Teacher’s page Appendix A:  National Science Education Standards Science as inquiry:  Content Standard A:  Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry; Understandings about scientific inquiry Physical Science:  Content standard B:  Properties and changes of properties in matter Earth and Space Science:  Content Standard B:  Properties and changes of properties in matter Science and Technology:  Content Standard E:  Abilities of technological design; Understandings about science and technology Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:  Content Standard F:  natural hazards; Science and technology in society Appendix B:  State Science Education standards Georgia Department of Education: Performance standards Curriculum Revision Process http://www.georgiastandards.org/science.asp North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – Standard Course of Study http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/science/ http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/science/ South Carolina Department of Education http://www.myschools.com/offices/cso/science/default.cfm Environmental Education http://www.myschools.com/offices/CSO/enved/default.cfm