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Teachers,

Below you can find tables that represent the new National Science Standards, towards which each state is moving to adopt.  We havehigh-lighted all content areas for which aquaponics can serve as a real-world demonstration.  Clearly, students from grades K-12 canbenefit from this experience.  And, remember that each field trip is fully customizable! Just let us know what would be most meaningfulfor your students, and we will place our tour and activities emphasis on that content area. For a more detailed curriculum guide, just email us.  We look forward to seeing you heresoon!

CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES K-4**[*]**

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES SCIENCE AS INQUIRY PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE
Systems, order, and organization Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Properties of objects and materials Characteristics of organisms
Evidence, models, and explanation Understandings about scientific inquiry Position and motion of objects Life cycles of organisms
Change, constancy, and measurement   Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism Organisms and environments
Evolution and equilibrium      
Form and function      
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Properties of earth materials Abilities of technological design Personal health Science as a human endeavor
Objects in the sky Understandings about science and technology Characteristics and changes in populations  
Changes in earth and sky Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans Types of resources  
    Changes in environments  
    Science and technology in local challenges  

CONTENT STANDARDS, GRADES 5-8

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES SCIENCE AS INQUIRY PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE
Systems, order, and organization Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Properties and changes of properties in matter Structure and function in living systems
Evidence, models, and explanation Understandings about scientific inquiry Motions and forces Reproduction and heredity
Change, constancy, and measurement   Transfer of energy Regulation and behavior
Evolution and equilibrium     Populations and ecosystems
Form and function     Diversity and adaptations of organisms
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Structure of the earth system Abilities of technological design Personal health Science as a human endeavor
Earth’s history Understandings 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 explanation 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 function   Conservation of energy and increase in disorder Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
    Interactions of energy and matter Behavior of organisms
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES 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 Understandings about science and technology Population growth Nature of scientific knowledge
Origin and evolution of the earth system   Natural resources Historical perspectives
Origin and evolution of the universe   Environmental quality  
    Natural and human-induced hazards  
    Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges  

 

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