Alabama Course of Study: Science
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Groundwater Contamination AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth and Human Activity 15 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth and Human Activity 15 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems.
Groundwater Contamination AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth and Human Activity 16 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth and Human Activity 16 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's System 6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions.
Groundwater Flow AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Mass and Heat Transfer AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Renewable Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Groundwater Contamination AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
The Rock Cycle AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Natural Resources AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Groundwater Flow AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Climate Analysis AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
The Rock Cycle AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Mass and Heat Transfer AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Natural Resources AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth's Systems 9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use models to explain how the flow of Earth’s internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth’s surface and deep interior causing plate movements.
Climate Analysis AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 14 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time.
Glacier Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 14 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Glacier Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Glacier Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time. 
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time. 
Groundwater Contamination AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
The Rock Cycle AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Mass and Heat Transfer AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Natural Resources AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Renewable Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Earth’s Systems 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Chromosomes and Mutations AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Food and Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants. 
Reproduction AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Sea Star Structures AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Sea Star Structures AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. 
Rocky Shore Ecosystems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations.
Sea Star Structures AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Engage in argument to defend the effectiveness of a design solution that maintains biodiversity and ecosystem services. 
Forces and Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 13 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object. 
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 13 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object. 
Communication Systems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 14 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy.
Engineering Speakers AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 14 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 15 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature.
Mass and Heat Transfer AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 15 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature.
Forces and Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 16 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Vehicles AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 16 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 16 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Energy 16 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
The Cell Membrane AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Reproduction AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment.
The Cell Membrane AL Alabama Course of Study: Science From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment.
Chromosomes and Mutations AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and use models to explain that genetic variations between parent and offspring occur as a result of genetic differences in randomly inherited genes located on chromosomes and that additional variations may arise from alteration of genetic information.
Reproduction AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and use models to explain that genetic variations between parent and offspring occur as a result of genetic differences in randomly inherited genes located on chromosomes and that additional variations may arise from alteration of genetic information.
Chromosomes and Mutations AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 13 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation from evidence to describe how genetic mutations result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of an organism.
Chromosomes and Mutations AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 14 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Chemical Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Chemical Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Mass and Heat Transfer AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Chemical Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Mass and Heat Transfer AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Chemical Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
The Rock Cycle AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create a model, diagram, or digital simulation to describe conservation of mass in a chemical reaction and explain the resulting differences between products and reactants.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Matter and Its Interactions 7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design, construct, and test a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical reactions and modify the device as needed based on criteria.
Engineering Speakers AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 11 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Communication Systems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 11 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Communication Systems AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 12 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
Engineering Speakers AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 12 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
Forces and Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use Newton’s first law to demonstrate and explain that an object is either at rest or moves at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use Newton’s first law to demonstrate and explain that an object is either at rest or moves at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
Engineering Vehicles AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use Newton’s first law to demonstrate and explain that an object is either at rest or moves at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
Forces and Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use Newton’s second law to demonstrate and explain how changes in an object’s motion depend on the sum of the external forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use Newton’s second law to demonstrate and explain how changes in an object’s motion depend on the sum of the external forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Vehicles AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use Newton’s second law to demonstrate and explain how changes in an object’s motion depend on the sum of the external forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion AL Alabama Course of Study: Science Unity and Diversity 15 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data for patterns of change in anatomical structures of organisms using the fossil record and the chronological order of fossil appearance in rock layers.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Alabama Science Standards.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Provide evidence from data of the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to explain past plate motions.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use research-based evidence to propose a scientific explanation regarding how the distribution of Earth’s resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, and groundwater are the result of ongoing geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and carry out investigations that demonstrate the chemical and physical processes that form rocks and cycle Earth materials.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use models to explain how the flow of Earth’s internal energy drives a cycling of matter between Earth’s surface and deep interior causing plate movements.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:  Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles of Earth and the flow of energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of both animals and plants.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use empirical evidence from patterns and data to demonstrate how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in populations.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument to defend the effectiveness of a design solution that maintains biodiversity and ecosystem services. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object. 
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 13
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object. 
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 13
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 14
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 14
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 15
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 15
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 16
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 16
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 16
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments supporting the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: Energy 16
Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and use models to explain that genetic variations between parent and offspring occur as a result of genetic differences in randomly inherited genes located on chromosomes and that additional variations may arise from alteration of genetic information.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and use models to explain that genetic variations between parent and offspring occur as a result of genetic differences in randomly inherited genes located on chromosomes and that additional variations may arise from alteration of genetic information.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation from evidence to describe how genetic mutations result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of an organism.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. 
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Design and conduct an experiment to determine changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added to or removed from a system.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Create a model, diagram, or digital simulation to describe conservation of mass in a chemical reaction and explain the resulting differences between products and reactants.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Design, construct, and test a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical reactions and modify the device as needed based on criteria.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use Newton’s first law to demonstrate and explain that an object is either at rest or moves at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use Newton’s first law to demonstrate and explain that an object is either at rest or moves at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use Newton’s first law to demonstrate and explain that an object is either at rest or moves at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use Newton’s second law to demonstrate and explain how changes in an object’s motion depend on the sum of the external forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use Newton’s second law to demonstrate and explain how changes in an object’s motion depend on the sum of the external forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use Newton’s second law to demonstrate and explain how changes in an object’s motion depend on the sum of the external forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: AL
Standards: Alabama Course of Study: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns of change in anatomical structures of organisms using the fossil record and the chronological order of fossil appearance in rock layers.
Grades: 7
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-5 integrated science curriculum is aligned with the 2015  Alabama Course of Study: Science.
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