
ache
rs o
f sc
ienc
e in
corp
orat
e th
e fo
llow
ing
aspe
cts.
111
Exp
erie
nces
con
nect
and
inte
grat
e al
l asp
ects
of
scie
nce
and
scie
nce
educ
atio
n.
% L
earn
ing
to te
ach
scie
nce
take
s pl
ace
in a
ctua
l cla
ssro
oms
toill
ustr
ate
and
mod
el e
ffec
tive
scie
nce
teac
hing
and
per
mit
teac
hers
to s
trug
gle
with
rea
l situ
atio
ns, p
ract
ice,
and
exp
and
know
ledg
e an
d sk
ills
in a
n ap
prop
riat
e co
ntex
t.
Si L
earn
ing
expe
rien
ces
addr
ess
teac
hers
' dev
elop
men
tal n
eeds
and
build
on
thei
r cu
rren
t kno
wle
dge
of s
cien
ce c
onte
nt,
teac
hing
, and
lear
ning
.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
Mal
t whi
ch w
as p
ublis
hed
Nov
embe
r, 1
994.
Cop
ies
avai
labl
e up
on r
eque
st.
S
1213
9 T
each
ers
use
inqu
iry,
ref
lect
ion,
inte
rpre
tatio
n of
res
earc
hpa
pers
, mod
elin
g, a
nd g
uide
d pr
actic
e to
bui
ld u
nder
stan
ding
and
skill
in s
cien
ce te
achi
ng
Prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t Sta
ndar
d C
Lea
rnin
g to
Lea
rn: T
hepr
ofes
sion
al d
evel
opm
ent o
f te
ache
rs o
f sc
ienc
e en
able
s th
em to
bui
ldth
e kn
owle
dge,
ski
lls, a
nd a
ttitu
des
need
ed to
eng
age
in li
felo
ngle
arni
ng. S
cien
ce le
arni
ng e
xper
ienc
es f
or te
ache
rs e
ncom
pass
the
elem
ents
bel
ow.
9 R
egul
ar, f
requ
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
are
prov
ided
for
indi
vidu
alan
d co
llegi
al e
xam
inat
ion
and
refl
ectio
n on
cla
ssro
om a
ndin
stitu
tiona
l pra
ctic
e.
9 O
ppor
tuni
ties
are
prov
ided
for
teac
hers
to r
ecei
ve f
eedb
ack
abou
t the
ir te
achi
ng a
nd to
und
erst
and,
ana
lyze
, and
app
ly th
atfe
edba
ck to
impr
ove
thei
r pr
actic
e.
9 E
xper
ienc
es p
rovi
de o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
teac
hers
to le
arn
and
use
vari
ous
tool
s an
d te
chni
ques
for
sel
f an
d co
llegi
alre
flec
tion,
suc
h as
pee
r co
achi
ng, p
ortf
olio
s, a
nd jo
urna
ls.
9 Sh
arin
g of
teac
her
expe
rtis
e is
sup
port
ed b
y pr
epar
ing
and
usin
g m
ento
rs, t
each
er a
dvis
ors,
coa
ches
, lea
d te
ache
rs, a
ndre
sour
ce te
ache
rs to
pro
vide
pro
fess
iona
l dev
elop
men
top
port
uniti
es
9 O
ppor
tuni
ties
are
prov
ided
to k
now
and
hav
e ac
cess
toex
istin
g re
sear
ch a
nd e
xper
ient
ial k
now
ledg
e.
9 O
ppor
tuni
ties
are
prov
ided
to le
arn
and
use
the
skill
s of
rese
arch
to g
ener
ate
new
kno
wle
dge
abou
t sci
ence
and
the
teac
hing
e,n
d le
arni
ng o
f sc
ienc
e.
Prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t Sta
ndar
d D
Dev
elop
ing
Prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t Pro
gram
s: P
rese
rvic
e an
d in
serv
ice
prof
essi
onal
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
ams
for
teac
hers
of
scie
nce
are
cohe
rent
and
inte
grat
ed. Q
ualit
y pr
ogra
ms
have
the
follo
win
g ch
arac
teri
stic
s.
9 C
lear
and
sha
red
goal
s ba
sed
on a
vis
ion
of s
cien
ce le
arni
ng,
teac
hing
, and
teac
her
deve
lopm
ent c
ongr
uent
with
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
are
esse
ntia
l.
9 Pr
ogra
m c
ompo
nent
s ar
e in
tegr
ated
and
coo
rdin
ated
so
that
unde
rsta
ndin
g an
d sk
ills
can
be b
uilt
over
tim
e, r
einf
orce
dco
ntin
uous
ly, a
nd p
ract
iced
in a
var
iety
of
situ
atio
ns.
