National Science Standards (grades 9-12)

Content Standards Category: Unifying Concepts and Processes

Standard: As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should develop understanding and abilities aligned with the following concepts and processes:

· Systems, orders, and organization

· Evidence, models, and explanations

· Constancy, change, and measurement

· Evolution and equilibrium

· Form and function

Content Standard Category: Science as Inquiry

Standard A: As a result of activities in grades 9 -12, all students should develop:

· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

· Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard Category: Life Science

Standard C: As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop understandings of

· Interdependence of organisms

Content Standard Category: Science and Technology

As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop:

· Abilities of technological design

· Understandings about science and technology

Content Standard Category: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Standard F: As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop understanding of:

Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

  Standard Standard A Standard B Standard C Standard D Standard E Standard F
Avery
Island
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
     
Cape
Hatteras
Skill 1
Element 3
Skill 3
Element 3
  Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Chimney
Rock
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Cocodrie Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Columbia
Bottoms
             
Crescent
Lake
Skill 1
Element 3
Skill 3
Element 3
  Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Fort
Clatsop
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Foster
City
             
Golden
Meadow
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Manatee River              
Martello
Castle
Skill 1
Element 3
Skill 3
Element 3
  Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Mobile
Bay
Skill 1
Element 3
Skill 3
Element 3
  Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Mono
Lake
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Northshore Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Red River              
Rio
Tempisque
             
San Pedro
River
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Texas City/
Virginia Point
Skill 1
Element 3
Skill 3
Element 3
  Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Weedon
Island
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2
Weweantic
River
Skill 1
Element 3
    Skill 3
Element 1
  Technique 2
Element 2
Technique 2
Element 2