Earthguide - Teachers - Middle School

March 25, 2008
Welcome to the first release of the framework for Earthguide Online Classroom (EOC). Content coming soon! - Memorie

At SIO

• Birch Aquarium at Scripps
• Earthguide

At San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD)

• Textbooks
• SDUSD homepage
• School Calendars
2007-2008 - Traditional [.pdf]
2007-2008 - Year-round [.pdf]
• Educational Technology
• People

Content Standards for
California Public Schools

• Content Standards K - 12
• Framework
• California State Board of Education

California Standards Testing

• Student Testing and Performance
• California Standards Test -
Released Questions

National Content Standards

• National Science Education Standards

Project contacts

• People - TBA

Primary Content Sections
Based on California Science Content Standards

Grade Seven Focus on Life Sciences

1. Cell Biology
2. Genetics
3. Evolution
4. Earth and Life History
5. Structure and Function in Living Systems
6. Physical Principles in Living Systems
7. Investigation and Experimentation

Prerequisite SMET content

1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Biology
4. Math
5. Statistics

Computing tools

1. Scientific
2. Data visualization
3. Mapping

Enrichment topics

1. From the research community
2. Local-to-global connections
3. Connectivity with diverse
personal interests
4. Careers and vocations

Special features

1. Higher education - the college experience
2. How communities make decisions -
the political process
3. How to take action
4. For parents
5. Interactive and constructive learning tools

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