9 T
he p
rogr
ams
have
opt
ions
that
rec
ogni
ze th
e de
velo
pmen
tal
natu
re o
f te
ache
r pr
ofes
sion
al g
row
th a
nd in
divi
dual
and
grou
p in
tere
sts,
as
wel
l as
the
need
s of
teac
hers
who
hav
eva
ryin
g de
gree
s of
exp
erie
nce,
pro
fess
iona
l exp
ertis
e, a
ndpr
ofic
ienc
y.
9 T
he p
eopl
e in
volv
ed in
pro
gram
s, in
clud
ing
teac
hers
, tea
cher
educ
ator
s, s
cien
tists
, adm
inis
trat
ors,
pol
icym
aker
s an
dbu
sine
ss p
eopl
e m
ust c
olla
bora
tew
ith c
lear
res
pect
for
the
uniq
ue p
ersp
ectiv
es a
nd e
xper
tise
of e
ach.
9 T
he h
isto
ry, c
ultu
re, a
nd o
rgan
izat
ion
of th
e sc
hool
envi
ronm
ent a
re r
ecog
nize
d.
9 C
ontin
uous
pro
gram
ass
essm
ent i
s re
quir
ed th
at c
aptu
res
the
pers
pect
ives
of
all t
hose
invo
lved
, use
s a
vari
ety
of f
orm
al a
ndin
form
al s
trat
egie
s, f
ocus
es o
n th
e pr
oces
s an
d ef
fect
s of
the
prog
ram
, and
fee
ds d
irec
tly in
to p
rogr
am im
prov
emen
t and
eval
uatio
n.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
Dra
ft w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble u
pon
requ
est.
6
14
15
ASS
ESS
ME
NT
ST
AN
DA
RD
S
The
Ass
essm
ent S
tand
ards
pro
vide
cri
teri
ato
judg
e th
e qu
ality
of
the
asse
ssm
ent p
ract
ices
used
by
teac
hers
and
sta
tean
d fe
dera
l age
ncie
s to
mea
sure
stu
dent
ach
ieve
men
t and
the
oppo
rtun
ity p
rovi
ded
stud
ents
to le
arn
scie
nce.
By
iden
tifyi
ng e
ssen
tial c
hara
cter
istic
s of
exe
mpl
ary
asse
ssm
ent p
ract
ices
, the
sta
ndar
dsse
rve
as g
uide
s fo
r th
ose
deve
lopi
ng a
sses
smen
t pra
ctic
es a
nd p
olic
ies.
Ass
essm
ent S
tand
ard
AC
oord
inat
ion
with
Int
ende
dPu
rpos
es: A
sses
smen
ts a
re c
onsi
sten
t with
the
deci
sion
s th
eyar
ede
sign
ed to
info
rm.
MB
Ass
essm
ents
are
del
iber
atel
y de
sign
ed.
El A
sses
smen
ts h
ave
expl
icitl
y st
ated
purp
oses
.
The
rel
atio
nshi
p be
twee
n th
e de
cisi
ons
and
the
data
sho
uld
be c
lear
.
El A
sses
smen
ts p
roce
dure
s ar
e in
tern
ally
con
sist
ent.
Ass
essm
ent S
tand
ard
BM
easu
ring
Stu
dent
Ach
ieve
men
t and
Opp
ortu
nity
to L
earn
: Ach
ieve
men
t and
,opp
ortu
nity
to le
arn
scie
nce
mus
t bot
h be
ass
esse
d.
Ach
ieve
men
t dat
a co
llect
ed f
ocus
es o
n th
e sc
ienc
e co
nten
tth
at is
mos
t im
port
ant f
or s
tude
nts
to le
arn.
El O
ppor
tuni
ty-t
o-le
arn
data
col
lect
ed f
ocus
es o
n th
e m
ost
pow
erfu
l ind
icat
ors
of th
e st
uden
ts' o
ppor
tuni
ty to
lear
n.
Equ
al a
ttent
ion
mus
t be
give
n to
the
asse
ssm
ent o
fop
port
unity
to le
arn
and
to th
e as
sess
men
t of
stud
ent
achi
evem
ent.
Ass
essm
ent S
tand
ard
C M
atch
ing
Tec
hnic
alQ
ualit
y of
Dat
aw
ith C
onse
quen
ces:
The
tech
nica
l qua
lity
of th
eda
ta c
olle
cted
isw
ell m
atch
ed to
the
cons
eque
nces
of
the
deci
sion
san
d ac
tions
take
non
the
basi
s of
its
inte
rpre
tatio
n.
al T
he f
eatu
re th
at is
cla
imed
to b
e m
easu
red
is a
ctua
llym
easu
red.
El A
sses
smen
t tas
ks a
re a
uthe
ntic
.
