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| Earth and Space Science |
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Atmosphere: Regulation
The learner will be able to understand atmospheric regulation mechanisms (ES.12.d).
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Weather: Patterns/Predict
The learner will be able to predict weather patterns (ES.13.b).
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Weather: Climate/Factors
The learner will be able to understand weather phenomena and the things that have an impact on climate (ES.13.c).
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Weather: Influences On/Energy
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that energy movement between the sun, Earth, and the atmosphere cause weather and climate on Earth (ES.13).
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Atmosphere: Early Life
The learner will be able to understand current theories on the impact of early life on the chemical contents of the atmosphere (ES.12.b).
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Atmosphere: Origin
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend the origin and evolution of the atmosphere and the relationships of geologic processes, biologic processes, and human actions on its makeup and dynamics (ES.12).
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Atmosphere: Changes
The learner will be able to understand evidence the probable alterations to the makeup of the atmosphere due to human, biologic, and geologic activity have occurred over time (ES.12.e) relate scientific evidence for atmospheric changes over geologic time (ES.12.a).
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Atmosphere: Earth vs. Planets
The learner will be able to compare the Earth's atmosphere to that of other planets (ES.12.c).
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Ocean: Floor/Understand/Features
The learner will be able to understand the features of the ocean floor (ES.11.d).
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Ocean: Systems
The learner will be able to understand system interactions in the ocean (ES.11.c).
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Ocean: Changes
The learner will be able to understand physical and chemical changes in the ocean (ES.11.a).
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Ocean: Complex
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that oceans are complicated, interactive physical, chemical and biological entities and as such are prone to long and short-term changes (ES.11).
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Ocean: Public Policy
The learner will be able to understand public policy issues that pertain to the ocean (ES.11.e).
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Ocean: Environmental
The learner will be able to understand the pertinence of environmental, geologic, and/or economic implications on the ocean (ES.11.b).
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| Research and Inquiry |
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Investigations: Plan/Perform/Conclusions
The learner will be able to plan and perform investigations where conclusions are made on the basis of recorded quantitative and qualitative data (BIO.1.e).
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Investigations: Plan/Perform
The learner will be able to plan and perform investigations where graphing and mathematical calculations are utilized as means for data interpretation (BIO.1.d).
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Investigations: Plan/Perform
The learner will be able to review experimental design where variables are assigned and explorations are formulated to test hypotheses. practice making hypotheses based on cause and efect relationships (BIO.1.c).
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| Life Science |
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Fossil: Record/Analysis
The learner will be able to investigate and understand fossil record analysis (BIO. 7.b).
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Population: Change/Fossil
The learner will be able to investigate evidence for population change in fossil records (BIO.8.a).
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Population: Change/Species
The learner will be able to investigate how new species come into existance (BIO.8.d).
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Population: Change/Survival
The learner will be able to explore how changes in traits, reproductive strategies, and environmental pressures affect population dynamics (BIO.8.b).
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Population: Change/Natural Selection
The learner will be able to identify and demonstrate how adaptations cause Darwin's theory of natural selection (BIO.8.c).
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Population: Change/How
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend how populations alter over time (BIO.8).
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Growth & Development: Liken/Steps
The learner will be able to differentiate between the developmental stages in various organisms (BIO.7.c).
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Growth & Development: Descriptions
The learner will be able to investigate and understand scientific descriptions of the development of living things over the course of time (BIO.2.b).
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Ecosystems: Succession/Patterns
The learner will be able to investigate and understand succession patterns in ecosystems (BIO.9.c).
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Ecosystems: Populations
The learner will be able to understand the relationships within and between populations including carrying capacity, limiting factors and growth curves. differentiate between abiotic and biotic factors in the environment (BIO.9.a).
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Ecosystems: Local
The learner will be able to interpret local ecosystems (BIO.9.e).
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Ecosystems: Energy/Cycle
The learner will be able to understand and demonstrate nutrient cycling concurrently with energy flow through an ecosystem [BIO.9.b).
