Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: Science

For information regarding the Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: Science, contact Special Education Services, Alabama Department of Education, 3345 Gordon Persons Building, 50 North Ripley Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, or by mail to P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101.

Telephone number (334) 242-8114

2006 Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education Alabama Department of Education ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Curriculum Guide Alabama Course of Study

Science

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...............................................................................................................ii

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 1

ORGANIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM GUIDE ................................................................2

HOW CAN TEACHERS MOST EFFECTIVELY USE THIS DOCUMENT?.........................3

GRADES K ? 8 SCIENCE STANDARDS AND INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES Kindergarten................................................................................................................................ 5 First Grade...................................................................................................................................7 Second Grade ............................................................................................................................10 Third Grade ...............................................................................................................................13 Fourth Grade .............................................................................................................................17 Fifth Grade ................................................................................................................................20 Sixth Grade ...............................................................................................................................24 Seventh Grade ...........................................................................................................................27 Eighth Grade .............................................................................................................................30

GRADES 9 ? 12 SCIENCE STANDARDS AND INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES Physical Science Core ...............................................................................................................33 Biology Core .............................................................................................................................37 Chemistry Core..........................................................................................................................44 Physics Core ..............................................................................................................................47 Earth and Space Science Elective Core.....................................................................................50 Environmental Science Elective Core .......................................................................................53 Genetics Elective Core ..............................................................................................................57 Human Anatomy and Physiology Elective Core.......................................................................60

APPENDIX A. Alabama Occupational Diploma Science Course Requirements for High School ........................................................................65

APPENDIX B. Alabama High School Graduation Exam Science Standards and Objectives .............................................................................................67

APPENDIX C. Reading Skills for Science ...................................................................................73

APPENDIX D. Web Sites for Science Teachers and Students......................................................77

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................................................79

GLOSSARY.................................................................................................................................... 81

Acknowledgments

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This document was developed by the 2005 Science Curriculum Guide Task Force. Task Force members included special and general education teachers, coordinators, parents of children with disabilities, and representatives of parent advocacy groups.

SCIENCE CURRICULUM GUIDE TASK FORCE

Rochandolia Borroughs, Special Education Teacher, Clarke County Board of Education Michael Don Bryant, Science Teacher, Tallassee City Board of Education Deborah Camp, Special Education Teacher, Athens City Board of Education Ashley Catrett, Special Education Teacher, Butler County Board of Education Stacy Carpenter, Science Teacher, Troy City Board of Education Sandra Cooley, Parent, Occupational Therapist Susan Cunningham, Secondary Supervisor, Shelby County Board of Education Chad Davis, Science Teacher, Shelby County Board of Education Coquesa G. Dotson, Science Teacher, Clarke County Board of Education Sally Dumais, English as a Second Language Teacher, Shelby County Board of Education Rhonda Duncan, Science Teacher, Oxford City Board of Education Joseph Eiland, Special Education Coordinator, Butler County Board of Education Jo Hellmich, Science Teacher, Baldwin County Board of Education Denise Houston, Special Education Teacher, Shelby County Board of Education Frank Lewis, Science Teacher, Wilcox County Board of Education Ben Miller, Science Teacher, Hale County Board of Education Velma Rowden, Special Education Coordinator, Clarke County Board of Education Pam Russell, Special Education Teacher, Muscle Shoals City Board of Education Dawn Smith, Special Education Teacher, Coffee County Board of Education Rebecca Stanley, General and Special Education Teacher, Jefferson County Board of Education Erika Sullivan, Special Education Teacher, Oxford City Board of Education Mitzi Woodall, Special Education Teacher, Troy City Board of Education Anita Watts, Special Education Teacher, Talladega County Board of Education Lou Anne Worthington, Ph.D., Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

State Department of Education personnel who provided leadership during the development of the document were: Joseph B. Morton, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Education; and Feagin Johnson, Jr., Assistant State Superintendent of Education.

State Department of Education personnel who managed the development process were:

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Mabrey Whetstone, Ph.D., Director, Special Education Services; DaLee Chambers, Ph.D., Education Specialist, Special Education Services; Marla D. Holbrook, Administrator, Special Education Services; Cheryl Holder, Ed.D., Education Consultant, Special Education Services; Charlie Jackson, Education Specialist, Special Education Services; and Dan Roth, Education Specialist, Special Education Services. State Department of Education program specialists who assisted the Task Force in reviewing the document were: John Halbrooks, Science in Motion Specialist, Field Services, Classroom Improvement; Ginger Montgomery, Science Specialist, Curriculum and Programs, Classroom Improvement; and Kay Atchison Warfield, Ed.D., Elementary Science Specialist, Field Services, Classroom Improvement. Ray Glasscock, clerical support staff, Special Education Services, assisted with the preparation of the document. Susan J. Blankenship, (retired) Education Specialist, State Department of Education, edited and proofread the document.

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