Elf
An
indi
vidu
al s
tude
nt's
per
form
ance
is th
esa
me
on tw
o or
mor
e ta
sks
that
cla
im to
mea
sure
the
sam
e as
pect
of
stud
ent
achi
evem
ent.
El S
tude
nts
have
ade
quat
e op
port
unity
to d
emon
stra
teth
eir
achi
evem
ents
.
Ei A
sses
smen
t tas
ks a
nd m
etho
ds o
f pr
esen
ting
them
prov
ide
data
that
are
suf
fici
ently
sta
ble
to le
adto
the
sam
e de
cisi
on if
used
at d
iffe
rent
tim
es.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
Dra
ft w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4.C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
716
,17
Ass
essm
ent S
tand
ard
D A
void
ing
Bia
s: A
sses
smen
t pra
ctic
esm
ust b
e fa
ir.
Ei A
sses
smen
t tas
ks m
ust b
e re
view
ed f
or th
eus
e of
ste
reot
ypes
,fo
r as
sum
ptio
ns th
at r
efle
ct th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
esor
exp
erie
nces
of
apa
rtic
ular
gro
up, f
or la
ngua
ge th
at m
ight
be
offe
nsiv
e to
apa
rtic
ular
gro
up, a
nd f
or o
ther
fea
ture
s th
at m
ight
dis
trac
tst
uden
ts f
rom
the
inte
nded
task
.
la L
arge
-sca
le a
sses
smen
ts m
ust u
se s
tatis
tical
tech
niqu
es to
iden
tify
diff
eren
tial p
erfo
rman
ce a
mon
g su
bgro
ups
that
sign
al p
oten
tial b
ias.
Ass
essm
ent t
asks
mus
t be
appr
opri
atel
y m
odif
ied
toac
com
mod
ate
the
need
s of
stu
dent
s w
ith p
hysi
cal d
isab
ilitie
s,le
arni
ng d
isab
ilitie
s or
lim
ited
Eng
lish
prof
icie
ncy.
In A
sses
smen
t tas
ks m
ust b
e se
t in
a va
riet
y of
con
text
s,en
gagi
ng to
stu
dent
s w
ith d
iffe
rent
inte
rest
s an
d ex
peri
ence
san
d m
ust n
ot a
ssum
e th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
e or
exp
erie
nce
ofa
part
icul
ar g
ende
r, r
acia
l, or
eth
nic
grou
p.
Ass
essm
ent S
tand
ard
EM
akin
g So
und
Infe
renc
es: T
hein
fere
nces
mad
e fr
om a
sses
smen
ts a
bout
stu
dent
ach
ieve
men
t and
oppo
rtun
ity to
lear
n m
ust b
e so
und.
af W
hen
mak
ing
infe
renc
es f
rom
ass
essm
ent d
ata
abou
t stu
dent
achi
evem
ent a
nd o
ppor
tuni
ty to
lear
n sc
ienc
e, e
xplic
itre
fere
nce
need
s to
be
mad
e to
the
assu
mpt
ions
on w
hich
the
infe
renc
es a
re b
ased
.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
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ftw
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
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ble
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uest
.
8
1.b
19
rr-
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS
The
Sta
ndar
ds p
rese
nted
in th
is c
hapt
er o
utlin
e w
hat s
tude
nts
shou
ld k
now
, und
erst
and,
and
be
able
to d
o in
natu
ral s
cien
ce. T
he s
tand
ards
wer
e de
sign
ed a
ndde
velo
ped
as o
ne c
ompo
nent
of
the
com
preh
ensi
ve v
isio
n of
scie
nce
educ
atio
n pr
esen
ted
in th
e N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s.T
he e
ight
cat
egor
ies
are:
E S
cien
ce a
s In
quir
y
13 P
hysi
cal S
cien
ce
Ei L
ife
Scie
nce
El E
arth
and
Spa
ce S
cien
ce
E S
cien
ce a
nd T
echn
olog
y
E S
cien
ce in
Per
sona
l & S
ocia
l rer
spec
tives
Ela
His
tory
and
Nat
ure
of S
cien
ce
/111
Uni
fyin
g C
once
pts
and
Proc
esse
s
The
se c
onte
nt s
tand
ards
can
not b
e us
ed e
ffec
tivel
y w
ithou
t als
o us
ing
the
stan
dard
s de
scri
bed
in th
ete
achi
ng, p
rofe
ssio
nal
deve
lopm
ent,
asse
ssm
ent,
prog
ram
, and
sys
tem
sta
ndar
ds; n
or w
ill im
plem
enta
tion
be s
ucce
ssfu
l if
only
a s
ubse
t of
thes
e st
anda
rds
isus
ed, s
uch
as im
plem
entin
g on
ly th
e su
bjec
t mat
ter
stan
dard
s of
phy
sica
l, lif
e an
d ea
rth
scie
nce.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
Dra
ft w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
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21
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
SC
IEN
CE
AS
INQ
UIR
Y(t
he n
umbe
red
poin
ts fo
llow
ing
each
bul
lete
d ite
m a
re s
ampl
es o
f the
se s
tand
ards
mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n is
ava
ilabl
e in
the
Dra
ft)
Gra
des
K-4
18 A
bilit
ies
nece
ssar
y to
do
scie
ntif
ic in
quir
y
1. A
sk a
que
stio
n ab
out o
bjec
ts,
orga
nism
s, a
nd e
vent
s in
the
envi
ronm
ent.
