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STANDARDS
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BENCHMARKS
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| Know and apply
the concepts, principles and processes of scientific
inquiry. |
11.A.1a Describe
an observed event. |
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11.A.1b Develop
questions on scientific topics. |
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11.A.1c Collect
data for investigations using measuring instruments
and technologies. |
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11.A.1d Record
and store data using available technologies. |
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11.A.1e Arrange
data into logical patterns and describe the patterns. |
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11.A.1f Compare
observations of individual and group results. |
| Know and apply
the concepts, principles and processes of technological
design. |
11.B.1a Given
a simple design problem, formulate possible solutions. |
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11.B.1b Design
a device that will be useful in solving the problem. |
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11.B.1c Build
the device using the materials and tools provided. |
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11.B.1d Test
the device and record results using given instruments,
techniques and measurement methods. |
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11.B.1e Report
the design of the device, the test process and the
results in solving a given problem. |
| Know and apply
concepts that explain how living things function, adapt
and change. |
12.A.1a Identify
and describe the component parts of living things (e.g.,
birds have feathers; people have bones, blood, hair,
skin) and their major functions. |
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12.A.1b Categorize
living organisms using a variety of observable features
(e.g, size, color, shape, backbone). |
| Know and apply
concepts that describe how living things interact with
each other and with their environment. |
12.B.1a Describe
and compare characteristics of living things in relationship
to their environments. |
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12.B.1b Describe
how living things depend on one another for survival. |
| Know and apply
concepts that describe properties of matter and energy
and the interactions between them. |
12.C.1a Identify
and compare sources of energy (e.g., batteries, the
sun). |
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12.C.1b Compare
large-scale physical properties of matter (e.g., size,
shape, color, texture, odor). |
| Know and apply
concepts that describe force and motion and the principles
that explain them. |
12.D.1a Identify
examples of motion (e.g., moving in a straight line,
vibrating, rotating). |
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12.D.1b Identify
observable forces in nature (e.g., pushes, pulls, gravity,
magnetism). |
| Know and apply
concepts that describe the features and processes of
the Earth and its resources. |
12.E.1a Identify
components and describe diverse features of the Earth's
land, water and atmospheric systems. |
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12.E.1b Identify
and describe patterns of weather and seasonal change. |
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12.E.1c Identify
renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. |
| Know and apply
concepts that explain the composition and structure
of the universe and Earth's place in it. |
12.F.1a Identify
and describe characteristics of the sun, Earth and
moon as familiar objects in the solar system. |
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12.F.1b Identify
daily, seasonal and annual patterns related to the
Earth's rotation and revolution. |
| Know and apply
the accepted practices of science. |
13.A.1a Use
basic safety practices (e.g., not tasting materials
without permission, "stop/drop/roll"). |
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13.A.1b Explain
why similar results are expected when procedures are
done in the same way. |
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13.A.1c Explain
how knowledge can be gained by careful observation. |
| Know and apply
concepts that describe the interaction between science,
technology and society. |
13.B.1a Explain
the uses of common scientific instruments (e.g., ruler,
thermometer, balance, probe, computer). |
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13.B.1b Explain
how using measuring tools improves the accuracy of
estimates. |
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13.B.1c Describe
contributions men and women have made to science and
technology. |
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13.B.1d Identify
and describe ways that science and technology affect
people's everyday lives (e.g., transportation, medicine,
agriculture, sanitation, communication occupations). |
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13.B.1e Demonstrate
ways to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. |
