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Land Use and Land Cover:
Using GIS to develop a Sense of Place.

ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS

GREY CODE = Those Standards that can apply to a project of this scope

Matching Standards

Science Teaching Standards

Teaching Standard A	Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
Teaching Standard B	Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning.
Teaching Standard C	Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning.
Teaching Standard D	Teachers of science design and manage learning environments that profide students with the time, space, and resources needed for learning science.
Teaching Standard E	Teachers of science develop communities of science learners that relfect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry and the attitudes and social values conduciveto science learning.
Teaching Standard F	Teachers of science actively participate in the ongoing planning and devlopment of the school science program.

STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS OF SCIENCE

Professional Development Standard A Professional development for teachers of science requires learning essential science content through the perspectives and methods of inquiry.

Professioanl Development Standard B Professional development for teachers of science requires integrating knowledge of science, learning, pedagogy, and student; it also requires applying that knowledge of science teaching.

Professional Development Standard C Professional development for teachers of scienced requires building understanding and ability for lifelong learning.

Professional Development Standard D Professional development programs for teachers of science must be coherent and integrated.

ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE EDUCATION

Assessment Standard A Assessments must be consistent with the decisions they are designed to inform.

Assessment Standard B Achievement and opportunity to learn science must be assessed.

Assessment Standard C The technical quality of the data collected is well matched to the decisions and actions taken on the basis of their interpretation.

Assessment Standard D Assessment practices must be fair

Assessment Standard E The inferences made from assessments about student achievement and opportunity to learn must be sound.

SCIENCE AS INQUIRY

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Understanding about scientific inquiry Understanding about scientific inquiry Understanding about scientific inquiry

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Properties of objects and materials Properties and changes of properties in matter Structure of atoms

Position an motion of objects Motions and forces Structure and properties of matter

Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism Tansfer of energy Chemical reactions

Motions and forces

Conservation of energy and increase in disorder

Interactions of energy and nature

LIFE SCIENCE

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Characteristics of organisms Structure and function in living systems The cell

Life cycles of organisms Reproduction and heredity Molecular basis of heredity

Organisms and environments Regulations and behavior Biological evolution

Populations and ecosystems Interdependence of organisms

Diversity and adaptations of organisms Matter, energy, and organization in living systems

Behavior of organisms

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Properties of earth materials Structure in the earth systems Energy in the earth systems

Objects in the sky Earth's history Geochemical cycles

Changes in earth and sky Earth in the solar system Origin and evolution of the earth system

Origin and evolution of the universe

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans Abilities of technological design Abilities of technological design

Abilities of technological design Understanding about science and technology Understanding about science and technology

Understanding about science and technology

SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Personal health Personal health Personal and community health

Characteristics and changes in populations Populations, resources, and environments Population growth

Types of resources Natural hazards Natural resources

Changes in environments Risks and benifits Environmental quality

Science and technology in local challenges Science and technology in society Natural and human-induced hazards

Science and technology in local, national and global challenges

HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE

LEVELS K-4 LEVELS 5-8 LEVELS 9-12

Science as human endeavor Science as human endeavor Science as human endeavor

Nature of science Nature of scienctific knowledge

History of science Historical perspectives

CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES 5-8

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES SCIENCE AS INQUIRY PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE

Systems, order, and organizations Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Properties and changes of propeties in matter Stucture and function in living systems

Evidence, models, and explanation Understandings about scientific inquiry Motions and forces Reproduction and heredty

Change, constancy, and measurement Tranfer of energy Regulation and behavior

Evolution and equilibrium Population and ecosystems

Form and function Diversity and adaptations of organisms

EARTH AND SPACE
SCIENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE

Structure of the earth system Abilities of technological design Personal health Science as a human endeavor

Earth's history Understanding about science and technology Populations, resources, and environments Nature of science

Earth in the solar system Natural hazards History of science

Risks and benefits

Science and technology in society

CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES 9-12

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES SCIENCE AS INQUIRY PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE

Systems, order , and organization Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Structure of atoms The cell

Evidence, models , and explanations Understandings about scientific inquiry Structure and properties of matter Molecular basis of heredity

Change, constancy, and measurement Chemical reactions Biological evolution

Evolution and equilibrium Motions and forces Interdependence of organisms

Form and funciton Conservation of energy and increase in disorder Matter, energy, and organizaiton in living systems

Interactions of energy and matter Behavior of organisms

EARTH AND SPACE
SCIENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE

Energy in the earth system Abilities of technological design Personal and community health Science as a human endeavor

Geochemical cycles Understanding about science and technology Population growth Nature of scientific design

Origin and evolution of the earth system Natural resources Historical perspective

Origin and evolution of the universe Environmental quality

Natural and human-induced hazards

Science and technology in local, nation, and global challenges

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Professional Development Standard A	Professional development for teachers of science requires learning essential science content through the perspectives and methods of inquiry.
Professioanl Development Standard B	Professional development for teachers of science requires integrating knowledge of science, learning, pedagogy, and student; it also requires applying that knowledge of science teaching.
Professional Development Standard C	Professional development for teachers of scienced requires building understanding and ability for lifelong learning.
Professional Development Standard D	Professional development programs for teachers of science must be coherent and integrated.

Assessment Standard A	Assessments must be consistent with the decisions they are designed to inform.
Assessment Standard B	Achievement and opportunity to learn science must be assessed.
Assessment Standard C	The technical quality of the data collected is well matched to the decisions and actions taken on the basis of their interpretation.
Assessment Standard D	Assessment practices must be fair
Assessment Standard E	The inferences made from assessments about student achievement and opportunity to learn must be sound.

LEVELS K-4	LEVELS 5-8	LEVELS 9-12
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understanding about scientific inquiry	Understanding about scientific inquiry	Understanding about scientific inquiry

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES	SCIENCE AS INQUIRY	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	LIFE SCIENCE
Systems, order, and organizations	Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	Properties and changes of propeties in matter	Stucture and function in living systems
Evidence, models, and explanation	Understandings about scientific inquiry	Motions and forces	Reproduction and heredty
Change, constancy, and measurement		Tranfer of energy	Regulation and behavior
Evolution and equilibrium			Population and ecosystems
Form and function			Diversity and adaptations of organisms

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE	HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Structure of the earth system	Abilities of technological design	Personal health	Science as a human endeavor
Earth's history	Understanding about science and technology	Populations, resources, and environments	Nature of science
Earth in the solar system		Natural hazards	History of science
		Risks and benefits
		Science and technology in society