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Framework
The
standards-based 2003 Science Framework for California Public
Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve is available
as a free download or the printed version can be purchased
from CDE Educational Resource Catalog.
Science
Content Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp
California
Science Content Standards for K-12 Public Schools
The
California Science Content Standards for K-12 Public Schools
(http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp)
identify essential expectations for students: concepts,
principles, theories, and understanding how science is done.
The science standards describe broad areas of content such
as the interdependence of organisms, the interactions of
matter and energy, objects in the sky, and the nature of
scientific knowledge.
The
California Science Content Standards for K-12 Public Schools
(http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp)
also serve as the basis of statewide student assessments
(STAR), the
science curriculum framework, and the evaluation of instructional
materials.
The
California Science Content Standards for K-12 Public Schools
(http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp)
provide for teaching and learning opportunities that include
accurate and technically precise science information, scientific
inquiry, technological design, communication and understanding
of science concepts, analysis of data, and application of
concepts. Students' success in meeting the expectations
of the standards depends on teaching and learning as an
active inquiry process. This means that all teachers need
the opportunity to teach science as something in which students
are actively engaged. When participating in inquiry,
students describe objects and events, ask questions, construct
explanations, test those explanations against current scientific
knowledge, and communicate their ideas to others. This includes
engaging all students' thinking with relevant, real-world
activities that extend students' thinking and communication
skills, and develop students' science process skills.
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