National Science Education Standards

The lesson plans on this web site were aligned to the National Science Education Standards. For the Next Generation Science Standards, go to http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards.

CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES K-4

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES

  • Evidence, models, and explanation
  • 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 to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans

SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

  • 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

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES

  • 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 IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

  • 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