2.Pl
an a
nd c
ondu
ct a
sim
ple
inve
stig
atio
n.3.
Em
ploy
sim
ple
equi
pmen
t and
tool
sto
gat
her
data
and
ext
end
the
sens
es.
El U
nder
stan
ding
abo
ut s
cien
tific
inqu
iry
1.Sc
ient
ific
inve
stig
atio
ns in
volv
e as
king
and
answ
erin
g a
ques
tion
and
com
pari
ng th
e an
swer
to w
hat
scie
ntis
ts a
lrea
dy k
now
abo
ut th
ew
orld
.2.
Scie
ntis
ts u
se d
iffe
rent
kin
ds o
fin
vest
igat
ions
dep
endi
ng o
n th
equ
estio
ns th
ey a
re tr
ying
to a
nsw
er.
3.Si
mpl
e in
stru
men
ts, l
ike
mag
nifi
ers,
ther
mom
eter
s, a
nd r
uler
s pr
ovid
em
ore
info
rmat
ion
than
sci
entis
tsob
tain
usi
ng o
nly
thei
r se
nses
.
Gra
des
5-8
El A
bilit
ies
of s
cien
tific
inqu
iry
1.Id
entif
y qu
estio
ns th
at c
an b
ean
swer
ed th
roug
h sc
ient
ific
inve
stig
atio
ns2.
Des
ign
and
cond
uct a
sci
entif
icin
vest
igat
ion.
3. U
se a
ppro
pria
te to
ols
and
tech
niqu
es to
gat
her,
ana
lyze
,an
d in
terp
ret d
ata.
El U
nder
stan
ding
abo
ut s
cien
tific
inqu
iry
1.D
iffe
rent
kin
ds o
f qu
estio
nssu
gges
t dif
fere
nt k
inds
of
scie
ntif
ic in
vest
igat
ions
.2.
Cur
rent
sci
entif
ic k
now
ledg
ean
d w
hat s
cien
tists
und
erst
and
guid
e sc
ient
ific
inve
stig
atio
ns.
3.T
echn
olog
y us
ed in
dat
aga
ther
ing
enha
nces
acc
urac
yan
d al
low
s sc
ient
ists
tom
anip
ulat
e an
d qu
antif
y re
sults
of in
vest
igat
ions
.
Gra
des
9-12
M A
bilit
ies
of s
cien
tific
inqu
iry
1.Id
entif
y qu
estio
ns a
nd c
once
pts
that
gui
desc
ient
ific
inve
stig
atio
ns.
2. D
esig
n an
d co
nduc
t sci
entif
ic in
vest
igat
ions
.3.
Use
tech
nolo
gy to
impr
ove
inve
stig
atio
nsan
d co
mm
unic
atio
ns.
M U
nder
stan
ding
abo
ut s
cien
tific
inqu
iry
1.Sc
ient
ists
usu
ally
bas
e th
eir
inve
stig
atio
nson
exi
sten
ce q
uest
ions
or
caus
al-f
unct
iona
lqu
estio
ns.
2.Sc
ient
ists
con
duct
inve
stig
atio
ns f
or a
vari
ety
of r
easo
ns, s
uch
as e
xplo
ratio
n of
new
are
as, d
isco
very
of
new
asp
ects
of
the
natu
ral w
orld
, con
firm
atio
n of
pri
orin
vest
igat
ions
, pre
dict
ion
of c
urre
ntth
eori
es, a
nd c
ompa
riso
n of
mod
els
and
theo
ries
.3.
