National Science Education Standards (NSES)

Curriculum and Content Area Standards

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Science as Inquiry – Standard A:
As a result of activities in grades 9 –
12, all students should develop:

♦ Abilities necessary to do scientific

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inquiry;

♦ Understandings about scientific

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Physical Science - Standard B:

As a result of their activities in grades 9
– 12, all student should develop an
understanding of:

♦ Structure of atoms;

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♦ Structure and properties of matter;

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♦ Chemical reactions;

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♦ Motions and forces;

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♦ Conservation of energy and increase

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♦ Interactions of energy and matter.

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Life Science – Standard C:
As a result of their activities in grades 9
– 12, all student should develop an
understanding of::
♦ The cell;

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♦ Molecular basis of heredity;

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♦ Biological evolution;

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♦ Interdependence of organisms;

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♦ Matter, energy, and organization in

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living systems;

♦ Behavior of organisms.

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Earth and Space Science – Standard D:
As a result of their activities in grades 9
– 12, all student should develop an
understanding of::

♦ Energy in the earth system;

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♦ Geochemical cycles;

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♦ Origin and evolution of the earth

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♦ Origin and evolution of the universe.

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Science and Technology – Standard E:
As a result of their activities in grades 9
– 12, all student should develop:

♦ Abilities of technological design;

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♦ Understandings about science and

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technology.
Science in Personal and Social
Perspectives - Standard F:
As a result of their activities in grades 9
– 12, all student should develop an
understanding of:
♦ Personal and community health;

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♦ Population growth;

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♦ Natural resources;

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♦ Environmental quality;

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♦ Natural and human-induced hazards;

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♦ Science and technology in local,

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national, and global challenges.
History and Nature of Science –
Standard G:
As a result of their activities in grades 9
– 12, all student should develop an
understanding of:
♦ Science as a human endeavor;
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♦ Nature of scientific knowledge;

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♦ Historical perspectives.
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