Resource Detail: Journal Article

This resource has 10 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Science as Inquiry
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
    • Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses. (K-4)
    • Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
    • Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.

• Content Standards
  • Equity
    • Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (NSDC)

• 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.
    • Work together as colleagues within and across disciplines and grade levels.
  • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
    • Create a setting for student work that is flexible and supportive of science inquiry.
    • Make the available science tools, materials, media, and technological resources accessible to students.
    • Identify and use resources outside the school.
  • Teachers of science develop communities of science learners that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry.
    • Display and demand respect for the diverse ideas, skills, and experiences of all students.