National Science Education Standards-Grades 5-8
This rubric demonstrates how Journey North's 10 Mystery Class lessons support the National Science Standards.
World Clocks | Calculating Photo periods | Model Seasons Space Place | Follow the Sun | Shadow Sticks and the Sun | Your Global Address | From the Horses | Thinking by Analogy | Mystery Class | Pie in the Sky | |
Content Standards | ||||||||||
A: Science as Inquiry | ||||||||||
-abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry | ||||||||||
-understanding about scientific inquiry |
X |
X |
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B: Physical Science | ||||||||||
-properties and changes of properties in matter |
X |
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-motions and forces | ||||||||||
-transfer of energy | ||||||||||
C: Life Science | ||||||||||
-structure and function in living systems |
X |
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-reproduction and heredity | ||||||||||
-regulation and behavior | ||||||||||
-populations and ecosystems |
X |
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-diversity and adaptations of organisms |
X |
X |
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D: Earth and Space Science | ||||||||||
-structure of the earth system |
X |
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-Earth’s history | ||||||||||
-Earth in the solar system |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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E: Science and Technology | ||||||||||
-abilities of technological design | ||||||||||
-understanding about science and technology |
X |
X |
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F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | ||||||||||
-personal health |
X |
X |
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-populations, resources, and environments | ||||||||||
-natural hazards | ||||||||||
-risks and benefits | ||||||||||
-science and technology in local challenges | ||||||||||
G: History and Nature of Science |
X |
X |
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-science as a human endeavor |
X |
X |
X |
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-nature of science | ||||||||||
-history of science |
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