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FOSS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS
The Matter and Energy Module supports the following National
Science Education Standards.*
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Develop students’ understanding of the properties of objects and
materials.
• Objects have many observable properties, including size,
weight, shape, color, temperature, and the ability to react
with other substances. Those properties can be measured
using tools such as rulers, balances, and thermometers.
• 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.
Develop students’ understanding of light, heat, and electricity.
• Light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object. Light
can be refl ected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, or absorbed
by the object.
• Heat can be produced in many ways, such as burning,
rubbing, or mixing one substance with another.
• Electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, and sound.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
Develop students’ abilities to do and understand scientific inquiry.
• Ask and answer questions.
• Plan and conduct simple investigations.
• 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.
• Understand that scientists review and ask questions about
the results of other scientists’ work.
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, a design, and a solution.
Develop students’ understandings about science and technology.
• People have always had problems and invented tools and techniques to solve problems.
• Scientists work collaboratively in teams and use tools and
scientifi c techniques to make better observations.
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