Unifying
Concepts & Processes
- Systems, order,
and organizations
- Evidence, models
and explanation
- Change, constancy
and measurement
- Form and function
Science As Inquiry
CONTENT STANDARD A:
As a result of activities
in grades K-4, all students should develop
- Abilities necessary
to do scientific inquiry
- Understanding
about scientific inquiry
History and Nature
of Science
- Science as a human
endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
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Earth
and Space Science
OBJECTS
IN THE SKY
- The sun, moon,
stars, clouds, birds, and airplanes all have properties, locations,
and movements that can be observed and described.
- The sun provides
the light and heat necessary to maintain the temperature of
the earth.
CHANGES
IN THE EARTH AND SKY
- Objects in the
sky have patterns of movement. The sun, for example, appears
to move across the sky in the same way every day, but its
path changes slowly over the seasons. 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.
Physical Science
POSITION
AND MOTION OF OBJECTS
- The position of
an object can be described by locating it relative to another
object or the background.
- An object's motion
can be described by tracing and measuring its position over
time.
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