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American Association for the

Advancement of Science.

What does AAAS stand for?

1,2

National Science Foundation(NSF)

Who sponsored the development of the NSES?

1,3

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

What does TEKS stand for?

1,4

In planning curriculum and

interpreting assessments

When should teachers refer to the standards?

2,1

statements of what all students should know or be able to do

in science, mathematics, and technology

to be literate in science

What is Project 2061's Benchmarks ?

2,2

To judge the quality of curriculum, teachers, programs,

and assessment

What is the purpose of the NSES?

2,3

Texas Education Agency

What organization has oversight of the TEKS?

2,4

An emphasis on depth, not breadth

What do both the AAAS Benchmarks and the NSES emphasize in regard to curriculum?

3,1

2, 5, 8, and 12

For what grades were benchmarks established?

3,2

something students do, not something that is

done to them.

How did the NSES define science?

3,3

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

What measure is used to determine whether students are achieving the standards set in the TEKS?

3,4

Science as inquiry

How do all of these (AAAS Benchmarks, TEKS, and NSES) represent the nature of science?

4,1

all students

Who is supposed to achieve the established benchmarks in AAAS’s Benchmarks for Science Literacy?

4,2

the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes

required for personal decision making, participation in civic and

cultural affairs, and economic productivity and the skills for finding

answers to questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences

How did NSES define scientific literacy?

4,3

The student expectations that arenot only essential for success in

the current grade but alsoimportant for preparedness in

the next grade.

What is a Readiness Standard?

4,4

Benchmarks specifically relate to a

certain age or developmental stage

What is the difference between a standard and a benchmark?

5,1

2061

By what year did the authors of Science for All Americans hope to achieve scientific literacy?

5,2

•Unifying concepts and processes in science.•Science as inquiry.•Physical science.•Life science.

•Earth and space science.•Science and technology.

•Science in personal and social perspectives.•History and nature of science.

What are the eight categories of content standards in the NSES?

5,3

Grade 5

When (what grade level) are students first assessed in science?

5,4

A standard that is essential for understanding

the content area; that underlies or summarizes

Other standards.

What is a “Power Standard”?