Scie
ntis
ts r
ely
on te
chno
logy
to e
nhan
ce th
ega
ther
ing
and
man
ipul
atio
n of
dat
a.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Dra
ft N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
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23
1
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
PH
YSI
CA
LSC
IEN
CE
Gra
des
K-4
Prop
ertie
s of
obj
ects
and
mat
eria
ls
IS P
ositi
on a
nd m
otio
n of
obj
ects
B1
Lig
ht, h
eat,
elec
tric
ity, a
ndm
agne
tism
Gra
des
5-8
M P
rope
rtie
s an
d ch
ange
s of
pro
pert
ies
inm
atte
r
Mot
ions
and
for
ces
Tra
nsfo
rmat
ions
of
ener
gy
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
LIF
E S
CIE
NC
EG
rade
s K
-4G
rade
s 5-
8
la T
he c
hara
cter
istic
s of
orga
nism
s
MI
Lif
e cy
cles
of
orga
nism
s
1121
Org
anis
ms
and
envi
ronm
ents
IM S
truc
ture
and
fun
ctio
n in
livi
ngsy
stem
s
Rep
rodu
ctio
n an
d he
redi
ty
113
Reg
ulat
ion
and
beha
vior
111
Popu
latio
ns a
nd e
cosy
stem
s
El D
iver
sity
and
ada
ptat
ions
of
orga
nism
s
Gra
des
9-12
M T
he s
truc
ture
of
atom
s
El S
truc
ture
and
pro
pert
ies
of m
atte
r
ta C
hem
ical
rea
ctio
ns
113
Forc
es a
nd m
otio
ns
M C
onse
rvat
ion
of e
nerg
y an
d th
e in
crea
se in
dis
orde
r
lej I
nter
actio
ns o
f en
ergy
and
mat
ter
Gra
des
9-1a
si T
he c
ell
The
mol
ecul
ar b
asis
of
here
dity
Bio
logi
cal e
volu
tion
Inte
rdep
ende
nce
of o
rgan
ism
s
M M
atte
r, e
nerg
y, a
nd o
rgan
izat
ion
of li
ving
sys
tem
s
Ner
vous
sys
tem
and
the
beha
vior
of
orga
nism
s
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Dra
ft N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
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uest
.
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CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
EA
RT
H A
ND
SPA
CE
SC
IEN
CE
Grd
es K
-4
la P
rope
rtie
s of
Ear
th m
ater
ials
Ea
Obj
ects
in th
e sk
y
Gra
des
5-8
MI
Stru
ctur
e of
the
Ear
th s
yste
m
la E
arth
's h
isto
ry
El E
arth
in th
e so
lar
syst
em
Gra
des
9-12
Ene
rgy
in th
e E
arth
sys
tem
Geo
chem
ical
cyc
les
lia T
he o
rigi
n an
d ev
olut
ion
of th
e E
arth
syst
em
111
Ori
gin
and
evol
utio
n of
the
univ
erse
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
SC
IEN
CE
AN
D T
EC
HN
OL
OG
Y(t
he n
umbe
red
poin
ts fo
llow
ing
each
bul
lete
d ite
m a
re s
ampl
es o
f the
se s
tand
ards
mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n is
ava
ilabl
e in
the
Dra
ft)
Gra
des
K-4
Gra
des
5-8
Gra
des
9-12
Ei A
bilit
ies
to d
istin
guis
h be
twee
n na
tura
lob
ject
s an
d ob
ject
s m
ade
by h
uman
sE
l Abi
litie
s of
tech
nolo
gica
l des
ign
1.Id
entif
y ap
prop
riat
e pr
oble
ms
for
MI
Abi
litie
s of
tech
nolo
gica
l des
ign.
1.Id
entif
y a
prob
lem
or
desi
gn a
nI.
Som
e ob
ject
s oc
cur
in n
atur
e w
hile
oth
ers
tech
nolo
gica
l des
ign.
oppo
rtun
ity.
have
bee
n de
sign
ed a
nd m
ade
by p
eopl
e to
2.D
esig
n a
solu
tion
or p
rodu
ct.
2.Pr
opos
e de
sign
s an
d ch
oose
solv
e hu
man
pro
blem
s.3.
Impl
emen
t a p
ropo
sed
desi
gn.
betw
een
alte
rnat
ive
solu
tions
.2.
Obj
ects
can
be
cate
gori
zed
into
two
grou
ps, n
atur
al a
nd d
esig
ned.
3.Im
plem
ent a
pro
pose
d so
lutio
n.
IN A
bilit
ies
of te
chno
logi
cal d
esig
n
1.Id
entif
y a
sim
ple
prob
lem
.2.
Prop
ose
a so
lutio
n.3.
Im
plem
entin
g pr
opos
ed s
olut
ions
.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Dra
ft N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s w
hich
was
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lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
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4. C
opie
s ava
ilabl
e up
on r
eque
st.
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262'
'I
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
SC
IEN
CE
AN
D T
EC
HN
OL
OG
Y C
ON
T'D
(the
num
bere
d po
ints
follo
win
g ea
ch b
ulkt
ed it
emar
e sa
mpl
es o
f the
se s
tand
ards
mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n is
ava
ilabl
e in
the
Dra
ft)
Gra
des
K-4
I/ U
nder
stan
ding
abo
ut s
cien
ce a
ndte
chno
logy
.
