ACE's program is firmly grounded in climate science.

Our presentation addresses several national and state science content standards, as well as the Essential Principles of Climate Science.

You can explore the standards in the links below:

State Science Standards Addressed in ACE Presentations
National Science Standards Addressed in ACE Presentations
Climate Literacy: the Essential Principles of Climate Science

STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS ADDRESSED IN ACE PRESENTATIONS
The state standards that follow apply to the states in which ACE currently conducts its presentations. Click on any of the links below to jump to your state.

California

Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
Rhode Island

Texas
Vermont

Virginia

Washington, DC
Wisconsin

Note: state standards for New Jersey coming soon.

NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS ADDRESSED IN ACE PRESENTATIONS:

National Science Education Standards
 

Standard C: Life Science

As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of:

• Interdependence of organisms

Standard D: Earth and Space Science

As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of:

• Energy in the earth system
• Geochemical cycles

Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of:

• Environmental quality
• Natural and human-induced hazards

Source: McRel (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning) Science Standards

Earth and Space Science Standard 1: Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle

Level IV (grades 9-12)

• Understands heat and energy transfer in and out of the atmosphere and its involvement in weather and climate (e.g., radiation, conduction, convection/advection)
• Knows the major external and internal sources of energy on Earth (e.g., the Sun is the major external source of energy; the decay of radioactive isotopes and gravitational energy from the Earth’s original formation are primary sources of internal energy)

Earth and Space Science Standard 2: Understands Earth’s composition and structure

Level IV (grades 9-12)

• Knows that elements exist in fixed amounts and move through the solid Earth, oceans, atmosphere, and living things as part of geochemical cycles (e.g., carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle)

Life Sciences Standard 6: Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment

Level IV (grades 9-12)

• Knows ways in which humans can alter the equilibrium of ecosystems, causing potentially irreversible effects (e.g., human population growth, technology, and consumption; human destruction of habitats through direct harvesting, pollution, and atmospheric changes)

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CLIMATE LITERACY: THE ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATE SCIENCE

These principles are published by U.S. Global Change Research Program/Climate Change Science Program, which includes a consortium of national organizations such as the NOAA, NSF, NASA and others.

• The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth’s climate system
• We increase our understanding of the climate system through observation and modeling
• The sun is the primary source of energy for the climate system
• Earth’s weather and climate systems are the result of complex interactions
• Earth’s weather and climate vary over time and space
• Evidence indicates human activities are impacting the climate system
• Earth’s climate system is influenced by complex human decisions involving economic costs and social values.

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