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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

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-understanding about scientific inquiry

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

B: Physical Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-properties of objects and materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-position and motion of objects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-light, heat, electricity, and magnetism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C: Life Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-characteristics of organisms

 

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

-life cycles of organisms

 

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

-organisms and environments

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

D: Earth and Space Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-properties of earth materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-objects in the sky

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

-changes in earth and sky

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

E: Science and Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-ability to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-abilities of technological design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-understanding about science and technology

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-personal health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-characteristics and changes in population

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-types of resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-changes in environments

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

-science and technology in local challenges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G: History and Nature of Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-science as a human endeavor

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