1.Sc
ient
ists
and
eng
inee
rs o
ften
wor
k in
team
sw
ith d
iffe
rent
indi
vidu
als
doin
g di
ffer
ent
thin
gs th
at c
ontr
ibut
e to
the
resu
lts.
2. W
omen
and
men
of
all a
ges,
bac
kgro
unds
,an
d gr
oups
eng
age
in th
e va
riet
ies
ofsc
ient
ific
and
tech
nolo
gica
l wor
k.3.
Too
ls h
elp
scie
ntis
ts m
ake
bette
rob
serv
atio
ns, m
easu
rem
ents
, and
equ
ipm
ent
for
inve
stig
atio
ns.
Gra
des
5-3
El U
nder
stan
ding
abo
ut s
cien
ce a
ndte
chno
logy
1.Sc
ient
ific
inqu
iry
and
tech
nolo
gica
lde
sign
hav
e si
mila
ritie
s an
ddi
ffer
ence
s.2.
Man
y di
ffer
ent p
eopl
e in
dif
fere
ntcu
lture
s ha
ve m
ade
and
cont
inue
tom
ake
cont
ribu
tions
to s
cien
ce a
ndte
chno
logy
.3.
Scie
nce
help
s dr
ive
tech
nolo
gy, a
sit
prov
ides
kno
wle
dge
for
bette
run
ders
tand
ing,
inst
rum
ents
and
tech
niqu
es.
Gra
des
9-12
III
Und
erst
andi
ng a
bout
sci
ence
and
tech
nolo
gy.
1.Sc
ient
ists
in d
iffe
rent
dis
cipl
ines
ask
diff
eren
t que
stio
ns, u
sedi
ffer
ent m
etho
ds o
f in
vest
igat
ion,
and
acce
pt d
iffe
rent
type
s of
evid
ence
to s
uppo
rt th
eir
expl
anat
ions
.2.
Scie
ntis
ts a
nd e
ngin
eers
can
onl
yco
nduc
t res
earc
h on
hum
ansu
bjec
ts if
they
hav
e th
e co
nsen
t of
the
subj
ects
.3.
Scie
nce
ofte
n ad
vanc
es w
ith th
ein
trod
uctio
n of
new
tech
nolo
gies
and
solv
ing
tech
nolo
gica
l pro
blem
sof
ten
resu
lts in
new
sci
entif
ickn
owle
dge.
Thi
s su
mm
ary
was
dev
elop
ed f
rom
the
Dra
ft N
atio
nal S
cien
ce E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
s w
hich
was
pub
lishe
d N
ovem
ber,
199
4. C
opie
s av
aila
ble
upon
req
uest
.
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CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
Gra
des
K-4
la P
erso
nal h
ealth
la C
hara
cter
istic
s an
d ch
ange
s in
popu
latio
ns
la T
ypes
of
reso
urce
s
Cha
nges
in e
nvir
onm
ents
Scie
nce
and
tech
nolo
gy in
loca
lch
alle
nges
SCIE
NC
E I
N P
ER
SON
AL
& S
OC
IAL
PE
RSP
EC
TIV
ES
Gra
des
5-8
la P
erso
nal h
ealth
la P
opul
atio
ns, r
esou
rces
, and
envi
ronm
ents
la N
atur
al h
azar
ds
la R
isks
and
ben
efits
al S
cien
ce a
nd te
chno
logy
inso
ciet
y
Gra
des
9-12
111
Pers
onal
and
com
mun
ity h
ealth
111
Popu
latio
n gr
owth
Nat
ural
res
ourc
es
® E
nvir
onm
enta
l qua
lity
al N
atur
al a
nd h
uman
-ind
uced
haz
ards
al S
cien
ce a
nd te
chno
logy
in lo
cal,
natio
nal,
and
glob
al c
hang
es
CO
NT
EN
T S
TA
ND
AR
DS:
HIS
TO
RY
AN
D N
AT
UR
E O
F SC
IEN
CE
Gra
des
K-4
la S
cien
ce a
s a
hum
an e
ndea
vor
Gra
des
5-8
E S
cien
ce a
s a
hum
an e
ndea
vor
11/ N
atur
e of
sci
ence
El H
isto
ry o
f sc
ienc
e
Gra
des
9-12
,
IE S
cien
ce a
s a
hum
an e
ndea
vor
al N
atur
e of
sci
entif
ic k
now
ledg
e
E H
isto
rica
l per
spec
tives
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IFY
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CO
NC
EPT
S A
ND
PR
OC
ESS
ES
Gra
des
K-1
2
I/II
Ord
er a
nd o
rgan
izat
ion
IN E
vide
nce,
mod
els,
and
exp
lana
tion
11 C
onst
ancy
, cha
nge,
and
mea
sure
men
t
El E
volu
tion
and
equi
libri
um
111
Form
and
fun
ctio
n
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mm
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PRO
GR
AM
ST
AN
DA
RD
S
rogr
zun
Stan
dard
s pr
ovid
e cr
iteri
a fo
r ju
dgin
g th
e qu
ality
of
and
cond
ition
s fo
r sc
hool
sci
ence
pro
gram
s. T
hey
focu
son
issu
es a
t the
sch
ool a
nd d
istr
ict l
evel
that
rel
ate
to o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
stud
ents
to le
arn
and
oppo
rtun
ities
for
teac
hers
to te
ach
scie
nce
as d
escr
ibed
in th
e St
anda
rds.
