Documents relevant to what students should know and/or be able to do:

• PA Science and Technology Standards (requires Acrobat Viewer)
• PA Environment and Ecology Standards (requires Acrobat Viewer)
• PA Mathematics Standards (requires Acrobat Viewer)
• National Science Education Standards (National Research Council)
  • Chapter 6: Science Content Standards
• Benchmarks for Science Literacy (AAAS)
• Science for All Americans (AAAS)
• Atlas for Science Literacy (AAAS; maps that show how students' understanding of the ideas and skills that lead to literacy in science might grow over time)

Documents relevant to what teachers should know and/or be able to do:

• National Science Education Standards (National Research Council)
  • Chapter 3: Science Teaching Standards
  • Chapter 4: Standards for the Professional Development for Teachers of Science
  • Chapter 7: Science Education Program Standards
• Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning (NRC)

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Date of Last Revision: May, 2002