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Standards for Models and Designs

Access state standards, national standards, and standards alignment for certain kits.

Pennsylvania's Academic Standards for Science and Technology from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. (Requires Adobe Reader.)

Click on the links below the kit names to see how these kits align to the Science Content Standards (from the National Science Education Standards).

Energy, Machines, and Motion (STC/MS)
       Motions and Forces from the 5-8 Physical Science Content Standard
       Bullet point #1 in Transfer of Energy from the 5-8 Physical Science Content Standard
       Abilities of Technological Design from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard
       Bullet points #1, #4, and #5 in Understandings About Science and Technology from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard

Ideas and Inventions (FOSS)
       Bullet point #1 in Light, Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism from the K-4 Physical Science Content Standard
       Bullet point #5 in Understanding About Science And Technology from the K-4 Science and Technology Content Standard

Measuring Time (STC)
       Bullet point #1 in Motions and Forces from the 5-8 Physical Science Content Standard
       Bullet points #1and #6 in Transfer of Energy from the 5-8 Physical Science Content Standard
       Abilities of Technological Design from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard
       Bullet points #2 and #4 in Understandings About Science and Technology from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard

Models and Designs (FOSS)
       Bullet point #3 in Understanding About Science and Technology from the K-4 Science and Technology Content Standard
       Bullet points #2, #3, #4, and #5 in Abilities of Technological Design from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard
       Bullet point #5 in Understandings About Science and Technology from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard

Solar Energy (FOSS)
       Bullet point #6 in Transfer of Energy from the 5-8 Physical Science Content Standard

Structures (Insights)
       Abilities of Technological Design from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard
       Bullet points #1 and #4 in Understandings About Science and Technology from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard

Technology of Paper (STC)
       Abilities of Technological Design from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard
       Understandings About Science and Technology from the 5-8 Science and Technology Content Standard


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