Prog
ram
Sta
ndar
d A
Con
sist
ency
in P
rogr
am: A
ll el
emen
tsof
the
K-1
2 sc
ienc
e pr
ogra
m a
re c
onsi
sten
t with
the
othe
r N
atio
nal
Scie
nce
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rds
and
with
one
ano
ther
and
are
artic
ulat
ed w
ithin
and
acr
oss
grad
e le
vels
to m
eet a
cle
arly
sta
ted
set o
f go
als.
An
effe
ctiv
e sc
ienc
e pr
ogra
m e
ncom
pass
es th
eel
emen
ts d
escr
ibed
bel
ow.
el A
set
of
clea
r go
als
and
expe
ctat
ions
for
stu
dent
s is
use
d to
guid
e th
e de
sign
, im
plem
enta
tion,
and
ass
essm
ent o
f al
lel
emen
ts o
f th
e sc
ienc
e pr
ogra
m.
IN A
cur
ricu
lum
fra
mew
ork
is u
sed
to g
uide
the
sele
ctio
n an
dde
velo
pmen
t of
units
and
cou
rses
of
stud
y.
E T
each
ing
prac
tice
is c
onsi
sten
t with
the
goal
s an
dcu
rric
ulum
fra
mew
ork.
El A
sses
smen
t pol
icie
s an
d pr
actic
es a
re a
ligne
d w
ith g
oals
,st
uden
t exp
ecta
tions
, and
cur
ricu
lum
fra
mew
orks
.
In S
uppo
rt s
yste
ms
and
form
al a
nd in
form
al e
xpec
tatio
ns o
fte
ache
rs a
re a
ligne
d w
ith th
e go
als
and
expe
ctat
ions
for
stud
ents
, and
with
cur
ricu
lum
fra
mew
orks
.
RI
Res
pons
ibili
ty is
cle
arly
def
ined
for
det
erm
inin
g,su
ppor
ting,
and
mai
ntai
ning
all
elem
ents
of
the
scie
nce
prog
ram
.
Prog
ram
Sta
ndar
d B
Cur
ricu
lum
: The
cur
ricu
lum
in s
cien
ce f
oral
l stu
dent
s in
gra
des
IC-1
2 co
ntai
n th
e as
pect
s de
scri
bed
belo
w.
E A
ll th
e co
nten
t sta
ndar
ds a
re in
clud
ed a
nd e
mbe
dded
in a
var
iety
of c
urri
culu
m p
atte
rns
that
are
dev
elop
men
tally
app
ropr
iate
,in
tere
stin
g, a
nd r
elev
ant t
o st
uden
t's li
ves.
Inqu
iry
is e
mph
asiz
ed a
s a
tool
for
lear
ning
sci
ence
.
El T
he c
urri
culu
m c
onne
cts
to o
ther
sch
ool s
ubje
cts.
Prog
ram
Sta
ndar
d C
Mat
hem
atic
s an
d Sc
ienc
e: T
he s
cien
cepr
ogra
m s
houl
d be
coo
rdin
ated
with
the
mat
hem
atic
s pr
ogra
m to
enha
nce
stud
ent u
se a
nd u
nder
stan
ding
of
mat
hem
atic
s in
the
stud
yof
sci
ence
and
to im
prov
e st
uden
t und
erst
andi
ng o
f m
athe
mat
ics
over
all.
Prog
ram
Sta
ndar
d D
Res
ourc
es: T
he I
C-1
2 sc
ienc
e pr
ogra
m g
ives
stud
ents
acc
ess
to a
ppro
pria
te a
nd s
uffi
cien
t res
ourc
es, i
nclu
ding
tim
e,m
ater
ials
and
equ
ipm
ent,
spac
e, te
ache
rs, a
nd c
omm
unity
.
El T
ime
is a
maj
or r
esou
rce
in a
sci
ence
pro
gram
.
le C
ondu
ctin
g sc
ient
ific
inqu
iry
requ
ires
that
stu
dent
s ha
ve e
asy
and
freq
uent
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
use
a w
ide
rang
e of
equ
ipm
ent,
mat
eria
ls,
supp
lies,
and
oth
er r
esou
rces
for
exp
erim
enta
tion
and
dire
ctin
vest
igat
ion
of p
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men
a.
