Science education is the field concerned with sharing science content and
process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community. The learners may be children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education includes work in science content, science process (the
scientific method), some
social science, and some teaching
pedagogy. The standards for science education provide expectations for the development of understanding for students through the entire course of their
K-12 education and beyond. The traditional subjects included in the standards are
physical,
life,
earth,
space, and
human sciences.