Standards Matrix 5-8
Orbital Laboratory® Module 1 Lessons

Lesson	Intro	Seeds	Data	Uses	Humans	Analysis	Future
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES
Systems, order, and organization							x
Evidence, models, and explanation		x	x			x
Change, constancy, and measurement		x	x			x
Evolution and equilibrium							x
Form and function					x		x
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry	x		x			x	x
Understandings about scientific inquiry
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Properties and changes of properties in matter		x	x	x	x	x	x
Motion and forces
Transfer of energy
LIFE SCIENCE
Structure and function in living systems		x		x	x	x	x
Reproduction and heredity		x				x
Regulation and behavior		x
Populations and ecosystems
Diversity and adaptation of organisms
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
Structure of the Earth system
Earth's history
Earth in the Solar System
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Abilities of technological design						x	x
Understandings about science and technology							x
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
Personal health					x		x
Populations, resources, and environments					x
Natural Hazards
Risks and benefits				x			x
Science and technology in society						x	x
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
Science as a human endeavor	x		x	x	x	x	x
Nature of science		x	x			x	x
History of science