ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
GOALS / OUTCOMES / Objectives
(Revised - June
1994)
The State Goals for Learning
in Biological / Physical Sciences provide a new perspective for education in
science.
The
following Goals have been established at the state level.
The corresponding outcomes and objectives have been developed by local
staff.
As a result of their
schooling students will have a working knowledge of:
GOAL 1 The concepts and basic
vocabulary of biological, physical, and environmental sciences and their applications
to life and work in contemporary technological society.
Outcome 1 Students will be able to understand patterns and orderliness in which
conditions or events occur.
Outcome 2 Students will be able to relate how two or more things interact and
the effect each has on the other.
GOAL 2 The social and
environmental implications and limitations of technological development.
Outcome 1 Students will be able to understand the relationships between the
natural and technological world.
Outcome 2 Students will be able to understand society's responsibility for the
environment and natural resources.
GOAL 3 The principles of
scientific research and their application in simple research projects.
Outcome 1 Students will be able to use the scientific method.
Outcome 2 Students will be able to understand the need to collect, organize,
and/or evaluate data.
GOAL 4 The processes, techniques,
methods, equipment, and available technolo gy of science.
Outcome 1 Students will be able to recognize or make a prediction and/or
inference based on observations and/or experimental results.
Outcome 2 Students will be able to use scientific equipment in a simple
experiment.
The
Illinois State Goals for Learning
The following course
objectives have been developed in such a way that each objective is to be
covered during every grade from Kindergarten through Sixth grade:
1.
Students will recognize cycles in which conditions occur. (GOAL 1)
2. Students will identify
common characteristics of living and non- living entities. (GOAL 1)
3. Students will recognize
cause and effect relationships which allow predictions
to be made. (GOALS 3 and 4)
4. Students will identify
stages, mechanisms, and rates of change. (GOALS 1 and 2)
5. Students will recognize
the relationships between the natural and technological world. (GOAL 2)
6.
Students will recognize the influence of science and technological research on
the needs, interest, and financial support of society. (GOALS 1, 2, and 3)
7. Students will recognize
application of scientific research to decision making. (GOALS 3 and 4)
8. Students will identify
selected non-renewable and renewable natural resources. (GOAL 2)
9. Students will relate why
controlled variables are used in an experiment. (GOALS 3 and 4)
10. Students will analyze,
evaluate, or replicate the experimental work of others. (GOAL 3)
11.
Students will organize data in an orderly manner. (GOALS 3 and 4)
12. Students will evaluate
collected data. (GOALS 3 and 4)
13. Students will infer
knowledge from accurate observations. (GOALS 3 and 4)
14. Students will
communicate experimental results. (GOALS 3 and 4)
15. Students will use
various measuring devices. (GOAL 4)
16.
Students will manipulate an experimental model. (GOALS 3 and 4)
The objectives should be
studied in Earth Science, Physical Science, and Life Science.
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