"Science is an organized body of knowledge and a method of proceeding to an extension of this knowledge by hypothesis and experiment." - Dr. Glenn T Seaborg

CDE - Science Content Standards

The Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve were adopted in 1998. The standards include grade-level specific content for kindergarten through grade eight. A significant feature is the focus on earth sciences in the sixth grade, life sciences in the seventh grade, and physical sciences in the eighth grade. The standards for grades nine through twelve are divided into four content strands: physics, chemistry, biology/life sciences, and earth sciences. An Investigation and Experimentation strand describes progressive set of expectations for each grade from kindergarten through grade eight, and one set of Investigation and Experimentation standards is given for grades nine through twelve.

- From California Science Content Standards

Reference: Brandwein, P., et al (Eds.). 1989. Gifted Young in Science: Potential through Performance, Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association.