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FOSS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS
The Magnetism and Electricity Module emphasizes
the development of observation and description skills and
building explanations based on experience. This module supports
the following National Science Education Standards.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
Develop students' abilities to do and understand scientific
inquiry.
- Ask and answer questions.
- Plan and conduct simple investigations.
- Employ tools to gather data.
- Use data to construct reasonable explanations.
- Communicate investigations and explanations.
- Understand that scientists use different kinds of investigations
and tools to develop explanations using evidence and knowledge.
CONTENT: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Develop students' understanding of electricity and
magnetism.
- Magnets attract and repel each other and certain kinds
of other materials; electricity in circuits can produce
light, heat, sound, and magnetic effects; electric circuits
require a complete loop through which an electric current
can pass.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Develop students' abilities in technological design.
- Identify a simple problem and propose a solution.
- Evaluate a product or design.
- Communicate a problem, design, and solution.
Develop students' understandings about science and
technology.
- Scientists work collaboratively in teams and use tools
and scientific techniques to make better observations.
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Develop an understanding of science as a human endeavor.
- Science and technology have been practiced by people for
a long time.
- People make discoveries about the natural world that contribute
to global knowledge.
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