Benchmark 12D
Habits of Mind: Communication Skills
Grades 3-5, page 296

Make sketches to aid in explaining procedures or ideas.
 

NSES Content Standard A 
Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Grades K-4, page 122
Communicate investigations and explanations. Students should begin developing the abilities to communicate, critique, and analyze their work and the work of other students. This communication might be spoken or drawn as well as written.

NSES Content Standard E 
Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design
Grades K-4, page 138
Communicate a problem, design, and solution. Student abilities should include oral, written, and pictorial communication of the design process and product. The communication might be show and tell, group discussions, short written reports, or pictures, depending on the students' abilities and the design project.

NSES Content Standard E 
Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design
Grades 5-8, page 165
Design a solution or product. Students should make and compare different proposals in the light of the criteria they have selected. They must consider constraints--such as cost, time, trade-offs, and materials needed--and communicate ideas with drawings and simple models.

NSES Content Standard E 
Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design
Grades 5-8, page 166
Communicate the process of technological design. Students should review and describe any completed piece of work and identify the stages of problem identification, solution design, implementation, and evaluation.

NSES Content Standard E
Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design
Grades 9-12, page 192
Communicate the problem, process, and solution. Students should present their results to students, teachers, and others in a variety of ways, such as orally, in writing, and in other forms-- including models, diagrams, and demonstrations.