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This rubric demonstrates how Journey North's 8 fall tulip lessons support the National Science Standards.

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Content Standards                  
A: Science as Inquiry                  
-abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

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-understanding about scientific inquiry

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B: Physical Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-properties and changes of properties in matter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-motions and forces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-transfer of energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C: Life Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-structure and function in living systems

 

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-reproduction and heredity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-regulation and behavior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-populations and ecosystems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-diversity and adaptations of organisms

 

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D: Earth and Space Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-structure of the earth system

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-Earth’s history

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Earth in the solar system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E: Science and Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-abilities of technological design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-understanding about science and technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-personal health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-populations, resources, and environments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-natural hazards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-risks and benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-science and technology in local challenges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G: History and Nature of Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-science as a human endeavor

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-nature of science

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-history of science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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