Mario SantaCruz Science Standards Students know that science is a framework for understanding the natural world based on experimentation and logical analysis. Students understand the proceesses of scientific investigation and are able to design, conduct, communicate, about, and evaluate such investigations. Students use their understanding of science in the decision making process. Students understand that science is a search for patterns in nature, that recognizing these patterns leads to a better understanding of the world around us, and that these patterns link scientific disciplines. Studens understand that science and technology can be used to gether and analyze information in order to make decisions in the real world.
Students understand connections between scientific and technological history and today's society.
Students know and understand the structure, processes and interactions of the Earth's systems and the dynamics of the solar system and the universe. Studens know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with eachother and their environment. Students will know and understand common properties, forms, interactions, and transformations of matter and energy.