Choosing & using 'Global Patterns in Green-Up and Green-Down'

National Science Education Standards (NSES):
- K-4:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Change, constancy, and measurement
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - C - Life science:
    - Characteristics of organisms
    - Life cycles of organisms
    - Organisms and environments
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Changes in earth and sky
  - F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
    - Changes in environments
- 5-8:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Change, constancy, and measurement
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - C - Life science:
    - Diversity and adaptations of organisms
    - Population and ecosystems
    - Regulation and behavior
- 9-12:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Change, constancy, and measurement
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - C - Life science:
    - Behavior of organisms
    - Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Energy in the earth system
    - Geochemical cycles
National Geography Standards:
- Environment and society:
  - How human actions modify the physical env.
  - How physical systems affect human systems
- The uses of geography:
  - How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future


Educational Standards associated with Global Patterns in Green-Up and Green-Down	Comment on this resource
National Science Education Standards (NSES): K-4: Unifying concepts and processes: Change, constancy, and measurement Evidence, models, and explanation Systems, order, and organization A - Science as inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry C - Life science: Characteristics of organisms Life cycles of organisms Organisms and environments D - Earth and space science: Changes in earth and sky F - Science in personal / social perspectives: Changes in environments 5-8: Unifying concepts and processes: Change, constancy, and measurement Evidence, models, and explanation Systems, order, and organization A - Science as inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry C - Life science: Diversity and adaptations of organisms Population and ecosystems Regulation and behavior 9-12: Unifying concepts and processes: Change, constancy, and measurement Evidence, models, and explanation Systems, order, and organization A - Science as inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry C - Life science: Behavior of organisms Matter, energy, and organization in living systems D - Earth and space science: Energy in the earth system Geochemical cycles National Geography Standards: Environment and society: How human actions modify the physical env. How physical systems affect human systems The uses of geography: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future