Science Standards:

Standard 1: Science as Inquiry
Students understand and use the processes of scientific investigation and scientific ways of knowing. They are able to design, conduct, describe and evaluate these investigations. They are able to understand and apply concepts that unify scientific disciplines.

Standard 2: History and Nature of Science
Students understand the nature of scientific ways of thinking. Students understand that scientific investigation grows from the contributions of many people.

Standard 3: Personal and Social Perspectives in Science and Technology
Students understand the impact of science on human activity and the environment and are proficient in the uses of technology as they relate to science.

Standard 4: Life Science
Students understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how organisms change over time in terms of biological adaptation and genetics. Students understand the interrelationships of matter and energy in living organisms and the interactions of living organisms with their environment.

Standard 5: Physical Science
Students understand the nature of matter and energy including their forms, the changes they undergo and their interactions.

Standard 6: Earth and Space Science
Students understand the composition, formative processes, and history of the earth, the solar system and universe.

Mathematics Standards:

Standard 1: Number Sense
Students develop number sense and use numbers and number relationships to acquire basic facts, to solve a wide variety of real-world problems, and to determine the reasonableness of results.

Standard 2: Data Analysis and Probability
Students use data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability to make valid inferences, decisions and arguments and to selve a variety of real-world problems.

Standard 3: Patterns, Algebra and Functions
Students use algebraic methods to explore, model and describe patterns, relationships an functions involving numbers, shapes, data, and graphs within a variety of real-world problem-solving situatuions.

Standard 4: Geometry
Students use geometric methods, properties and relationships as a means to recognize, draw, describe, connect, and analyze shapes and representations in the physical world.

Standard 5: Measurement and Discrete Mathematics
Students make and use direct and indirect measurement, metric and U.S. customary, to describe and compare the real world and to prepare for the study of discrete functions, fractals and chaos which have evolved out of technology.

Standard 6: Mathematical Structure/Logic
Students use both inductive ad deductive reasoning as they make conjectures and test the validity of arguments.

Language Arts Standards:

Standard 1: Reading
Students learn and effectively apply a variety of reading strategies for comprehending, interpreting and evaluating a wide range of texts including fiction, nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.

Standard 2: Writing
Students effectively use written language for a variety of purposes and with a variety of audiences.

Standard 3: Listening and Speaking
Students effectively listen and speak in situations which serve different purposes and involve a variety of audiences.

Standard 4: Viewing and Presenting
Students use a variety of visual media and resources to gather, evaluate and synthesize information and to communicate with others.