Related Education Standards The Caves of Mars | Education Resources | Education Standards From National Science Education Standards and NASA Space Science Curriculum Standards "Quilt" Life Sciences:

Life Is - Origins, Organisms, Detection:

Organisms cause changes in the environment where they live. (K-4)

Organisms require a constant input of energy to maintain chemical and physical organizations. (9-12)

Life Needs - Energy, Environment, Nutrition:

Organisms have basic needs (air, water, food, light, plants). (K-4)

Organisms die if needs are not met. (K-4)

All animals depend on plants. (K-4)

All organisms must be able to obtain and use resources. (5-8)

Life Grouping - Structure, Function, Diversity:

Different environments support life of different types of organisms (K-4)

Functions sustain life such as growth, nutrition and repair. (5-8)

Geology:

Planetary Objects - Composition and Structure:

Planetary materials are solid rock, soil and ice (K-4)

Solid materials have different physical and chemical properties (K-4)

Soils have color and texture (K-4)

Planetary objects have layers (5-8)

Landforms result from constructive and destructive forces (5-8)

Solid material is changed and recycled by compacting, heating and recrystalizing (5-8)

Atmospheres:

The Sky - Atmospheric Processes:

Atmospheres are mixtures of gases and vapor (5-8)

Communication: (Inside Caves)

Energy - Forms, Nature, Properties:

Waves can transfer energy such as sound, seismic and light (9-12)

Electromagnetic waves result when a charged object is accelerated. Examples are radio waves, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, visible (9-12)

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