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National Science Content Standards

The following matrix shows a correlation between the National Science Education Standards (NSES) Content Standards and the Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and their Fundamental Concepts.

Placing your cursor over the label for a fundamental concept (e.g., 1a, 7e) will display the text for that fundamental concept. Clicking on that label will open a window for that fundamental concept in the context of its essential principle and all its associated fundamental concepts. There are links on that page to related conceptual flow diagrams for the scope and sequence for that principle.

Clicking on the label in the left column will display more information about that particular content standard.

An Excel spreadsheet of this matrix is available here.

NSES Elements

Key Ocean Concepts

UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES

1. Systems, Order and Organization

1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,6a,6b,6c,6d,6e,6f,6g

2. Evidence, Models, and Explanation

3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

3. Change, Constancy, and Measurement

1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,
5a,5b,5c,5d,5e,5f,5g,5h,5i,6a,6b,6c,6d,6e,6f,6g

4. Evolution and Equilibrium

1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,5a,5b,
5c, 5d, 5e,5f,5g,5h,5i

5. Form and Function

1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,4a,4b,5a,5b,5c,5d,5e,5f,5g,5h,5i

EARTH AND SPACE

6. Properties of Earth Materials

1a,1d,1e,2a,2d,4a,5e,5f,6b,7c

7. Objects in the Sky

1d,3a,3b

8. Changes in Earth and Sky

1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,3a,3b,3c,3d,3f,3g,6a,6f,7d,7e

9. Structure of the Earth System

1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,3a,3b,3c,3d,3f,3g,4a,5b,6a,7a,7b,7e

10. Earth's History

1b,1c,1d,1f,1g,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,3c,3f,3g,4a,4b,5c,5e,5f,6a,7e

11. Earth in the Solar System

1c,1d,1f,3a,3b,3d,3f

12. Energy in the Earth System

1a,1b,1c,1d,3a,3b,3c,3e,3f,3g,7b,7d,7e

13. Origin and Evolution of the Earth System

1a,1b,1c,1d,1f,2a,2b,2c,2e,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,7b,7d,7e,7f

14. Origin and Evolution of the Universe

 

15. Geochemical Cycles

1a,1c,1e,1f,1h,2a,3a,3e,3f,,4a,7d,7e

LIFE SCIENCE

16. Characteristics of Organisms

1a,1f,1g,3a,3c,3d,3f,3g,4a,4b,5a,5c,5d,5f,5h,6a,7a

17. Life Cycles of Organisms

5b,5d,5i

18. Organisms and Environments

1a,1c,1d,1g,2a,2e,3b,3c,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,5a,5b,5d,5e,5f,5g,5h,5i,6e,6g,7b,7c

19. Structure and Function in Living Systems

5a,5b

20. Reproduction and Heredity

5b,5c,5d

21. Regulation and Behavior

 

22. Populations and Ecosystems

1a,1c,1d,1h,3c,3d,3e,5b,5d,5e,5f,5g,5h,5i,6a,6b,6e,7c

23. Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms

2b,2e,3f,3g,4b,5a,5b,5c,5d,5f,5g,5h,5i

24. Interdependence of Organisms

1c,1h,2c,3e,3f,3g,4a,5b,5d,5e,5g,5i,6e,6g,7c,7e

25. Behavior of Organisms

5d

26. Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems

1a,1c,1d,1f,1h,3b,3e,3f,3g,5e,5f,5g,5h,5i

27. Biological  Evolution

1a,1h,4b,5a,5b,5c,5d,5f,5g,5h,5i,7a

28. Molecular Basis of Heredity

 

29. The Cell

3e,4a,5b

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

30. Properties of Objects and Materials

1b,1d,1e,1f,2a,2d,3d

31. Position and Motion of Objects

1c,1d,2c,2d

32. Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism

 

33. Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter

1c,1e,1f

34. Motions and Forces

1b,1c,1g,2b,2d,3g

35. Transfer of Energy

1a,1c,1d,1e,2e,3a,3b,3c,3e,3f,3g,4a,5b,5d,5f,5g

36. Structure of Atoms

 

37. Structure and Properties of Matter

1e,1f,3e

38. Chemical Reactions

5g

39. Motions and Forces

1c,1e,2e

40. Conservation in Energy and Increase in Disorder

1d,1f,3b,3c,3f,3g

41. Interactions of Energy and Matter

1b,1c,1d,1e,2c,2d,2e

HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE

42. Science as Human Endeavor K-12

6b,6c,6d,6g,7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

43. Nature of Scientific Knowledge 5-12

3c,3f,6c,7a,7b,7d,7e,7f

44. History of Science

2e,6c,7c,7f

45. Historical Perspectives

2e,5g,7c,7f

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

46. Personal Health K-8

3b,3f,4a,6a,6b,6c,6f,7b,7c

47. Characteristics and Changes in Populations

6d

48. Types of Resources

1h,3d,4a,6a,6b,6c,6e,6g,7b,7c

49. Changes in Environments

1d,1g,1h,2c,2d,3c,3f,3g,6d,6e,6f,6g,7b,7c,7f

50. Science and Technology in Local Challenges

2e,3c,5g,6e,6g,7d,7e,7f

51. Populations, Resources and Environments

1h,6b,6e,7c

52. Natural Hazards

1b,1d,2c,2d,2e,3a,3b,3c,3f,6d,6e,6f,7c,7e

53. Risks and Benefits

6e,6f,6g,7b,7d,7e,

54. Science and Technology in Society

3a,3c,6b,6e,6g,7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

55. Personal and Community Health

3c,6b,6e,6f,6g

56. Population Growth

1h,6b,6d,6e,7c

57. Natural Resources

1h,6a,6b,6c,6d,6e,7b,7c

58. Environmental Quality

1f,1g,1h,3a,3b,4a,5e,5h,6a,6b,6e,6g,7b,7c,7f

59. Natural and Human-Induced Hazards

1d,2c,2d,2e,3a,3c,3f,6b,6e,6f,7a,7b,7c

60. Science and Technology in Local, National and Global Challenges

1d,2c,2d,2e,3c,3f,6b,6e,6f,6g,7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

61. Abilities to Distinguish Between Natural Objects and Objects Made by Humans

6e

62. Abilities of Technological Design K-12

7a,7d,7e

63. Understanding About Science & Technology
K-12

7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

64. Abilities of Technological Design K-12

7a,7d,7e

65. Understanding About Science & Technology
K-12

7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

66. Abilities of Technological Design K-12

7a,7d,7e

67. Understanding About Science & Technology
K-12

7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f

SCIENCE AS INQUIRY

68. Abilities Necessary to Do Scientific Inquiry K-12

6c,7a,7b,7d,7f

69. Understanding About Scientific Inquiry K-12

1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4a,4b,
5a,5b,5c,5d,5e,5f,5g,5h,5i,6a,6b,6c,6d,6e,6f,6g,7a,7b,7c,7d,7e,7f