New Jersey State Core Content Curriculum Standards/Science:
5.1 Science Practices: All students will understand that science is both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model-building enterprise that continually extends, refines and revises knowledge. The four Science Practices strands encompass the knowledge and reasoning skills that students must acquire to be proficient in science.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.