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Sun-Earth-Moon System | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. |
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. |
Ocean Salinity and Density | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. |
Earth’s Climate | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. |
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. |
Earth’s Climate | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E2U1.10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons. |
Sun-Earth-Moon System | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E2U1.10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons. |
Sun-Earth-Moon System | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E2U1.7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Use ratios and proportions to analyze and interpret data related to scale, properties, and relationships among objects in our solar system. |
Sun-Earth-Moon System | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E2U1.8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use models to explain how constellations and other night sky patterns appear to move due to Earth’s rotation and revolution. |
Sun-Earth-Moon System | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.E2U1.9 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use models to construct an explanation of how eclipses, moon phases, and tides occur within the Sun-Earth-Moon system. |
Photosynthesis | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U1.13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors. |
Forest Food Web | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U1.13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U1.13 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors. |
Photosynthesis | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U1.14 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems. |
Forest Food Web | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U1.14 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U3.11 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Use evidence to construct an argument regarding the impact of human activities on the environment and how they positively and negatively affect the competition for energy and resources in ecosystems. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U3.11 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Engage in argument from evidence to support a claim about the factors that cause species to change and how humans can impact those factors. |
Forest Food Web | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.L2U3.12 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Engage in argument from evidence to support a claim about the factors that cause species to change and how humans can impact those factors. |
Chemical Reactions | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory). |
Molecules | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory). |
Atoms | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory). |
Engineering Thermal Control | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory). |
Ocean Salinity and Density | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory). |
Chemical Reactions | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter. |
Atoms | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter. |
Atoms | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P1U1.3 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use models to represent that matter is made up of smaller particles called atoms. |
Energy Transformation | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P2U1.4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P2U1.4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. |
Energy Transformation | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P4U2.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy. |
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P4U2.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy. |
Engineering Bridges | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 6.P4U2.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy. |
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U1.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. |
Earth Materials | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U1.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. |
Weathering and Erosion | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U1.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. |
Earth's Geologic History | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U1.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. |
Weathering and Erosion | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model to explain how the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provides evidence of the past plate motions. |
Earth's Geologic History | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct a model to explain how the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provides evidence of the past plate motions. |
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U2.7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction. |
Earth Materials | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U2.7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction. |
Weathering and Erosion | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.E1U2.7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction. |
Organ System Structure and Function | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals). |
The Nervous System and Senses | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals). |
Cell Structure and Function | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals). |
Cell Structure and Function | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. |
Observing and Comparing Cells | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. |
Life on Earth | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.8 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things. |
Observing and Comparing Cells | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.9 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation to demonstrate the relationship between major cell structures and cell functions (plant and animal). |
Photosynthesis | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L1U1.9 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation to demonstrate the relationship between major cell structures and cell functions (plant and animal). |
Forest Food Web | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L2U1.12 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation for how some plant cells convert light energy into food energy. |
Drought and Tree Growth | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.L2U1.12 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 | Construct an explanation for how some plant cells convert light energy into food energy. |
Energy Transformation | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.P2U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 7.P2U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. |
Earth's Geologic History | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.E1U1.6 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Analyze and interpret data about the Earth’s geological column to communicate relative ages of rock layers and fossils. |
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.E1U3.7 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about data and historical patterns to predict natural hazards and other geological events. |
Inheritance and Variation of Traits | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.L3U3.10 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Communicate how advancements in technology have furthered the field of genetic research and use evidence to support an argument about the positive and negative effects of genetic research on human lives. |
Life on Earth | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.L4U1.12 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Gather and communicate evidence on how the process of natural selection provides an explanation of how new species can evolve. |
Inheritance and Variation of Traits | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.L4U1.12 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Gather and communicate evidence on how the process of natural selection provides an explanation of how new species can evolve. |
Chemical Reactions | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to demonstrate that atoms and molecules can be combined or rearranged in chemical reactions to form new compounds with the total number of each type of atom conserved. |
Molecules | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P1U1.1 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use a model to demonstrate that atoms and molecules can be combined or rearranged in chemical reactions to form new compounds with the total number of each type of atom conserved. |
Atoms | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P1U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Obtain and evaluate information regarding how scientists identify substances based on unique physical and chemical properties. |
Molecules | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P1U1.2 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Obtain and evaluate information regarding how scientists identify substances based on unique physical and chemical properties. |
Energy Transformation | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P4U1.3 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another. |
Mass and Energy Transfer | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P4U1.3 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another. |
Chemical Reactions | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P4U1.3 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another. |
Wave Properties and Signals | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P4U1.4 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop and use mathematical models to explain wave characteristics and interactions. |
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P4U2.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop a solution to increase efficiency when transferring energy from one source to another. |
Engineering Bridges | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | 8.P4U2.5 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Develop a solution to increase efficiency when transferring energy from one source to another. |
Reproduction and Fungi Structures | AZ | Arizona Academic Content Standards in Science | L3U1.9 | [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 |
Construct an explanation of how genetic variations occur in offspring through the inheritance of traits or through mutations. |
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons.
Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons.
Use ratios and proportions to analyze and interpret data related to scale, properties, and relationships among objects in our solar system.
Develop and use models to explain how constellations and other night sky patterns appear to move due to Earth’s rotation and revolution.
Develop and use models to construct an explanation of how eclipses, moon phases, and tides occur within the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors.
Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors.
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems.
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems.
Engage in argument from evidence to support a claim about the factors that cause species to change and how humans can impact those factors.
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory).
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory).
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory).
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory).
Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory).
Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter.
Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter.
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy.
Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy.
Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy.
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
Construct a model to explain how the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provides evidence of the past plate motions.
Construct a model to explain how the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provides evidence of the past plate motions.
Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction.
Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction.
Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction.
Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals).
Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals).
Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals).
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things.
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things.
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things.
Construct an explanation to demonstrate the relationship between major cell structures and cell functions (plant and animal).
Construct an explanation to demonstrate the relationship between major cell structures and cell functions (plant and animal).
Construct an explanation for how some plant cells convert light energy into food energy.
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
Analyze and interpret data about the Earth’s geological column to communicate relative ages of rock layers and fossils.
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about data and historical patterns to predict natural hazards and other geological events.
Communicate how advancements in technology have furthered the field of genetic research and use evidence to support an argument about the positive and negative effects of genetic research on human lives.
Gather and communicate evidence on how the process of natural selection provides an explanation of how new species can evolve.
Gather and communicate evidence on how the process of natural selection provides an explanation of how new species can evolve.
Develop and use a model to demonstrate that atoms and molecules can be combined or rearranged in chemical reactions to form new compounds with the total number of each type of atom conserved.
Develop and use a model to demonstrate that atoms and molecules can be combined or rearranged in chemical reactions to form new compounds with the total number of each type of atom conserved.
Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another.
Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another.
Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another.
Develop and use mathematical models to explain wave characteristics and interactions.
Develop a solution to increase efficiency when transferring energy from one source to another.
Develop a solution to increase efficiency when transferring energy from one source to another.
Construct an explanation of how genetic variations occur in offspring through the inheritance of traits or through mutations.
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