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FOSS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS
The Earth Materials Module emphasizes the
development of observation and description skills and building
explanations based on experience. This module supports the
following National Science Education Standards.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
Develop students' abilities to do and understand scientific
inquiry.
- Ask and answer questions about objects and materials.
- Plan and conduct simple investigations.
- Employ tools to gather data.
- Use data to construct reasonable explanations.
- Communicate investigations and explanations.
- Understand that scientists use different kinds of
investigations and tools to develop explanations using evidence
and knowledge.
CONTENT: EARTH SCIENCE
Develop students' understanding of properties of earth materials.
- Solid rocks are earth materials, and they have different
physical and chemical properties that make them useful in
different ways, for example, as building materials. Earth
materials provide many of the resources that humans use.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Develop students' understanding about science and technology.
- Scientists work collaboratively in teams and use tools
and scientific techniques to make better observations.
Develop students' abilities to distinguish between natural
objects and objects made by humans.
- Understand that objects occur in nature; others have been
designed and made by people, sometimes using natural materials,
to enhance the quality of life or to solve problems.
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Develop an understanding of science as a human endeavor.
- Many people choose science as a career and devote their
entire lives to studying it. Many people derive great pleasure
from doing science.
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