| Content Standard |
Developing Student Understanding Area |
Underlying Fundamental Concepts and Principles |
| A: Science as Inquiry 5-8 |
Develop Descriptions, Explanations, Predictions, Model |
Using evidence, students should base their explanation on what they observed, and as they develop cognitive skills, they should be able to differentiate explanation from description |
| G: The Universe 5-8 |
Characteristics of Stars |
Compare past and present knowledge about the characteristics of stars (e.g. composition, location, life cycles) and how people have learned about them |
| L: Communication 5-8 #3 |
Communicating Information Effectively |
Evaluate individual and group communication for clarity; students describe the life cycle of a star in terminology and language that can be understood by a 6th grader |
| A: Communication 9-12 |
Inquiry and Communication |
Accurate and effective communication including expressing concepts, reviewing information, summarizing data, using language appropriately, developing diagrams and charts, ..speaking clearly and logically |
| D: Earth and Space Science 9-12 |
Origin and Evolution of the Universe |
Stars produce energy from nuclear reactions...These and other processes in stars have led to the formation of all the other elements. |
