STANDARDS

Students at all grade levels and in every domain of science should have the opportunity to use scientific inquiry and develop the ability to think and act in ways associated with inquiry, including asking questions, planning and conducting investigations, using appropriate tools and techniques to gather data, thinking critically and logically about relationships between evidence and explanations, constructing and analyzing alternative explanations, and communicating scientific arguments.

                 National Science Education Standards (1996)  

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards

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Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

This website presents a compendium of science standards by McREL. Their mission is to make a difference in the quality of education for all through applied research, product development, and service.

National Education Technology Standards (NETS)

This website provides access to the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project that is an ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and a consortium.

National Science Education Standards (NSES)

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