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Correlations to National Science Standards

Grades K–4
Physical Science – Content Standard B
Properties of Objects and Materials

Objects are made of one or more materials, such as paper, wood, and metal. Objects can be described by the properties of the materials from which they are made, and those properties can be used to separate or sort a group of objects or materials.
Materials can exist in different states – solid, liquid, and gas. Some common materials, such as water, can be changed from one state to another by heating or cooling.

Grades 5–8
Science as Inquiry – Content Standard A
Abilities Necessary to Do Scientific Inquiry

Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. Some involve making models.

Physical Science – Content Standard B
Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter

A substance has characteristic properties, such as density, a boiling point, and solubility, all of which are independent of the amount of the sample. A mixture of substances often can be separated into the original substances using one or more of the characteristic properties.

Earth and Space Science – Content Standard D
Properties of earth materials

Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere. The varied materials have different physical and chemical properties.

Objects in the Sky

The sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, and airplanes all have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.

National Geography Standards
Grades K–12
NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.

Last updated
May 4, 2011