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 WA- Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements |
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• Subject : Science
"The important thing is to not stop questioning"
Albert Einstein
Learning in science depends on actively doing science. Active
engagement in hands-on, minds-on science learning experiences enables
students to make personal sense of the physical world and to solve
problems. Toward these ends, the Essential Academic Learning
Requirements for science were developed based on the following set of
guiding principles.
1. All students should be expected to attain
satisfactory achievement and performance on all Essential Academic
Learning Requirements.
2. All students should have access to a
carefully articulated science program each year in kindergarten through
10th grade with opportunities for continued study in grades 11 and 12.
3. All students should receive quality feedback about their performance and achievement in science on a continuous basis.
4. All students, regardless of gender, cultural or ethnic background,
physical or learning disabilities, aspirations, or interest and
motivation in science, should have the opportunity to attain scientific
literacy.
5. All students should have access to effective and
appropriate teaching from well trained teachers who are supported with
high quality instructional resources.
If all students attain
mastery of the Essential Academic Learning Requirements for science,
Washington State will be much closer to attaining the national goal of
being the first in the world in science achievement and performance.
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• Standard 1: The student understands and uses scientific concepts and principles.
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• Area : 1.1
use properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances,
materials, and objects, and use characteristics to categorize living
things
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• Key Idea : Physical Science - Motion of objects
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 Performance Expectation : describe the relative position and motion of objects
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• Key Idea : Earth/Space Science - Nature and properties of earth materials
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Performance Expectation : observe
and examine physical properties of earth materials such as rocks and
soil, water (as liquid, solid, and vapor) and the gases of the
atmosphere
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• Area : 1.2 recognize the components, structure, and organization of systems and the interconnections within and among them
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• Key Idea : Earth/Space Science - Components and patterns of the earth system
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Performance Expectation : recognize
that the earth is a spherical planet with a mainly solid interior and a
surface composed of landforms, bodies of water, and an atmosphere
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• Key Idea : Earth/Space Science - Components of the solar system and beyond (universe)
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Performance Expectation : know that the earth is one of several planets that orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the earth
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• Area : 1.3 understand how interactions within and among systems cause changes in matter and energy
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• Key Idea : Earth/Space Science - Interactions in the solar system and beyond
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Performance Expectation : observe
and describe the patterns of movement of the sun and moon relative to
each other and the earth, and relate them to the earth’s rotation
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