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Engineering Greenhouses | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth and Human Activity 15 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Analyze evidence to explain how changes in human population, per capita consumption of natural resources, and other human activities affect Earth’s systems. |
Earth-Sun-Moon System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Place in the Universe 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system. |
Earth's Place in the Solar System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Place in the Universe 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system. |
Engineering Meteoroid Shields | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Place in the Universe 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system. |
Earth-Sun-Moon System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Place in the Universe 3 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Develop and use models to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. |
Earth's Place in the Solar System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Place in the Universe 3 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Develop and use models to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. |
Greenhouse Effect | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions. Use various instruments to monitor local weather and examine weather patterns to predict various weather events, especially the impact of severe weather. |
Convection and Weather | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions. Use various instruments to monitor local weather and examine weather patterns to predict various weather events, especially the impact of severe weather. |
Sun Angle and Temperature | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
Sun Angle and Temperature | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. a. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
Convection and Weather | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth's Systems 13 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation. |
Earth-Sun-Moon System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Place in the Universe 1 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies. |
Earth's Place in the Solar System | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Place in the Universe 1 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies. |
Engineering Meteoroid Shields | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Place in the Universe 1 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies. |
Engineering Greenhouses | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 14 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time. |
Greenhouse Effect | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 14 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Analyze and interpret data to describe how various human activities and natural processes may cause changes in local and global temperatures over time. |
Animal Diversity | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 4 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events. |
Animal Diversity | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Earth’s Systems 5 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time. |
Animal Diversity | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Heredity and Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 10 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
DNA and Mutations | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
DNA and Proteins | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Reproduction | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Heredity and Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Animal Diversity | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. |
Food Webs | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 5 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter. |
Engineering Shoreline Barriers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 5 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter. |
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem. |
Engineering Shoreline Barriers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 6 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem. |
Food Webs | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Engineering Shoreline Barriers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 7 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Food Webs | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms. |
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms. |
Engineering Shoreline Barriers | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 9 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Engage in argument to defend the effectiveness of a design solution that maintains biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
Mass and Motion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 13 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Create and analyze graphical displays of data to illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object. |
Magnetism and Energy | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 14 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy |
Engineering Wind Turbines | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 14 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy. |
Greenhouse Effect | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 15 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature. |
Engineering Greenhouses | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 15 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Analyze and interpret data from experiments to determine how various factors affect energy transfer as measured by temperature. |
Mass and Motion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | 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 Wind Turbines | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Energy 16 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Cellular Respiration | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory. |
Comparing Cells | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 1 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction. |
Heredity and Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction. |
Reproduction | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction. |
Comparing Cells | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 3 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment. |
Cellular Respiration | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 3 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Construct an explanation of the function of specific cell structures for maintaining a stable environment. |
Sucrose and Heart Rate | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes 4 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct models and representations of organ systems to demonstrate how multiple interacting organs and systems work together to accomplish specific functions. |
DNA and Mutations | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
DNA and Proteins | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Heredity and Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
DNA and Mutations | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 13 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Heredity and Traits | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 13 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
DNA and Mutations | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 14 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits 14 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms. |
Comparing Cells | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 1 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Analyze patterns within the periodic table to construct models that illustrate the structure, composition, and characteristics of atoms and molecules. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties. |
Polymer Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 2 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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 3 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. |
Polymer Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 3 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions. |
Mass and Motion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 4 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | 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=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. |
Polymer Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 5 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. |
Polymer Structure and Function | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 6 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Chemical Reactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Matter and Its Interactions 6 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Mass and Motion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 10 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | Use Newton’s third law to design a model to demonstrate and explain the resulting motion of two colliding objects. |
Engineering Meteoroid Shields | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 10 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use Newton’s third law to design a model to demonstrate and explain the resulting motion of two colliding objects. |
Magnetism and Energy | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. |
Electric and Magnetic Interactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. |
Engineering Wind Turbines | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 11 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. |
