Tennessee Science Standards

Tennessee Standard 1.1a - Observing is a process used to develop an awareness of the surrounding environment.

   Benchmarks: 3-5

Awareness of our surroundings is a result of individual observations and prior knowledge.

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   Benchmarks: 6-8

By incorporating prior knowledge with the process of observation, a better understanding of one's environment may develop.

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Tennessee Standard 2.3a - Natural phenomena display a wide variety of similarities and differences.

   Benchmarks: 3-5

There are variations among individuals within all systems. Things can be sorted into groups according to their similarities and differences.

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   Benchmarks: 6-8

Similarities and differences can be observed from the most minute phenomena to the vastness of the universe.

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Tennessee Standard 2.3b - Groupings are based on similarities related to structure and function.

   Benchmarks: 3-5

Organisms are separated into groups according to identifying characteristics. Some individuals operate independently of the system, while others operate as a collective group.

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   Benchmarks: 6-8

Thinking about things as systems means looking for how every part relates to others. Many systems contain feedback mechanisms that serve to keep changes within specified limits. Different arrangements of atoms into groups compose all substances. A system can include processes as well as objects.

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