BioEYES alignment with Indiana Science Standards, K-12






For each grade level, new (Summer 2008) Core Standards are given, together with associated standard indicators (linked in the new standards to the indicator list from the prior set of standards.) Indicators are only included in this list if they seem to meet the following broad criterion: "is there a fairly clear way in which the BioEYES experience could be adapted to meet that standard indicator?" The resulting list is thus a starting point for aligning the BioEYES experience to standards for each K-8 grade level and for Biology I. (Indicators whose grade level has changed in the new standards have the older grade level highlighted: e.g., 3.2.1)

Kindergarten:http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/StandardSearch.aspx

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: As king Questions and Making Observations (K1.1, K1.2, K2.2)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Construction (K2.2)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems (K2.2, K4.1, K4.2, K6.1)

Grade 1:http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/StandardSearch.aspx

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Making and Recording Observations (1.1.1, 1.1.4, .1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.6.1)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Machines (1.1.4 and forthcoming)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems (1.1.3, 1.4.3, 1.4.4)

Grade 2:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Comparing Observations (2.1.1-4, 2.2.2, 2.2.3)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Design Process (2.1.2, 2.1.6)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems (2.4. 1-4)

Grade 3:

Core standard 1: The nature of Science: Reproducibility (3.1.1-3, 3.1.5, 3.2.3, 3.2.6, 3.2.7
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Things (3.4.1-3); Changes in Living Systems (3.4.3)

Grade 4:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Supporting Evidence (4.1.1-2, 4.2.1, 4.2.4-6)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Engineering and Society (4.1.3, 4.1.5)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems (3.4.4, 4.4.2-4, 4.4.9)

Grade 5:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Collecting Data and Making Conclusions (5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.8, 5.5.1, 5.5.7-10)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Effects of New Technology (5.1.3-6)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems (4.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 6.4.5-7,11); Changes in Living Systems: (5.4.1, 5.4.4,5,7,8)

Grade 6:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Formulating Hypotheses (6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2.5-8, 6.5.2, 6.5.4, 6.5.5 (hypothesis formation based on numerical data from cohort results)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Limits (6.1.6-9)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems: a) Interdependence (6.4.8,9); b) Matter and Energy Tranformations (6.4.1, 6.4.10, 7.4.5,6)

Grade 7:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Formulating Conclusions (7.1.1-4, 7.2.7,8)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: History (7.1.7-10)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Systems: Organization and Development (6.4.5-6, 7.4.4,5); Changes in Living Systems: Evolution and Diversity (5.4.8, 7.4.1); Changes in Living Systems: Heredity and Reproduction (6.4.4, 7.4.3, 8.4.2)

Grade 8:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science: Evaluating Conclusions (8.1.1, 8.1.3, 8.2.7,8.2.8, 8.5.6)
Core standard 2: The Nature of Technology: Constraints, Values and the Future (8.1.6-8)
Core standard 5: Life Science: Changes in Living Systems: a) Heredity and Reproduction (indicators forthcoming); b) Evolution and Diversity (8.4.1, 8.4.3)

Biology 1:

Core standard 1: The Nature of Science (standard indicators forthcoming)
Core standard 2: Structures and Functions of Living Systems: Cellular chemistry (?)
Core standard 3: Structures and Functions of Living Systems: Cellular structure (B.1.1-3, 15)
Core standard 6: Structures and Functions of Living Systems: Interdependence (B.1.37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45)
Core standard 7: Changes in Living Systems: Molecular Basis of Heredity (B.1.1, 21, 26, 27; B.2.4)
Core standard 8: Changes in Living Systems: Gene Expression (B.1.8, 23, 24)
Core standard 9: Changes in Living Systems: Heredity and Reproduction (B.1.8, 22, 28, 29, B.2.1)
Core standard 10: Changes in Living Systems: Evidence for Evolution (B.1.21, 22, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, B.2.2-4)

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