NC- North Carolina DPI Elementary Education Specialty Area Standards
Standard:Standard 3: Elementary teachers have a broad knowledge and understanding of the major concepts in science.
Indicator:Indicator 1: Teachers have knowledge of basic life science concepts including:
Detail:Characteristics of living things
Detail:Structure and function of plants, animals, and their parts
Indicator:Indicator 2: Teachers have knowledge of basic physical science concepts including:
Detail:Systems of measurements, analysis, and interpretation of data
Standard:Standard 10: Teachers provide active inquiry experiences in the teaching of science by using various questioning skills and developing science processing skills (predicting, classifying, measuring, inferring, interpreting, analyzing, and synthesizing).
Standard:Standard 15: Elementary teachers encourage underrepresented groups to engage in the schooling process, especially math and science.
Indicator:Indicator 1: Teachers use a variety of strategies to encourage underrepresented groups to engage in the schooling process, especially math and science. They:
Detail:Use relevant and real-world applications that interest a diverse population