The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which California Academic Content Standards you can cover using The Electromagnetic Spectrum in your classroom. We hope you will discover additional standards you can use.
For additional California Academic Content Standards you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE SCIENCE CONCEPTS IN CONTEXT programs:
Earth Science Modules
Sun and Seasons, Day and Night
Jet Streams and Ocean Currents: the Global Circulation of air and Water
The Water, Carbon and Other Geochemical Cycles
Life Science Modules
Photosynthesis: from Sunlight to Life
Food Webs: Connections Across the Natural World
Adaptation and Natural selection: Evolution at Work
Physical Science Modules
Light, Optics, Mirros and Telescopes
Convection, Conduction and Radiation
Space Science Modules
Gravity: Mass, Weight and Motion
Objects in the sky: Planets, Stars and More!
Fusion and Fission: Atoms and Energy
How We Explore Space: Extending Our Senses Beyond Earth
Elementary Standards: Kindergarten, Grade One,
Grade Two, Grade Three,
Grade Four, Grade Five
Middle School Standards: Grade Six, Grade Seven,
Grade Eight
High School Starndards: Grades 9-12
Grade Seven
Physical Principles in Living Systems (Physical Science)
You can cover some of these and additional physical science state standards can be covered through Convection, Conduction and Radiation program.
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6. Physical principles underlie biological structures and functions. As a basis for un-derstanding this concept: |
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a. Students know visible light is a small band within a very broad electromagnetic spectrum. |
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b. Students know that for an object to be seen, light emitted by or scattered from it must be detected by the eye. |
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c. Students know light travels in straight lines if the medium it travels through does not change. |
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d. Students know how simple lenses are used in a magnifying glass, the eye, a camera, a telescope, and a microscope. |
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e. Students know that white light is a mixture of many wavelengths (colors) and that
retinal cells react differently to different wavelengths. |
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f. Students know light can be reflected, refracted, transmitted, and absorbed by
matter. |
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g. Students know the angle of reflection of a light beam is equal to the angle of incidence. |
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7. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will: |
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a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, comput-ers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data. |
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b. Use a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information and evidence as part of a research project. |
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c. Communicate the logical connection among hypotheses, science concepts, tests
conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence. |
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e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and oral presentations. |
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Updated July 2001