The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which New Mexico Standards you can cover using PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE in your classroom. We hope you will discover additional standards you can use. These are the ones our Instructional Materials Development team felt most directly related to the activities contained in PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE.
For additional New Mexico Standards you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE projects:
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Students will understand science concepts of order and organization.
Students will
demonstrate knowledge and understanding that science is based on the assumption that the environment is understandable and predictable; and
video demonstrate an understanding of prediction and its uses.
video Students will use evidence, models, and explanations to explore the physical world.
Students will
use evidence to understand interactions that allow prediction of changes in natural and artificial systems;
video describe different terms such as hypothesis, model, law, theory, principle, and paradigm; and
video recognize models as representations of real objects and events, and explain how the models work.
video Students will use form and function to organize and understand the physical world.
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describe form and function as complementary aspects of units of matter, objects, organisms, and systems.
video Students will understand the physical world through the concepts of change, equilibrium, and measurement.
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describe change and constancy as properties of objects and processes;
video describe energy and matter, and explain the processes that transform energy and matter;
video use simple devices to measure objects and change; and
video employ basic mathematics as a tool to quantify properties of objects and change.
video Students will acquire the abilities to do scientific inquiry.
Students will
describe the scientific method including:
video identification of a problem;
video research literature review;
video development of an hypothesis or research question;
video design of experiment or research;
video use of cooperative teams composed of individuals with different kinds of expertise to conduct research;
video collection of data;
video evaluation of data in relation to the hypothesis;
video communication of the problem, the evidence, and conclusions;
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video describe and use simple equipment, tools, techniques, and a variety of information sources to gather data and extend the senses.
video Students will understand the process of scientific inquiry.
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describe the different methods used in the process of scientific investigation for:
video explain that scientists develop explanations using observations (evidence)and what they already know about the world (scientific knowledge);
video explain that scientists review and ask questions about the results of other scientists’ work;
video explain that scientists use different kinds of investigations depending upon the questions they are trying to answer;
video explain that instruments can provide more information than scientists can obtain using only their senses; and
video explain that scientists make the results of their investigations public in ways that allow others to replicate their findings.
video Students will know and understand properties of Earth Science.
Students will
describe weather changes that occur daily;
video use symbols and maps to represent the school and local community.
video Students will know and understand basic concepts of cosmology.
Students will
describe the patterns of movement of objects in the sky;
video Students will know and understand the differences between and the interactions of science and technology.
Students will
discriminate between natural objects and artificial objects;
video explain that science is one of many ways of posing solutions to questions about the natural world;
video describe the kinds of problems people have solved through scientific investigations; and
video identify the contributions of technology such as computers and telecommunication to scientific investigations.
video Students will know and understand the impact between science and technology in society.
Students will
describe science as a social enterprise that includes a variety of work settings;
video describe the relationships between social issues and challenges as they relate to science;
video list some outcomes of scientific and technological investigations for society in terms of transportation, health, sanitation, and communication;
video describe the types of contributions made through science and technology;
video identify science questions and problems that have not been answered;
video describe science careers and reasons why people choose science as a career; and
video define ethics in science.
video Students will know and understand the relationship between natural hazards and environmental risks for organisms.
Students will
identify environmental risks including natural hazards related to internal and external processes of Earth’s systems (weather, geochemical) and social hazards (occupational, recreational, and personal); describe methods to reduce environmental risks;
video identify factors that change environments rapidly and slowly; and
video describe factors such as drugs, disease, and environmental hazards that can have negative health consequences.
video Students will understand science concepts of order and organization.
Students will
apply information about the predictability and organization of the universe and its subsystems; and
video apply prediction to scientific problems and events.
video Students will use evidence, models, and explanations to explore the physical world.
Students will
identify and organize evidence needed to predict changes in natural and artificial systems;
video organize phenomena into hypotheses, models, laws, theories, principles, and paradigms; and
video design and develop models.
video Students will use form and function to organize and understand the physical world.
Students will
explain function by referring to form and explain form by referring
video Students will understand the physical world through the concepts of change, equilibrium, and measurement.
Students will
illustrate that constancy and change are properties of objects and processes;
video illustrate that energy and matter can be transformed and changed but the sum remains the same;
video use elementary scientific devices to measure objects and simple phenomena;
video employ mathematics to quantify properties of objects and phenomena; and
video relate the contributions of external and internal forces to change in the form and function of objects, organisms, and natural systems.
video Students will acquire the abilities to do scientific inquiry.
Students will
use the scientific method within the classroom and school environment; and
video employ equipment, tools, a variety of techniques and information sources to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
video Students will understand the process of scientific inquiry.
Students will
use different kinds of methods, including observation, experiments, and theoretical and mathematical models to answer a variety of scientific questions;
video use their own understanding of science to guide their scientific investigations;
video use criteria for sound scientific investigations to verify the truth of the results of their own and others' investigations;
video choose appropriate methods and analytic techniques for specific science problems and investigations;
video use technology and scientific methods to gather evidence to enhance the accuracy of their findings;
video describe the results of investigations with teachers, peers, parents, and others;
video explain that scientific investigations can result in new investigation; and
video ideas, objects, methods, techniques, and procedures for explain that in areas where there is not a great deal of experimental or observational evidence, it is typical for scientists to differ with one another about the theory, hypothesis, or evidence being investigated.
video Students will know and understand the properties of fields, forces, and motion.
Students will
apply knowledge about energy and energy transformation to science problems;
video Students will know and understand properties of Earth Science.
Students will
explain how Earth’s materials can be transformed from one state to another;
video model natural processes that shape the Earth’s surface; observe, measure, and record weather changes that occur daily;
video use a rectilinear coordinate system such as latitude and longitude to locate points on the surface of Earth; and
video describe the interaction between the Earth's geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
video Students will know and understand the differences between and the interactions of science and technology.
Students will
design and conduct experiments that distinguish between natural and artificial objects and materials;
video compare and contrast a variety of scientific and technological solutions to problems; and
video examine the role of technology, particularly computers and other electronical advances, in the advancement of science.
video Students will know and understand the impact between science and technology in society.
Students will
illustrate the impact that work settings have on scientific investigations;
video demonstrate how the direction for scientific investigations is related to social issues and challenges;
video explain how the benefits of science and technology are enjoyed by some groups and not by other groups;
video compare and contrast the science contributions of people with diverse interests, talents, qualities, and motivations from a variety of social and ethnic backgrounds;
video predict new areas of scientific inquiry based on previous research;
video analyze the impact of culture, gender, and other factors on an individual’s choice of science as a career; and
video differentiate between ethical and unethical scientific practices and research.
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