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Respiration & Photosynthesis: Relate
The learner will be able to understand the importance of and the interaction between respiration and photosynthesis. investigate the source of energy for organisms (BIO.3.d).
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Ecosystems: Equilibria
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend dynamic equilibria in populations, communities and ecosystems BIO.9).
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Ecosystems: Impact
The learner will be able to investigate and understand the impact of natural and human activities on ecosystems including competition (BIO.9.d).
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| Physical Science |
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Periodic Table: Tool
The learner will be able to understand that the periodic table is a tool utilized to explore isotopes, half-lives, nuclear particles, particle/mass charge, families, groups, series, periods, trends/patterns, atomic/nuclear radii, electronegativity, shielding effect, electron configurations, oxidation numbers, chemical/physical properties, and historical/quantum models. Differentiate between elements, compounds, heterogeneous mixtures, and homogeneous mixtures(solutions). (CH.2.b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i).
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Periodic Table: Atomic Numbers
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to find atomic numbers: atomic number of an element is the same as the number of protons, neutral atoms have the same number of protons and electrons, and the average mass for each element is the weighted average of that element's naturally occuring isotopes (CH.2.a,b,c).
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Periodic Table: Atomic Mass
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to find and calculate atomic mass (CH.2.a).
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Periodic Table: Placement
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that the placement of elements on the periodic table is related to their atomic structure: review location, charge, and relative size of subatomic particles--electron,proton, and neutron (CH.2a,b,c).
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Matter: States of Matter/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize phase changes (CH.5.d).
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Matter: conversion units of measurements
The learner will be able to convert different SI units using the appropriate equipment for: volume, mass, temperature, pressure, etc. (CH. 5f).
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Matter: Mathematical manipulations
The learner will be able to investigate and understand mathematical manipulations such as scientific notation, linear equations, graphing, ratio and proportion, significant digits, and dimensional analysis(CH. 1f,g).
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Properties of Matter:Chemical & phys
The learner will be able to identify the physical and chemical properties of matter, and to differentiate between elements, compounds, heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures. (CH. 2h).
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Equations: Conservation of Matter
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend how conservation of energy and matter is shown in chemical formulas and balanced equations (CH.3d).
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Equations: Nomenclature
The learner will be able to understand nomenclature (CH.3.a).
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Equations: Balancing
The learner will be able to understand balancing equations (CH.3.b).
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Equilibria: Chemical and Physical
The learner will be able to understand chemical and physical equilibrium (CH.3.f).
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Equilibria: Chemical
The learner will be able to understand chemical equilibrium (CH.4.f).
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Equilibria: Oxidation States
The learner will be able to recognize that all of the transition metals can have more than one oxidation states (CH. 2g).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that investigations where variables are measured, interpreted, and judged, create observations and verifiable data (CH.1d,e).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Variables
The learner will be able to conduct investigations where multiple variables are changed repeatedly (CH.1.d).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Techniques
The learner will be able to understand designated lab techniques: filtering, decanting, using chromatography, lighting gas burners (CH.1.a,b,c).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Chemicals
The learner will be able to understand the safe utilization of chemicals and instruments including beaker, flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, test tube rack, test tube holder, ring stand, wire gauze, clay triangle, crucible with lid, evaporation dish, watch glass, wash bottle, and dropping pipette(CH.1.a,b,c).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Emergency
The learner will be able to understand how to properly react to emergency situations and safety equipment including aprons, goggles, gloves, fire extinguishers, fire blanket, safety shower, eye wash, broken glass container, and fume hood (CH.1.a,b,c).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Math
The learner will be able to understand mathematical manipulations in chemistry labs (CH.1.g).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Math
The learner will be able to conduct investigations where arithmetical and procedural error interpreting are done (CH.1.f).
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Laboratory Skills: Chemistry/Data
The learner will be able to conduct investigations where correct recording, ordering, precision in accuracy of true value of measurement, and interpretation of data is done through many trials (CH.1.d,e).
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