STANDARDS:

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NATIONAL SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS
Our programs address these standards

• Standard A - Science as Inquiry (SSA)
  As a result of activities in grades K–4 and grades 5–8 all students should develop:

  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
    Links: Outreach, Lesson Plan: How small can you cut?, Lesson Plan: Where will it go?, Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Lesson Plan: Invisible Investigations, Lesson Plan: Magnet Mania, Lesson Plan: Pea brain! Explorations in Estimation, Ask Mr. Marks #1, Ask Mr. Marks #2, Ask Mr. Marks #3, Ask Mr. Marks #4, Ask Mr. Marks #5, Ask Mr. Marks #6, Ask Mr. Marks #7, Ask Mr. Marks #8, Ask Mr. Marks #9, Ask Mr. Marks #10, Ask Mr. Marks #11, all games

  • Understanding about scientific inquiry
    Links: Ask Mr. Marks #2, Outreach, Lesson Plan: Where will it go?, Lesson Plan: Invisible Investigations, Lesson Plan: What shape is it?, Ushi's Ruler Game, Quarked Quiz, Quarked Catcher, Shape Sleuth Game

• Standard B - Physical Science (SSB)
  As a result of the activities in grades K–4 all students should develop an understanding of:

  • Properties of objects and materials
    Links: Outreach, Lesson Plan: How small can you cut?, Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Ask Mr. Marks, Ask Mr. Marks #1, Ask Mr. Marks #3, Ask Mr. Marks #4, Ask Mr. Marks #7, Ask Mr. Marks #8, Ask Mr. Marks #9, Ask Mr. Marks #10, Ask Mr. Marks #11, Ushi's Ruler Game, Quarked Quiz, Quarked Height
  • Position and motion of objects
    Links: Lesson Plan: Where will it go?, Ask Mr. Marks #2, Ask Mr. Marks #5; Games 5,7,8
  • Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
    Links: Quarked Outreach; Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Ask Mr. Marks #6; Quarked Quiz

  As a result of their activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop an understanding of:

  • Properties and changes of properties in matter
    Links: Quarked Outreach, Lesson Plan: How small can you cut?, Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Lesson Plan: Invisble Investigations, Lesson Plan: Magnet Mania; Ask Mr. Marks, Ask Mr. Marks #1, Ask Mr. Marks #3, Ask Mr. Marks #4, Ask Mr. Marks #5, Ask Mr. Marks #7, Ask Mr. Marks #8, Ask Mr. Marks #9, Ask Mr. Marks #10, Ask Mr. Marks #11, Games: Ushi's Ruler Game, Quarked Cross, Quarked Quiz, Quarked Rummy, Matter Mechanic, Quarked Height
  • Motions and forces
    Links: Lesson Plan: Where will it go?, Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Lesson Plan: Invisble Investigations, Lesson Plan: What shape is it?; Ask Mr. Marks #2, Ask Mr. Marks #5, Ask Mr. Marks #6; Games: Quarked Quiz, Baryon Blaster, Quarked Catcher, Shape Sleuth
  • Transfer of energy
    Links: Quarked Outreach, Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Lesson Plan: Magnet Mania; Ask Mr. Marks #5; Quarked Quiz

• Standard D - Earth and Space Science (SSD)
  As a result of their activities in grades K–4, all students should develop an understanding of:

  • Properties of earth materials
    Links: Quarked Outreach; Lesson Plan: Charge Challenge, Ask Mr. Marks #7, Ask Mr. Marks #8, Ask Mr. Marks #10; Matter Mechanic

• Standard E - Science and Technology (SSE)
  As a result of activities in grades K-4 and grades 5-8, all students should develop:

  • Abilities of technological design
    Links: Quarked Outreach, Lesson Plan: Where will it go?, Lesson Plan: Invisble Investigations, Lesson Plan: Pea brain! Explorations in Estimation; Ask Mr. Marks #2
  • Understanding about science and technology
    Links: Quarked Outreach, Lesson Plan: Invisble Investigations, Lesson Plan: Magnet Mania, Lesson Plan: What shape is it?; Ask Mr. Marks #2

• Standard G - History and Nature of Science (SSG)
  As a result of activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop understanding of:

  • Science as a human endeavor
  • Nature of science
  • History of science

  Links: Quarked Outreach, all Lesson Plans, Ask Mr. Marks #2, Games: Quarked Quiz, Quarked Catcher, Shape Sleuth