| This lesson plan may be
used to address the academic standards
listed below. In addition,
this lesson plan may be used to address
the academic standards of a specific
state. Links are provided where available
from each McREL standard to the Achieve website
containing state standards for over 40
states. The state standards are from Achieve's
National Standards Clearinghouse and have been
provided courtesy of Achieve, Inc. in
Cambridge Massachusetts and Washington,
D.C.
National
Science Education Standards
Grades 5-8
Content
Standard A: Science as Inquiry :
CONTENT STANDARD A: As a result of
activities in grades 5-8, all students
should develop
- Abilities
necessary to do scientific
inquiry
- Understandings
about scientific inquiry
Content
Standard C: Life Science
CONTENT STANDARD
C: As a result of their activities in
grades 5-8, all students should develop
understanding of
- Populations
and ecosystems
CONTENT
STANDARD E: Science and
Technology As a result of activities
in grades 5-8, all students should
develop
- Abilities of
technological design
- Understandings
about science and technology
CONTENT
STANDARD F: Science in
Personal and Social Perspectives
As a result of
activities in grades 5-8, all students
should develop understanding of
- Populations,
resources, and environments
- Risks and
benefits
- Science and
technology in society
Grades 9-12
Content
Standard A: Science as Inquiry :
CONTENT STANDARD A: As a result of
activities in grades 9-12, all students
should develop
- Abilities
necessary to do scientific
inquiry
- Understandings
about scientific inquiry
Content
Standard C: Life Science
CONTENT STANDARD
C: As a result of their activities in
grades 9-12, all students should develop
understanding of
- THE
INTERDEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS
- Living
organisms have the
capacity to produce
populations of infinite
size, but environments
and resources are finite.
This fundamental tension
has profound effects on
the interactions between
organisms.
- Human
beings live within the
world's ecosystems.
Increasingly, humans
modify ecosystems as a
result of population
growth, technology, and
consumption. Human
destruction of habitats
through direct
harvesting, pollution,
atmospheric changes, and
other factors is
threatening current
global stability, and if
not addressed, ecosystems
will be irreversibly
affected.
CONTENT
STANDARD E: Science and
Technology As a result of activities
in grades 9-12, all students should
develop
- Abilities of
technological design
- Understandings
about science and technology
CONTENT
STANDARD F: Science in
Personal and Social Perspectives
As a result of
activities in grades 9-12, all students
should develop understanding of
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