Standard 1: Properties and Physical Changes in Matter – Physical
characteristics of objects can be described using shape, size, and mass whereas
the materials from which objects are made can be described using color and
texture. The student will engage in investigations that integrate the process
standards and lead to the discovery of the following objectives:
1.1 Matter has physical properties that can be measured (i.e., mass, volume,
temperature, color, texture, and density). Physical changes of a substance do
not alter the chemical nature of a substance (e.g., phase changes of water
and/or sanding wood).
1.2
A mixture of substances often can be separated into the original substance using
one or more of the physical properties.
Process Standard 1: Observe and measure – Observing is the first action taken
by the learner to acquire new information about an object, organism, or event.
Opportunities for observation are developed through the use of a variety of
scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified. The student
will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS1.1
Identify qualitative and/or quantitative changes given conditions (e.g.,
temperature, mass, volume, time, position, length) before, during, and after an
event.
PS1.2
Use appropriate tools (e.g., metric rulers, graduated cylinders, thermometers,
balances, spring scales, stopwatches) when measuring objects, organisms, and/or
events.
PS1.3
Use appropriate System International (SI) units (i.e., grams, meters, liters,
degrees Celsius, and seconds); and SI prefixes (i.e., micro-, milli-, centi-,
and kilo-) when measuring objects, organisms, and/or events.
Process Standard 2: Classify – Classifying establishes order. Objects,
organisms, and events are classified based on similarities, differences, and
interrelationships. The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this
process standard.
PS2.1
Using observable properties, place an object, organism, and/or event into a
classification system (e.g., dichotomous keys).
PS2.2
Identify properties by which a set of objects, organisms, or events could be
ordered.
Process Standard 3: Experiment – Experimenting is a method of discovering
information. It requires making observations and measurements to test ideas. The
student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS3.1
Ask questions about the world and design investigations that lead to scientific
inquiry.
PS3.2
Evaluate the design of a scientific investigation.
PS3.3
Identify variables and/or controls in an experimental setup (i.e., tested,
experimental, and measured variables).
PS3.4
Identify a testable hypothesis for an experiment.
PS3.5
Design and conduct experiments.
PS3.6
Recognize potential hazards and practice safety procedures in all science
activities
Process Standard 4: Interpret and Communicate – Interpreting is the process
of recognizing patterns in collected data by making inferences, predictions, or
conclusions. Communicating is the process of describing, recording, and
reporting experimental procedures and results to others. Communication may be
oral, written, or mathematical and includes organizing ideas, using appropriate
vocabulary, graphs, other visual representations, and mathematical equations.
The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS4.1
Report data in an appropriate method when given an experimental procedure or
data.
PS4.2
Interpret data tables, line, bar, trend, and/or circle graphs.
PS4.3
Evaluate data to develop reasonable explanation, and/or predictions.
PS4.4
Accept or reject hypotheses when given results of an investigation.
PS4.5
Communicate scientific procedures and explanations.
Process Standard 5: Inquiry – Inquiry can be defined as the skills necessary
to carry out the process of scientific or systemic thinking. In order for
inquiry to occur, students must have the opportunity to ask a question,
formulate a procedure, and observe phenomena. The student will accomplish these
objectives to meet this process standard.
PS5.1
Use systematic observations, make accurate measurements, and identify and
control variables.
PS5.2
Use technology to gather data and analyze results of investigations
PS5.3
Review data, summarize data, and form logical conclusions.
PS5.4
Formulate and evaluate explanations proposed by examining and comparing
evidence, pointing out statements that go beyond evidence, and suggesting
alternative explanations.
Standard 2: Structure and Function in Living Systems – Living systems at all
levels of organization demonstrated the complementary nature of structure and
function. The student will engage in investigations that integrate the process
standards and lead to the discovery of the following objectives:
2.1
Living systems are organized by levels of complexity (i.e., cells, tissues,
organs, and/or systems).
2.2
Specialized structures perform specific functions at all levels of complexity
(e.g., leaves on trees and wings on birds).
Process Standard 1: Observe and measure – Observing is the first action taken
by the learner to acquire new information about an object, organism, or event.
Opportunities for observation are developed through the use of a variety of
scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified. The student
will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS1.1
Identify qualitative and/or quantitative changes given conditions (e.g.,
temperature, mass, volume, time, position, length) before, during, and after an
event.
PS1.2
Use appropriate tools (e.g., metric rulers, graduated cylinders, thermometers,
balances, spring scales, stopwatches) to measure objects, organisms, and/or
events.
PS1.3
Use appropriate System International (SI) units (i.e., grams, meters, liters,
degrees Celsius,
and seconds); and SI prefixes (i.e., micro- milli-, centi-, and kilo-) when
measuring objects, organisms, and/or events.
Process Standard 2: Classify – Classifying establishes order. Objects,
organisms, and events are classified based on similarities, differences, and
interrelationships. The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this
process standard.
PS2.1
Using observable properties, place an object, organism, and/or event into a
classification system (e.g., dichotomous keys).
