CDE - Science Framework

The Science Framework for California Public Schools is the blueprint for reform of the science curriculum, instruction, professional preparation and development, and instructional materials in California. The framework outlines the implementation of the Science Content Standards for California Public Schools (adopted by the State Board of Education in 1998) and connects the learning of science with the fundamental skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. The science standards contain a concise description of what to teach at specific grade levels; this framework extends those guidelines by providing the scientific background and the classroom context.

This framework is intended to:

• Organize the body of knowledge that students need to learn during their elementary and secondary school years
• Illuminate the methods of science that will be used to extend that knowledge during the students' life-times

- From the Science Framework for California Public Schools, Introduction