National Science Standards and Classroom Activities
Classroom Activities
A collection of classroom activities
based on popular Why Files articles
based on popular Why Files articles
National Science Education Standards: Grades 9-12
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Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
- Chemical reactions
- Conservation of energy and increase in disorder
- Interactions of energy and matter
- Motions and forces
- Structure of atoms
- Structures and properties of matter
Life Science
- Behavior of organisms
- Biological Evolution
- Cell
- Interdependence of organisms
- Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
- Molecular basis of heredity
- Understandings about science and technology
Earth and Space Science
- Energy in the earth system
- Geochemical cycles
- Origin and evolution of the earth system
- Origin and evolution of the universe
Science and Technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural and human-induced hazards
History and Nature of Science
National Science Education Standards: Grades 5-8
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Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
Life science
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
- Populations and ecosystems
- Regulation and behavior
- Reproduction and heredity
- Structure and function in living systems
Earth and Space Science
Science and Technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- Environment
- Natural hazards
- Personal health
- Populations, resources, and environments
- Risks and Benefits
- Science and technology in society
History and Nature of Science
