National Science Education Standards-Grades 5-8
This rubric demonstrates how Journey North's 8 fall tulip lessons support the National Science Standards.

	Spring Survey	Tulips as Tools	Micro climates	Site selection Rubric	Take Home Experi-ment	Fall Mapping	Predic-ting Spring	Forcing Bulbs	Tulips, Temp. & Spring Arrival
Content Standards
A: Science as Inquiry
-abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
-understanding about scientific inquiry	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
B: Physical Science
-properties and changes of properties in matter
-motions and forces
-transfer of energy
C: Life Science
-structure and function in living systems		X		X	X		X	X	X
-reproduction and heredity
-regulation and behavior
-populations and ecosystems
-diversity and adaptations of organisms		X		X	X		X	X
D: Earth and Space Science
-structure of the earth system	X		X	X	X	X	X		X
-Earth’s history
-Earth in the solar system
E: Science and Technology
-abilities of technological design
-understanding about science and technology
F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
-personal health
-populations, resources, and environments
-natural hazards
-risks and benefits
-science and technology in local challenges
G: History and Nature of Science
-science as a human endeavor	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
-nature of science	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
-history of science

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