This state curriculum framework, developed for the science education program in Alabama's public schools, defines the minimum required content that all students must know in order to achieve the goal of science literacy. The K to 12 science program is an inquiry based program that allows for observation and discovery, prediction and problem solving, and theory usage, as well as appreciation of the natural world. The program also incorporates the use of various types of technology in science instruction so that students become comfortable with and knowledgeable about various instruments of scientific study. Scientific processes refer to the basic skills of inquiry, such as critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. Scientific knowledge for all grades is organized into the domains of Earth and space science, physical science, and life science.
Scientific applications focus on the mutual interdependence of science, technology, and society.
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