All content in GLOBIO, including Glossopedia and our LAGs, are designed to align with current USA National Standards for the Sciences, Technology and English language arts.
SI
Science as Inquiry
K-8
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understanding about scientific inquiry
PS
Physical Science
K-4
Properties of objects and materials
Position and motion of objects
Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
5-8
Properties and changes of properties in matter
Motions and forces
Transfer of energy
LS
Life Science
K-4
The characteristics of organisms
Life cycles of organisms
Organisms and environments
5-8
Structure and function in living systems
Reproduction and heredity
Regulation and behavior
Populations and ecosystems
Diversity and adaptations of organisms
ES
Earth and Space Science
K-4
Properties of earth materials
Objects in the sky
Changes in earth and sky
5-8
Structure of the earth system
Earth's history
Earth in the solar system
ST
Science and Technology
K-8
Abilities of technological design
Understandings about science and technology
K-4
Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
SP
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
K-8
Personal health
K-4
Characteristics and changes in populations
Types of resources
Changes in environments
Science and technology in local challenges
5-8
Populations, resources, and environments
Natural hazards
Risks and benefits
Science and technology in society
HN
History and Nature of Science
K-8
Science as a human endeavor
5-8
Nature of science
History of science
T
Technology
K-8
Characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
Characteristics and uses of computer software programs
Relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual
Nature of technological design
Nature and operation of systems
Nature and uses of different forms of technology
A
Art
K-8
Understand connections among the various art forms and other disciplines