PS2.2
Identify properties by which a set of objects, organisms, or events could be
ordered.
Process Standard 3: Experiment – Experimenting is a method of discovering
information. It requires making observations and measurements to test ideas. The
student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS3.1
Ask questions about the world and design investigations that lead to scientific
inquiry.
PS3.2
Evaluate the design of a scientific investigation.
PS3.3
Identify variables and/or controls in an experimental setup (i.e., tested,
experimental, and measured variables).
PS3.4
Identify a testable hypothesis for an experiment.
PS3.5
Design and conduct experiments.
PS3.6
Recognize potential hazards and practice safety procedures in all science
activities.
Process Standard 4: Interpret and Communicate – Interpreting is the process
of recognizing patterns in collected data by making inferences, predictions, or
conclusions. Communicating is the process of describing, recording, and
reporting experimental procedures and results to others. Communication may be
oral, written, or mathematical and includes organizing ideas, using appropriate
vocabulary, graphs, other visual representations, and mathematical equations.
The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS4.1
Report data in an appropriate method when given an experimental procedure or
data.
PS4.2
Interpret data tables, line, bar, trend, and/or circle graphs.
PS4.3
Evaluate data to develop reasonable explanation, and/or predictions.
PS4.4
Accept or reject hypotheses when given results of an investigation
PS4.5
Communicate scientific procedures and explanations.
Process Standard 5: Inquiry – Inquiry can be defined as the skills necessary
to carry out the process of scientific or systemic thinking. In order for
inquiry to occur, students must have the opportunity to ask a question,
formulate a procedure, and observe phenomena. The student will accomplish these
objectives to meet this process standard.
PS5.1
Use systematic observations, make accurate measurements, and identify and
control variables.
PS5.2
Use technology to gather data and analyze results of investigations.
PS5.3
Review data, summarize data, and form logical conclusions.
PS5.4
Formulate and evaluate explanations proposed by examining and comparing
evidence, pointing out statements that go beyond evidence, and suggesting
alternative explanations.
Standard 3: Reproduction and Heredity – Reproduction is the process by
which organisms give rise to offspring. Heredity is the passing on of traits to
offspring. All organisms must be able to grow, reproduce, and maintain stable
internal conditions while living in a constantly changing eternal environment.
The student will engage in investigations that integrate the process standards
and lead to the discovery of the following objectives:
3.1
Characteristics of an organism result from inheritance and from interactions
with the environment.
3.2
Reproduction is essential for species survival. Individual organisms with
certain traits are more likely to survive and produce offspring.
Standard 4: Behavior and Regulations – All organisms must be able to grow,
reproduce, and maintain stable internal conditions while living in a constantly
changing external environment. Behavioral response is a set of actions
determined in part by heredity and in part by experience. The student will
engage in investigations that integrate the process standards and lead to the
discovery of the following objectives:
4.1
Living organisms strive to maintain a constant internal environment (i.e.,
temperature regulation).
4.2
Living organisms have physical and/or behavioral responses to external stimuli
(e.g., hibernation, migration, plant growth).
Process Standard 1: Observe and measure – Observing is the first action taken
by the learner to acquire new information about an object, organism, or event.
Opportunities for observation are developed through the use of a variety of
scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified. The student
will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS1.1
Identify qualitative and/or quantitative changes given conditions (e.g.,
temperature, mass, volume, time, position, length) before, during, and after an
event.
PS 1.2
Use appropriate tools (e.g., metric rulers, graduated cylinders, thermometers,
balances, spring scales, stopwatches) to measure objects, organisms, and/or
events.
PS1.3
Use appropriate System International (SI) units (i.e., grams, meters, liters,
degrees Celsius, and seconds); and SI prefixes (i.e., micro- milli-, centi-, and
kilo-) when measuring objects, organisms, and/or events.
Process Standard 2: Classify – Classifying establishes order. Objects,
organisms, and events are classified based on similarities, differences, and
interrelationships. The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this
process standard.
PS2.1
Using observable properties, place an object, organism, and/or event into a
classification system (e.g., dichotomous keys).
PS2.2
Identify properties by which a set of objects, organisms, or events could be
ordered.
Process Standard 3: Experiment – Experimenting is a method of discovering
information. It requires making observations and measurements to test ideas. The
student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS3.1
Ask questions about the world and design investigations that lead to scientific
inquiry.
PS3.2
Evaluate the design of a scientific investigation.
PS3.3
Identify variables and/or controls in an experimental setup (i.e., tested,
experimental, and measured variables.
PS3.4
Identify a testable hypothesis for an experiment.
PS3.5
Design and conduct experiments.
PS3.6
Recognize potential hazards and practice safety procedures in all science
activities.
Process Standard 4: Interpret and Communicate – Interpreting is the process
of recognizing patterns in collected data by making inferences, predictions, or
conclusions. Communicating is the process of describing, recording, and
reporting experimental procedures and results to others. Communication may be
oral, written, or mathematical and includes organizing ideas, using appropriate
vocabulary, graphs, other visual representations, and mathematical equations.
