Standards

A note about National and New Hampshire
science education standards:

In 1996 the National Research Council published the National Science Education Standards. This publication identified 8 topics in which students should eventually become competent, and organized each of the topics into specific goals and objectives. Click here for more information on the NSES.

In the table below we show how various Hubbard Brook online activities and resources meet the National Standards. Because Hubbard Brook is in New Hampshire, we have also listed how each of the activities relates to the NH K-12 Science Curriculum Framework, published by the NH Department of Education.

• = Standard addressed
- = Standard not addressed
Activities & Resources
National Standards
Tour
Glossary
Meet the Scientists

Unifying Concepts and Processes

Systems, order, and organization

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Evidence, models, and explanation
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Change, constancy, and measurement
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Evolution and Equilibrium
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Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
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Understandings about scientific inquiry
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Physical Science
Chemical reactions
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Life Science
Biological Evolution
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Interdependence of organisms
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Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
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Behavior of organisms
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Earth and Space Science
Geochemical cycles
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Science and Technology
Abilities of technological design
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Understandings about science and technology
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Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Population growth
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Natural Resources
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Environmental quality
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Natural and human-induced hazards
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Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
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History and Nature of Science
Science as a human endeavor
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Nature of scientific knowledge
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Historical perspectives
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New Hampshire Standards
Science as Inquiry
...understanding of how the scientific enterprise operates
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Science, Technology, and Society
...use measuring instruments to gather accurate and/or precise information
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...use technology to observe nature
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...to understand that science and technology can affect individuals...can affect science and technology
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...to understand that progress in science and technology is controlled by societal attitudes and beliefs
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Life Science
...ability to recognize patterns and products of evolution, including...specialization, adaptation, and natural selection
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...to understand how environmental factors affect all living systems...
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...to understand that organisms are linked to one another and to their physical setting by the transfer of matter and energy to maintain a dynamic equilibrium
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...to understand fundamental structures, functions...found in microorganisms, fungi...plants, and animals
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Earth/Space Science
...to understand that the Earth is a complex planet with five interacting systems...
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...to understand that the Earth contains a variety of renewable and non-renewable resources
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Unifying Themes and Concepts
...to recognize parts of any object or systems, and understand how the parts interrelate in the operation...
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...quantify their interactions with phenomena in the natural world...
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