Time to Revisit Views About Monarch Migration? Unusual Findings During the Winter of 2005-2006 (Back to Lesson) National Science Education Standards Inquiry Science investigations involve asking and answering a question and comparing that to what scientists already know about the world. (K-4) Scientists develop explanations using observations (evidence) and what they already know about the world. Scientific explanations emphasize evidence, have logically consistent arguments, and use scientific principles, models, and theories. The scientific community accepts and uses such explanations until displaced by better scientific ones. (5-8) Life Science The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues (such as hunger) and by external cues (such as a change in the environment). (K-4) An organism's behavior patterns are related to the nature of that organism's environment . . . When environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations. (K-4) National Geography Standards How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information.   Copyright 2006 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form