GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Each Maine student must leave school as:
A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR
uses oral, written, visual, artistic and technological modes of expression;
reads, listens to and interprets messages from multiple sources; and
uses English and at least one other language.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The explosive growth of scientific knowledge and continuing developments in technology
are transforming society. These rapid changes require that students learn to access,
understand, and evaluate current information by utilizing the skills and knowledge
of science and technology. Science includes processes and a body of knowledge.
Students will understand that there are similarities within the diversity of all
living things. Modern classification systems are based on comparisons of
the structure, function,life-cycles, and behavior of organisms.
Explain, draw, or otherwise demonstrate the lifen cycle of an organism.
Design and describe a classification system for objects.
Describe characteristics of different living things.
Given a collection of shells, sort them into groups and describe the "rule" for each group.