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NS.5-8.1 Science
as Inquiry
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all
students should develop
• Abilities necessary
to do scientific inquiry
• Understandings
about scientific inquiry
NS.5-8.2
Physical Science
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all
students should develop understanding of
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Properties and changes of properties in matter
• Motions and forces
• Transfer
of energy
NS.5-8.3
Life Science
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all
students should develop understanding of
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Structure and function in living systems
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Regulation and behavior
• Populations
and ecosystems
• Diversity and adaptations
of organisms
NS.5-8.6 Personal
and Social Perspective
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students
should develop understanding of
• Personal health
• Natural hazards
• Risks and benefits
• Science and technology in society
NS.5-8.7
History and Nature of Science
As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students
should develop understanding of
• Science
as a human endeavor |
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NT.K-12.1 Basic Operations
and Concepts
• Students demonstrate
a sound understanding of the nature and operation
of technology systems.
• Students are
proficient in the use of technology.
NT.K-12.2 Social, Ethical,
and Human Issues
• Students understand
the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related
to technology.
• Students practice responsible
use of technology systems, information, and software.
• Students develop positive attitudes towards
technology uses that support lifelong. learning,
collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity |
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NL-ENG.K-12.1 Reading
for Perspective
Students read a wide range of print and non-print
texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves,
and of the cultures of the United States and the
world; to acquire new information; to respond to
the needs and demands of society and the workplace;
and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts
are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary
works.
NL-ENG.K-12.4
Communication Skills
Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and
visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary)
to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences
and for different purposes.
NL-ENG.K-12.5
Communication Strategies
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they
write and use different writing process elements
appropriately to communicate with different audiences
for a variety of purposes.
NL-ENG.K-12.9
Multicultural Understanding
Students develop an understanding of and respect
for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects
across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions,
and social roles.
NL-ENG.K-12.12
Applying Language Skills
Students use spoken, written, and visual language
to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning,
enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
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NA-VA.5-8.1—Understanding
and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
• Students select media, techniques, and processes;
analyze what makes them effective or not effective
in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness
of their choices.
• Students intentionally
take advantage of the qualities and characteristics
of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance
communication of their experiences and ideas.
NA-VA.5-8.6—Making
Connections between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
• Students describe ways in which the principles
and subject matter of other disciplines taught in
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NSS-GK-12.1
The World in Spatial Terms
As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students
should
• Understand how to use maps and
other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
to acquire, process, and report information from
a spatial perspective.
NSS-GK-12.3 Physical
Systems
As a result of their activities in grades K-12,
all students should
• Understand the physical
processes that shape the patterns of Earth’s
surface.
• Understand the characteristics
and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth’s
surface.
NSS-GK-12.6
The Uses of Geography
As a result of their activities in grades K-12,
all students should
• Understand how to
apply geography to interpret the past.
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Understand how to apply geography to interpret the
present and plan for the future. |
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| This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0307709 |
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| Funding for this trip was provided by generous grants to the Yellowstone Park Foundation. |
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NM-NUM.6-8.1
Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers,
relationships among numbers and number systems
• Work flexibly with fractions, decimals,
and percents to solve problems
• Develop
meaning for percents greater than 100 and less than
1
• Understand and use ratios and proportions
to represent quantitative relationships
NM-NUM.6-8.2
Understand meanings of operations and how they relate
to one another
• Understand the meaning and effects
of arithmetic operations with fractions, decimals,
and integers
NM-NUM.6-8.3
Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates
• Select appropriate methods and
tools for computing with fractions and decimals
from among mental computation, estimation, calculators
or computers, and paper and pencil, depending on
the situation, and apply the selected methods
NM-MEA.6-8.1
Understand measurable attributes of objects and
the units, systems, and processes of measurement
• Understand both metric and customary systems
of measurement
• Understand relationships among units and
convert from one unit to another within the same
system
NM-DATA.6-8.2
Select and use appropriate statistical methods to
analyze data
• Discuss and understand the correspondence
between data sets and their graphical representations,
especially histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, box
plots, and scatterplots
NM-DATA.6-8.3
Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions
that are based on data
• Use observations about differences
between two or more samples to make conjectures
about the populations from which the samples were
taken
Instructional
programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should
enable all students to
• NM-PROB.PK-12.1:
Build new mathematical knowledge through problem
solving
• NM-PROB.PK-12.2: Solve problems that arise
in mathematics and in other contexts
Instructional
programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should
enable all students to
• NM-PROB.CONN.PK-12.3: Recognize and apply
mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics
Instructional
programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should
enable all students to
• NM-PROB.REP.PK-12.3: Use representations
to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical
phenomena |
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