Standards
"You must meet standards or the NCLB will get you!"
Standard 2: The Scientific Process: NATURE OF SCIENCE: Understand that science, technology, and society are interrelated.
- Describe significant relationships among society, science, and technology and how one impacts the other
Standard 6: Physical, Earth, and Space Science: NATURE OF MATTER AND ENERGY: Understand the nature of matter and energy, forms of energy (including waves) and energy transformations, and their significance in understanding the structure of the universe
- Explain how seismic waves provide scientists with information about the structure of Earth's interior
- Identify the characteristics and properties of mechanical and electromagnetic waves
Standard 8: Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE: Understand the Earth and its processes, the solar system, and the universe and its contents
- Explain the concepts of continental drift and plate tectonics