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relationship to student's lives, 212-213
resources for teaching, 218-221
role of, 209-210
school scheduling, 219
Standard A, 210-212
Standard B, 212-214
Standard C, 214-218
Standard D, 218-221
Standard E, 221-222
Standard F, 222-224
support for teachers and teaching, 211 , 219 , 222-224
system standards and, 230-231
teaching practice, 211
Public perception and understanding
of assessment practice, 85 , 89 , 211
of system reform, 238
R
Race/ethnicity, assessment and, 85-86
Research activities for professional development, 58
Resource management in teaching, 43-45 , 168
adaptation of externally produced materials, 213
assessment standards, 79
budget planning, 220
materials-support infrastructure, 220
necessities for scientific inquiry, 220
physical space requirements, 220
policy-making and, 232
for professional development of teachers, 70
program standard, 218-221
resources outside the school, 45 , 220-221
responsibility for, 218
science program planning, 51-52
to sustain and encourage reform, 223
teachers as resource, 218-219
time as resource, 219
Risk-benefit analysis, as scientific concept, 167 , 169
S
Safety, 44
Scheduling of classes, 44 , 219
Science for All Americans , 14 , 15
Science Olympiad, 39-41
Scientific inquiry, 23-24
abilities for, 145 , 148 , 175-176
grades K-4, 122-123
grades 5-8, 145-148
grades 9-12, 175-176
adult models of, 37 , 50-51
assessment of student achievement, 98-100
characteristics of, 2
classroom environment for, 44
classroom resources for, 220
in college/university preparation of science teachers, 61
defined, 214
developing student abilities and understanding
grades K-4, 121-122
grades 5-8, 143-145
grades 9-12, 173-175
in development of teaching and learning models, 31
example of implementation in classroom, 34-35 , 146-147
forms of, in classroom, 33
fundamental concepts underlying standards for
grades K-4, 123
grades 5-8, 148
grades 9-12, 176
goals for students, 13 , 105
grades K-4, content standard for, 105 , 121-123
grades 5-8, content standard for, 105 , 143-148
grades 9-12, content standard for, 105 , 173-176
historical development of, standards for understanding, 104 , 107
meaning of, to students, 173-174
peer review of, 174
personal and social development and, 104 , 107
professional development standards for teachers, 59
as program component, 214
responsibilities of system personnel in teaching of, 212
in science learning process, 2 , 105
scientific method and, 144-145
skills assessment, 6
student collaboration in, 50
student evaluation of scientific studies and results, 171 , 202-203
teacher's management of, 33 , 36
technology as design and, 107 , 166
See also Scientific literacy
Scientific knowledge and understanding
assessment of, 82
of cause-and-effect, 145
of chemical reactions, 179
college/university education of teachers, 60-61 , 238
of constancy and change, 117-118
cultural and traditional elements of, 21
curriculum design for, 213
depth and breadth, 59 , 110
of earth and space, 130-134 , 158-161 , 187-190
of energy, 154 , 155 , 157 , 178 , 180-181 , 186-187 , 189
of environmental and resource issues, 139 , 140 , 198-199
of evolution and equilibrium, 119
of form and function, 119
goals of standards, 13
of health, 138-140 , 141
as human endeavor, 141 , 170 , 200-201
lifelong learning, 68-69
of living systems and organisms, 127-129 , 155-158 , 186-187
of measurement, 118 , 126-127 , 149
of motions and forces, 127 , 154 , 179-180
of natural selection, 181-184 , 185
nature of, 23
pedagogical content knowledge, 62-68
of population issues, 140
of prediction, 116-117 , 145 , 148
of probability, 116-117