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FOSS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS
The Landforms Module encourages students
to develop the skills of investigation in order to build explanations
based on knowledge and experience. This module supports the
following National Science Education Standards.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
Develop students' abilities to do and understand scientific
inquiry.
- Identify questions; design and conduct scientific investigations
to answer those questions.
- Employ tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
- Use data to construct reasonable explanations.
- Develop and communicate investigations and evidence.
- Understand that scientists use different kinds of investigations
and tools to develop explanations using evidence and knowledge.
CONTENT: EARTH SCIENCE
Develop students' understanding of the structure of
the earth.
- Landforms are the result of a combination of destructive
forces, such as erosion, and constructive forces, such as
deposition of sediments.
- The surface of the earth changes. Some changes are due
to slow processes and others are due to rapid processes.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Develop students' understandings about science and
technology.
- Scientists work collaboratively in teams and use tools
and scientific techniques to make better observations.
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
Develop students' understandings about natural hazards.
- Human activities can induce hazards through such actions
as resource acquisition, urban growth, and land-use decisions.
Such activities can accelerate many natural changes.
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Develop an understanding of science as a human endeavor.
- Science and technology have been practiced by people for
a long time.
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