This resource has 9 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Life Science
  • The cell
    • Cells store and use information to guide their functions. (9-12)
  • Molecular basis of heredity
    • In all organisms, the instructions for specifying the characteristics of the organism are carried in DNA, a large polymer formed from subunits of four kinds (A, G, C, and T). (9-12)

• Science as Inquiry
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
    • Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.

• Content Standards
  • Quality Teaching
    • Deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (NSDC)

• Teaching Standards
  • Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
    • Select teaching and assessment strategies that support the development of student understanding and nurture a community of science learners.
  • Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning. In doing this, teachers
    • Orchestrate discourse among students about scientific ideas.
  • Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning.
    • Guide students in self-assessment.
  • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
    • Structure the time available so that students are able to engage in extended investigations.
  • Teachers of science develop communities of science learners that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry.
    • Nurture collaboration among students.