This resource has 17 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Earth Science
  • Properties of earth materials
    • Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere.
    • The varied Earth materials have different physical and chemical properties, which make them useful in different ways, for example, as building materials, as sources of fuel, or for growing the plants we use as food.
    • Earth materials provide many of the resources that humans use.
    • Soils have properties of color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of many kinds of plants, including those in our food supply.
  • Changes in earth and sky
    • The surface of the earth changes.
    • Some changes to the surface of the Earth are due to slow processes, such as erosion and weathering
  • Structure of the earth system
    • Land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces.
    • Constructive forces include crustal deformation, volcanic eruption, and deposition of sediment.
    • Destructive forces include weathering and erosion.
    • Some changes in the solid earth can be described as the "rock cycle."
    • Old rocks at the earth's surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated, and often recrystallized into new rock. Eventually, those new rocks may be brought to the surface by the forces that drive plate motions, and the rock cycle continues.
    • Soil consists of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants, animals, and bacteria.
    • Soils are often found in layers, with each having a different chemical composition and texture.

• Process Standards for Professional Development
  • Design
    • Introduce teachers to scientific literature, media, and technological resources that expand their science knowledge and their ability to access further knowledge. (NSES)

• 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 science content and adapt and design curricula to meet the interests, knowledge, understanding, abilities, and experiences of students.
  • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
    • Create a setting for student work that is flexible and supportive of science inquiry.