The following is a summary of the Colorado Content Standards for K-12 Education . Although these standards are applicable specifically to classrooms in Colorado, they are generally based on national standards. 1.Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.
Students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy.
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of iving things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. Students know and understand the processes and interactions of Earth's systems and the structure and dynamics of Earth and other objects in space. 5.Students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity and how they can affect the world. 6.Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines. Students develop number sense and use numbers and number relationships in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems.