National Science Education Standards-Grades K-4

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

	Spring Survey	Tulips as Tools	Site selection Rubric	Take Home Experiment	Fall Mapping	Predic-ting Spring	Forcing Bulbs	Tulips, Temp. & SpringArrival
Content Standards
A: Science as Inquiry
-abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
-understanding about scientific inquiry	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
B: Physical Science
-properties of objects and materials
-position and motion of objects
-light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
C: Life Science
-characteristics of organisms		X	X	X		X	X	X
-life cycles of organisms		X	X	X		X	X	X
-organisms and environments	X		X	X		X	X	X
D: Earth and Space Science
-properties of earth materials
-objects in the sky						X		X
-changes in earth and sky	X		X	X	X	X
E: Science and Technology
-ability to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
-abilities of technological design
-understanding about science and technology						X
F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
-personal health
-characteristics and changes in population
-types of resources
-changes in environments	X		X	X
-science and technology in local challenges
G: History and Nature of Science
-science as a human endeavor

 
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