Relationship to the National Science Education Standards
This mission aligns with one standard in the NSES: science in personal and social perspectives. The chart below shows how the mission aligns with this standard.
| Levels K–4 | How Mission Is Aligned |
|---|---|
| Personal health | The students develop an understanding of what drugs are and how they are used so that they can learn how to make decisions that affect their health. |
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