Magnetism and Energy | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact. |
Electric and Magnetic Interactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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 Wind Turbines | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 12 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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 Wind Turbines | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Electric and Magnetic Interactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Mechanical Waves and Energy | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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 and Motion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | 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 Meteoroid Shields | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 8 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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 Wind Turbines | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Electric and Magnetic Interactions | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Mechanical Waves and Energy | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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 and Motion | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 | 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 Meteoroid Shields | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions 9 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Animal Diversity | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Unity and Diversity 15 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
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. |
Animal Diversity | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Unity and Diversity 16 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct an explanation based on evidence for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms, including living fossils. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Unity and Diversity 17 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Obtain and evaluate pictorial data to compare patterns in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the adult anatomy. |
Natural Selection | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Unity and Diversity 18 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Construct an explanation from evidence that natural selection acting over generations may lead to the predominance of certain traits that support successful survival and reproduction of a population and to the suppression of other traits. |
Engineering Seismograph | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 17 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Create and manipulate a model of a simple wave to predict and describe the relationships between wave properties and energy. |
Light and Information Transfer | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 17 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Create and manipulate a model of a simple wave to predict and describe the relationships between wave properties and energy. |
Engineering Seismograph | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 18 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use models to demonstrate how light and sound waves differ in how they are absorbed, reflected, and transmitted through different types of media. |
Light and Information Transfer | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 18 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Use models to demonstrate how light and sound waves differ in how they are absorbed, reflected, and transmitted through different types of media. |
Engineering Seismograph | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 19 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Integrate qualitative information to explain that common communication devices use electromagnetic waves to encode and transmit information. |
Light and Information Transfer | AL | Alabama Course of Study: Science | Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer 19 | [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 |
Integrate qualitative information to explain that common communication devices use electromagnetic waves to encode and transmit information. |
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system.
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system.
Construct models and use simulations to explain the role of gravity in affecting the motions of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system.
Develop and use models to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Develop and use models to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation.
Use models to explain how the rotation of Earth and unequal heating of its surface create patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. a. Use experiments to investigate how energy from the sun is distributed between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere by convection and radiation.
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies.
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies.
Create and manipulate models to explain the occurrences of day/night cycles, length of year, seasons, tides, eclipses, and lunar phases based on patterns of the observed motions of celestial bodies.
Construct explanations from geologic evidence to identify patterns of Earth’s major historical events.
Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth’s history over widely varying scales of space and time.
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.
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.
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.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to predict how environmental conditions and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Examine the cycling of matter between abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystems to explain the flow of energy and the conservation of matter.
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence regarding how resource availability impacts individual organisms as well as populations of organisms within an ecosystem.
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.
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.
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.
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms.
Engage in argument to defend the effectiveness of a design solution that maintains biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy
Use models to construct an explanation of how a system of objects may contain varying types and amounts of potential energy.
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.
Engage in argument from evidence to support claims of the cell theory.
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Construct models and representations of organ systems to demonstrate how multiple interacting organs and systems work together to accomplish specific functions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms.
Gather and synthesize information regarding the impact of technologies on the inheritance and/or appearance of desired traits in organisms.
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Plan and carry out investigations to generate evidence supporting the claim that one pure substance can be distinguished from another based on characteristic properties.
Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions.
Construct explanations based on evidence from investigations to differentiate among compounds, mixtures, and solutions.
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.
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Observe and analyze characteristic properties of substances before and after the substances combine to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
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.
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.
Use Newton’s third law to design a model to demonstrate and explain the resulting motion of two colliding objects.
Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Plan and carry out investigations to evaluate how various factors affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
Construct an argument from evidence explaining that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even when the objects are not in contact.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Construct an explanation based on evidence for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms, including living fossils.
Obtain and evaluate pictorial data to compare patterns in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the adult anatomy.
Construct an explanation from evidence that natural selection acting over generations may lead to the predominance of certain traits that support successful survival and reproduction of a population and to the suppression of other traits.
Create and manipulate a model of a simple wave to predict and describe the relationships between wave properties and energy.
Create and manipulate a model of a simple wave to predict and describe the relationships between wave properties and energy.
Use models to demonstrate how light and sound waves differ in how they are absorbed, reflected, and transmitted through different types of media.
Use models to demonstrate how light and sound waves differ in how they are absorbed, reflected, and transmitted through different types of media.
Integrate qualitative information to explain that common communication devices use electromagnetic waves to encode and transmit information.
Integrate qualitative information to explain that common communication devices use electromagnetic waves to encode and transmit information.
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