National Science Education Standards-Grades 5-8

This rubric demonstrates how Journey North's 10 Mystery Class lessons support the National Science Standards.

	World Clocks	Calculating Photo periods	Model Seasons Space Place	Follow the Sun	Shadow Sticks and the Sun	Your Global Address	From the Horses	Thinking by Analogy	Mystery Class	Pie in the Sky
Content Standards
A: Science as Inquiry
-abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
-understanding about scientific inquiry							X		X
B: Physical Science
-properties and changes of properties in matter								X
-motions and forces
-transfer of energy
C: Life Science
-structure and function in living systems								X
-reproduction and heredity
-regulation and behavior
-populations and ecosystems									X
-diversity and adaptations of organisms								X	X
D: Earth and Space Science
-structure of the earth system								X
-Earth’s history
-Earth in the solar system	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
E: Science and Technology
-abilities of technological design
-understanding about science and technology								X	X
F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
-personal health									X	X
-populations, resources, and environments
-natural hazards
-risks and benefits
-science and technology in local challenges
G: History and Nature of Science									X	X
-science as a human endeavor							X		X	X
-nature of science
-history of science

 
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