The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS4.1
Report data in an appropriate method when given an experimental procedure or
data.
PS4.2
Interpret data tables, line, bar, trend, and/or circle graphs.
PS4.3
Evaluate data to develop reasonable explanation, and/or predictions.
PS4.4
Accept or reject hypotheses when given results of an investigation.
PS4.5
Communicate scientific procedures and explanations.
Process Standard 5: Inquiry – Inquiry can be defined as the skills necessary
to carry out the process of scientific or systemic thinking. In order for
inquiry to occur, students must have the opportunity to ask a question,
formulate a procedure, and observe phenomena. The student will accomplish these
objectives to meet this process standard.
PS5.1
Use systematic observations, make accurate measurements, and identify and
control variables.
PS5.2
Use technology to gather data and analyze results of investigations.
PS5.3
Review data, summarize data, and form logical conclusions.
PS5.4
Formulate and evaluate explanations proposed by examining and comparing
evidence, pointing out statements that go beyond evidence, and suggesting
alternative explanations.
Standard 5: Structures of the Earth System – The earth is mostly rock,
three-fourths of its surface is covered by a relatively thin layer of water, and
the entire planet is surrounded by a relatively thin blanket of air, and is able
to support life. The student will engage in investigations that integrate the
process standards and lead to the discovery of the following objectives:
5.1
Global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather such as oceans’
effect on climate.
5.2
Clouds, formed by the condensation of water vapor, affect local weather and
climate.
Process Standard 6: Earth and the Solar System – The earth is the third
planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun, eight other
planets and their moons, and smaller objects, such as, asteroids and comets. The
student will engage in investigations that integrate the process standards and
lead to the discovery of the following objectives:
PS6.1
Most objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion. Those
motions explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the moon, and
eclipses.
PS6.2
Seasons result from variations in the amount of the sun’s energy hitting the
surface, due to the tilt of the earth’s rotation on its axis and the length of
the day.
Process Standard 1: Observe and measure – Observing is the first action taken
by the learner to acquire new information about an object, organism, or event.
Opportunities for observation are developed through the use of a variety of
scientific tools. Measurement allows observations to be quantified. The student
will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS1.1
Identify qualitative and/or quantitative changes given conditions (e.g.,
temperature, mass, volume, time, position, length) before, during, and after an
event.
PS1.2
Use appropriate tools (e.g., metric rulers, graduated cylinders, thermometers,
balances, spring scales, stopwatches) to measure objects, organisms, and/or
events.
PS1.3
Use appropriate System International (SI) units (i.e., grams, meters, liters,
degrees Celsius, and seconds); and SI prefixes (i.e., micro- milli-, centi-, and
kilo-) when measuring objects, organisms, and/or events.
Process Standard 2: Classify – Classifying establishes order. Objects,
organisms, and events are classified based on similarities, differences, and
interrelationships. The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this
process standard.
PS2.1
Using observable properties, place an object, organism, and/or event into a
classification system (e.g., dichotomous keys).
PS2.2
Identify properties by which a set of objects, organisms, or events could be
ordered.
Process Standard 3: Experiment – Experimenting is a method of discovering
information. It requires making observations and measurements to test ideas. The
student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS3.1
Ask questions about the world and design investigations that lead to scientific
inquiry.
PS3.2
Evaluate the design of a scientific investigation.
PS3.3
Identify variables and/or controls in an experimental setup (i.e., tested,
experimental, and measured variables.
PS3.4
Identify a testable hypothesis for an experiment.
PS3.4
Design and conduct experiments.
PS3.5
Recognize potential hazards and practice safety procedures in all science
activities.
Process Standard 4: Interpret and Communicate – Interpreting is the process
of recognizing patterns in collected data by making inferences, predictions, or
conclusions. Communicating is the process of describing, recording, and
reporting experimental procedures and results to others. Communication may be
oral, written, or mathematical and includes organizing ideas, using appropriate
vocabulary, graphs, other visual representations, and mathematical equations.
The student will accomplish these objectives to meet this process standard.
PS4.1
Report data in an appropriate method when given an experimental procedure or
data.
PS4.2
Interpret data tables, line, bar, trend, and/or circle graphs.
PS4.3
Evaluate data to develop reasonable explanation, and/or predictions.
PS4.4
Accept or reject hypotheses when given results of an investigation.
PS4.5
Communicate scientific procedures and explanations.
Process Standard 5: Inquiry – Inquiry can be defined as the skills necessary
to carry out the process of scientific or systemic thinking. In order for
inquiry to occur, students must have the opportunity to ask a question,
formulate a procedure, and observe phenomena. The student will accomplish these
objectives to meet this process standard.
PS5.1
Use systematic observations, make accurate measurements, and identify and
control variables.
PS5.2
Use technology to gather data and analyze results of investigations.
PS5.3
Review data, summarize data, and form logical conclusions.
PS5.4
Formulate and evaluate explanations proposed by examining and comparing
evidence, pointing out statements that go beyond evidence, and suggesting
alternative explanations.