The SlideWorks program addresses the National Science Education Standards in the following areas:

Content Standards: K-4
	Science as Inquiry
	CONTENT STANDARD A:
		As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop
		- Abilities necessary to do scientific innquiry
		- Understandings about scientific inquiry

	Content Standards: 5-8
	Science as Inquiry
	CONTENT STANDARD A:
		As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop
		- Abilities necessary to do scientific innquiry
		- Understandings about scientific inquiry
	
    Life Science
	  CONTENT STANDARD C:
		  As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should
	    	develop an understanding of
		    - The structure and function of living systems.

...Students in grades 5-8 have the fine-motor skills to work with a light microscope 
and can interpret accurately what they see, enhancing their introduction to cells
and microorganisms and establishing a foundation for developing understanding of 
molecular biology at the high school level.

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