Valerie Sanchez, Erika Fatten, Karen Pope, and Emerson Treacy, left to right, observe their experiment during a training session for Riverside Unified teachers at Central Middle School on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Inland teachers have been busy this summer getting trained on the new state science standards that are being rolled out across California. Like the Common Core math and English standards, the more rigorous science requirements teach critical thinking rather than memorization.