Einstein
Explore the life, times, and theories of Einstein at this virtual exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History.
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Science: Broad Goals
Students will demonstrate an understanding of, and be able to practice, the basic processes which scientists use to obtain and continually revise knowledge about the natural world.

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of key concepts and principles central to the biological, physical, and earth sciences, while recognizing the interrelationship of all the sciences.



• Students will perceive that scientific knowledge is the result of the cumulative efforts of people, past and present, who have attempted to explain the world through an objective, peer-tested, rational approach to understanding natural phenomena and occurrences.



• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science and technology on society.

Science: Science as Inquiry

  Curriculum Standard 2e

Science: Physics

  Curriculum Standard 5c

Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:

• Recognize and give examples of the various forms of energy, e.g. heat, light, sound, electrical, mechanical, magnetic, chemical, and nuclear.



• Show by examples how types of energy are used for specific purposes.



• Observe and describe how one form of energy may be transformed into another.

Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:

• Collect observations to show that transformations of energy involve the production of heat.



• Describe or sketch how energy is released when the nuclei of some atoms undergo fission or fusion.