Standard 1
Students apply the processes of scientific
investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such
investigations.
Physical Science: Students know and
understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy.
(Focus: Physics and Chemistry)
Life Science: Students know and understand
the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life,
and how living things interact with each other and their environment.
(Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology)
Earth and Space Science: Students know and
understand the processes and interactions of Earth's systems and the
structure and dynamics of Earth and other objects in space. (Focus:
Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy, Oceanography)
Standard 5
Students understand that the nature of
science involves a particular way of building knowledge and making meaning
of the natural world.