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CONTENT STANDARDS - There has been a long standing effort to develop objectives to teach a curriculum that expects something to be desired from students.  This concept has evolved into a "Content Standard" so that the curriculum dictates something absolutely required rather than "desired."

We recommend you review your State's Standards for educational subjects.  However, if you click your computer's mouse's left button on any of the underlined below, you will see an orchestrated effort of the core of what has to be learned by a student in that area.

Awesome Library (Educational Standards by State)
Colorado Department of Education - (When you reach this site: (1) Go to "Table of Contents;" (2) Find "Standards and Assessments." Civics, Economics, Foreign Language, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading & Writing, Science, and Visual Arts are addressed)
Education World (U.S. National Standards)
Florida Department of Education(has done a tremendous job with the subject of"Sunshine State Standards."  Go to "Search", then scroll down, and click on "Sunshine State Standards." Focus is superb.  Reading is brief, concise, and takes various grade levels into account)
State Depts of Education
McRel - Standards
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards

FOR STUDENTS - Education is not mystical.   Take a good look at what Educators say you should know in the applicable subject.  Think about "staying a step ahead" and try to do so.  You'll be amazed at the results.

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COMMENTS FOR  SCIENCE (2)

CAST-IRON STOVE & BIFOCALS - Besides inventing a cast-iron stove shaped like a fireplace by employing metal baffles to increase its heating efficiency, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), has been credited with wearing the first bifocals as a solution to his eyesight.  He had trouble reading and was also nearsighted, unable to see distant objects clearly. He had been wearing two different pairs of glasses for the two different reasons but soon became tired of them.  He took the top half of his distance glasses and cemented the bottom half of his reading glasses together which solved the problem.

LITTER - Litter Lasts this long - According to "TRAVELHOST SPOTLIGHT," periodical July 11-September 11, 1999:
                    Cigarette Butts.......... 1-5 Years
                    Aluminum cans and tabs..... 80-100 years
                    Plastic six-pack holders..... 100 years
                    Orange & banana peels..... up to 2 years
                    Plastic film containers..... 20-30 years
                    Plastic bags..... 10-20 years
                    Glass bottles..... 1 million years
                    Plastic-coated paper..... 5 years
                    Plastic bottles..... Indefinitely
                    Nylon fabric..... 30-40 years
                    Leather..... up to 50 years
                    Wool socks..... 1-5 years
                    Tin cans..... 50 years

NYLON STOCKINGS - The DuPont Corporation introduced nylon stockings on the market in 1939.

X-RAYS - X-rays were first used by Doctors to reveal broken bones in 1895.

STETHOSCOPE - First used by Doctors in 1925 to listen to patients' hearts.

-- From sources considered reliable but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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