Resource Detail: Journal Article

This resource has 11 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Earth Science
  • Properties of earth materials
    • Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere.
    • The varied Earth materials have different physical and chemical properties, which make them useful in different ways, for example, as building materials, as sources of fuel, or for growing the plants we use as food.
    • Earth materials provide many of the resources that humans use.
    • Soils have properties of color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of many kinds of plants, including those in our food supply.
  • Origin and evolution of the earth system
    • Interactions among the solid earth, the oceans, the atmosphere, and organisms have resulted in the ongoing evolution of the earth system. (9-12)

• History and Nature of Science
  • Science as a human endeavor
    • Many people choose science as a career and devote their entire lives to studying it.

• Process Standards for Professional Development
  • Learning
    • Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)

• Teaching Standards
  • Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
    • Select science content and adapt and design curricula to meet the interests, knowledge, understanding, abilities, and experiences of students.

• Earth Science
  • Objects in the sky
    • NA
  • Changes in earth and sky
    • NA
  • Origin and evolution of the universe
    • NA