National Science Education Standards

Teaching Standards:

 A:
Plan an inquiry-based science program
 B:
 Guide and facilitate learning
 C:
 Engage in ongoing assessment of teaching and student learning.
 D:
 Design and manage learning environment.
 E:
 Develop communities of science learners.
 F:
 Participate in ongoing planning and development of science program.

 Assessment Standards:

 A:
Consistent with the decisions they are designed to inform.
 B:
 Achievement and opportunity to learn science.
 C:
 Quality of data matched to decisions and actions taken.
 D:
Assessments fair.

 Content Standards:

 A:
 Science as inquiry.
 B:
 Physical science.
 D:
 Earth and space science.
 E:
Science and technology.  
 F:
 

 Program Standards:

 A:
 Consistent with other standards.
B:
Developmentally appropriate, interesting, and relevant.
C:
Coordinated with mathematics program.
D:
 Access to appropriate and sufficient resources.
E:
 Equitable student access.

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