Relevant National Science Education Standards
Physical Science — The structure
of matter at the molecular level is central to the questions.
Science and Technology — The
questions involve understanding technologies which were born out of the application of
scientific understanding.
History and Nature of Science —
The questions require historical knowledge of polymer chemistry and probe the nature of
scientific knowledge, thought, and method.
Unifying Concepts and Processes —
The questions test the students' understanding of many systems that operate on the molecular
level.