National Science Standards - Grades 4-5


Science Standard NS.5-8.6 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of: personal health, populations, resources, and environments, natural hazards, risks and benefits, and science and technology in society.

Science Standard NS.5-8.3 LIFE SCIENCE: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of structure and function in living systems, reproduction and heredity, regulation and behavior, populations and ecosystems, and diversity and adaptations of organisms.