Local, State, and National Standards in Science
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Link to Local Standards in Science The following link will take you to FCPSTeach's Elementary Science Curriculum. Grade 1: http://www.fcpsteach.org/docs/Grade%2013.doc Grade 2: http://www.fcpsteach.org/docs/Grade%2021.doc Grade 3: http://www.fcpsteach.org/docs/Grade%2031.doc Grade 4: http://www.fcpsteach.org/docs/Grade%2041.doc Grade 5: http://www.fcpsteach.org/docs/Grade%2051.doc
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Links to Maryland State Standards in Science The following links will provide teachers with access directly to the Maryland State Department of Education's Voluntary State Curriculum in Science. Grades PreK-3 Adobe Acrobat File: http://www.mdk12.org/share/vsc/vsc_science_grprek3.pdf MS Word File: http://www.mdk12.org/share/vsc/vsc_science_grprek3.doc Grades 3-8 Adobe Acrobat File: http://www.mdk12.org/share/vsc/vsc_science_gr38.pdf MS Word File: http://www.mdk12.org/share/vsc/vsc_science_gr38.doc
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Note: Frederick County Public School Teachers aligned the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) in Science with the Frederick County Essential Curriculum. Consequently, indicators listed at certain grade levels in the VSC may appear in other grade levels within the FCPS Essential Curriculum.
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National Standards: "The
American Association for the Advancement of Science" (AAAS) Benchmarks
specifies how students should progress toward science literacy, recommending
what they should know and be able to do by the time they reach certain grade
levels.
http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolintro.htm
Philosophy of Elementary Science Program in FCPS:
The 5E Model of Lesson Planning for Science Lessons:
The 5E's Constructivist Teaching Model
Promoting Classroom Discourse:
How
to Promote Classroom Discourse
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