{"id":1102,"date":"2016-08-15T20:33:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/"},"modified":"2016-10-17T14:29:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:29:58","slug":"the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-buenos-aires-argentina\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/the-mathematics-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Mathematics Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/instruction-for-mathematics-and-science-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Instruction for Mathematics and Science in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/special-initiatives-in-mathematics-and-science-education\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Special Initiatives in Mathematics and Science Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Use and Impact of TIMSS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/benchmarking-participants\/buenos-aires-argentina\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n<h2>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/h2>\n<p>In 2004, the Secretary of Education of the City of Buenos Aires approved the current curriculum for the primary education level that incorporates natural sciences content along with arts, social sciences, technology, civic education, physical education, mathematics, and Spanish (Resolution No. 365\/SED\/2004).<\/p>\n<p>At the secondary level, different types of schools share a core biology curriculum, which was established in 2009.<sup>8<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Exhibit 4 summarizes the science content objectives for Grade 4, and Exhibit 5 summarizes the biology content objectives for Grade 8 (first year of secondary school).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibit 4: City of Buenos Aires Fourth Grade Science Curriculum Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"tableEncyc\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"heading\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Subject Domains<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Learning Content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"headingInside borderRight\" rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\">Materials<\/td>\n<td class=\"borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Materials, electricity, and magnetism<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Electric conductors<\/li>\n<li>Contact electrification<\/li>\n<li>Magnetism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Materials and heat<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Heat conductors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Particular materials\u2014metals<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Properties of metals<\/li>\n<li>Collection, processing, and use of metals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"headingInside borderRight\" rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Living Things<\/td>\n<td class=\"borderRight\" valign=\"top\">The diversity of living things<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>The classification of living things<\/li>\n<li>Microorganisms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Reproduction and development<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>The development of animals and plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"headingInside borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Forces and Motion<\/td>\n<td class=\"borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Forces<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Different forces<\/li>\n<li>The effect of different forces<\/li>\n<li>The application of different forces<\/li>\n<li>The concept of friction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Exhibit 5: City of Buenos Aires Eighth Grade Biology Curriculum Content (Lower Secondary Level)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"heading\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Subject Domains<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Learning Content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"headingInside borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Living Things\u2014<br \/>\nUniformity and Diversity<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Classifying living things according to the following criteria: organization, metabolism, and reproduction<\/li>\n<li>Uniformity and diversity of functions and structures among living things<\/li>\n<li>The origin of life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"headingInside borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Living Things as Open Systems\u2014Exchanges<br \/>\nof Matter and Energy<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>The composition of organisms<\/li>\n<li>Sources of matter and energy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"borderBottom\">\n<td class=\"headingInside borderRight\" valign=\"top\">Living Things and the<br \/>\nEnvironment<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ecosystems\u2014structure and interaction between living things and the environment<\/li>\n<li>Cycles of matter and energy flows<\/li>\n<li>Changes in ecosystems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades In 2004, the Secretary of Education of the City of Buenos Aires approved the current curriculum for the primary education level that incorporates natural sciences content along with arts, social sciences, &hellip; <a 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