National+Standards

MCREL Science Standards Science Standards.

 * Understands ethics associated with scientific study (e.g., potential subjects must be fully informed of the risks and benefits associated with the research and their right to refuse to participate; potential subjects must be fully informed of possible risks to community and property


 * Knows that throughout history, many scientific innovators have had difficulty breaking through accepted ideas of their time to reach conclusions that are now considered to be common knowledge


 * Knows ways in which science and society influence one another (e.g., scientific knowledge and the procedures used by scientists influence the way many individuals think about themselves, others, and the environment; societal challenges often inspire questions for scientific research; social and economic forces strongly influence which science research programs are pursued and funded)


 * Knows that science and technology are essential social enterprises, but alone they can only indicate what can happen, not what should happen

National Social Studies Standards
I was unable to find the standards on the NETS-S site that pertain to social studies. I am not sure if we want to us US or World history standards. http://nchs.ucla.edu/standards/

Here are the standadrs I found on the NETS-S site: []


 * **[|NSS-G.K-12.5] ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY** ||
 * As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should**
 * Understand how human actions modify the physical environment.
 * Understand how physical systems affect human systems.
 * Understand the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.