Science
As Inquiry
CONTENT
STANDARD A:
As a result of activities
in grades K-4, all students should develop
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Abilities necessary to do scientific
inquiry
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Understanding about scientific
inquiry
Physical Science
CONTENT STANDARD
B:
POSITION AND
MOTION OF OBJECTS
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An object's motion can be described
by tracing and measuring its position over time.
Earth and Space
Science
CONTENT STANDARD
D:
OBJECTS IN THE
SKY
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The sun, moon, stars, clouds,
birds, and airplanes all have properties, locations, and movements that
can be observed and described.
CHANGES IN THE
EARTH AND SKY
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Objects in the sky have patterns
of movement.... The moon moves across the sky on a daily basis much like
the sun. The observable shape of the moon changes from day to day in a
cycle that lasts about a month.
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Science
and Technology
CONTENT STANDARD
E:
UNDERSTANDING
ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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People have always had questions
about their world. Science is one way of answering questions and explaining
the natural world.
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Women and men of all ages, backgrounds,
and groups engage in a variety of scientific and technological work.
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Tools help scientists make better
observations, measurements, and equipment for investigations. They help
scientists see, measure,
and do things that they could not otherwise see, measure, and do.
History and
Nature of Science
CONTENT STANDARD
G:
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Science as a human endeavor
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Nature of science
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History of science
Unifying Concepts
& Processes
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Systems, order, and organizations
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Evidence, models and explanation
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Change, constancy and measurement
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Form and function
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