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la C
olla
bora
tive
inqu
iry
requ
ires
spac
e as
wel
l as
time.
II T
he m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t res
ourc
e is
per
sonn
el.
El G
ood
scie
nce
prog
ram
s re
quir
e acc
ess
to th
e w
orld
bey
ond
the
clas
sroo
m.
Prog
ram
Sta
ndar
d E
Equ
ity a
nd E
xcel
lenc
e: A
ll st
uden
ts in
the
K -
12 s
cien
ce p
rogr
am m
ust h
ave
equi
tabl
eac
cess
toop
port
uniti
es to
ach
ieve
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Edu
catio
nSt
anda
rds.
Prog
ram
Sta
ndar
d F
Scho
ols
as C
omm
uniti
es o
f L
earn
ers:
Scho
ols
are
com
mun
ities
that
enco
urag
e, s
uppo
rt a
nd s
usta
inte
ache
rs a
s th
ey im
plem
ent
an e
ffec
tive
scie
nce
prog
ram
.
El S
choo
ls e
xplic
itly
supp
ort r
efor
m e
ffor
ts in
an a
tmos
pher
eof
ope
nnes
s an
d tr
ust t
hat e
ncou
rage
s co
llegi
ality
.
In R
egul
ar ti
me
is p
rovi
ded
and
teac
hers
enco
urag
ed to
dis
cuss
,re
flec
t, an
d co
nduc
t res
earc
h ar
ound
sci
ence
educ
atio
n re
form
.
MI
Tea
cher
s ar
e su
ppor
ted
in c
reat
ing
and
bein
gm
embe
rs o
f ne
twor
ksof
ref
orm
.
BI
An
effe
ctiv
e le
ader
ship
str
uctu
re th
at in
clud
este
ache
rs is
inpl
ace.
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SYST
EM
ST
AN
DA
RD
S
syst
em S
tand
ards
pro
vide
cri
teri
a fo
r ju
dgin
g th
e pe
rfor
man
ce o
f th
eco
mpo
nent
s of
the
scie
nce
educ
atio
n sy
stem
resp
onsi
ble
for
prov
idin
g sc
hool
s w
ith th
e fi
nanc
ial a
nd in
telle
ctua
lre
sour
ces
nece
ssar
y to
ach
ieve
the
visi
on c
onta
ined
in th
e pr
ogra
m, t
each
ing,
pro
fess
iona
l dev
elop
men
t,as
sess
men
t, an
d co
nten
t sta
ndar
ds.
Syst
em S
tand
ard
A C
omm
on V
isio
n: P
olic
ies
that
infl
uenc
eth
e pr
actic
e of
sci
ence
edu
catio
n m
ust b
e co
nsis
tent
with
the
prog
ram
, tea
chin
g, p
rofe
ssio
nal d
evel
opm
ent,
asse
ssm
ent,
and
cont
ent s
tand
ards
whi
le a
llow
ing
for
adap
tatio
n to
loca
lci
rcum
stan
ces.
Syst
em S
tand
ard
BC
oord
inat
ion:
Pol
icie
s th
at in
flue
nce
scie
nce
educ
atio
n sh
ould
be
coor
dina
ted
with
in a
ndac
ross
age
ncie
s,in
stitu
tions
, and
org
aniz
atio
ns.
Syst
em S
tand
ard
CC
ontin
uity
: Pol
icie
s ne
ed to
be
sust
aine
dov
er s
uffi
cien
t tim
e to
pro
vide
the
cont
inui
ty n
eces
sary
to b
ring
abou
t cha
nges
req
uire
d by
the
Stan
dard
s.
Syst
em S
tand
ard
Dre
sour
ces.
Syst
em S
tand
ard
Eeq
uita
ble.
Res
ourc
es: P
olic
ies
mus
t be
supp
orte
d w
ith
Equ
ity:
Scie
nce
educ
atio
n po
licie
s m
ust b
e
Syst
em S
tand
ard
FU
nant
icip
ated
Eff
ects
: All
polic
yin
stru
men
ts m
ust b
e re
view
ed f
or p
ossi
ble
unin
tend
ed e
ffec
tson
the
clas
sroo
m p
ract
ice
of s
cien
ce e
duca
tion.
Syst
em S
tand
ard
G-,
Ind
ivid
ual R
espo
nsib
ility
: Res
pons
ible
indi
vidu
als
take
the
oppo
rtun
ity a
ffor
ded
by th
e st
anda
rds-
base
dre
form
mov
emen
t to
achi
eve
the
new
vis
ion
of s
cien
ce e
duca
tion
port
raye
d in
the
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dard
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