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National Science Standards and related Space Settlement Lesson Plans

Science Content Standards: 5-8

Science as Inquiry

CONTENT STANDARD A:

As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop

Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry

Physical Science

CONTENT STANDARD B:

As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of

Properties and changes of properties in matter
Motions and forces

Transfer of energy

Life Science

CONTENT STANDARD C:

As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of

Structure and function in living systems
Reproduction and heredity
Regulation and behavior
Populations and ecosystems

Diversity and adaptations of organisms

Earth and Space Science

CONTENT STANDARD D:

As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of

Structure of the earth system

Earth's history
Earth in the solar system

Science and Technology

CONTENT STANDARD E:

As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop:

Abilities of technological design
Understandings about science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

CONTENT STANDARD F:

As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of:

Personal health
Populations, resources, and environments

Human Factors

Natural hazards
Risks and benefits
Science and technology in society

History and Nature of Science

CONTENT STANDARD G:

As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of

Science as a human endeavor
Nature of science
History of science

Science Content Standards: 9-12

Understandings about Scientific Inquiry

CONTENT STANDARD A:

As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of:

Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry

Physical Science

CONTENT STANDARD B:

As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop:

Structure of atoms
Structure and properties of matter
Chemical reactions
Motions and forces

Conservation of energy and increase in disorder
Interactions of energy and matter

Life Science

CONTENT STANDARD C:

As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of :

The cell
Molecular basis of heredity
Biological evolution
Interdependence of organisms

Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
Behavior of organisms

Earth and Space Science

CONTENT STANDARD D:

As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of :

Energy in the earth system

Geochemical cycles
Origin and evolution of the earth system
Origin and evolution of the universe

Science and Technology

CONTENT STANDARD E:

As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop:

Abilities of technological design
Understandings about science and technology

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

CONTENT STANDARD F:

As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of

Personal and community health
Population growth
Natural resources
Environmental quality
Natural and human-induced hazards
Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

History and Nature of Science

CONTENT STANDARD G:

As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of

Science as a human endeavor
Nature of scientific knowledge
Historical perspectives

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