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Earth-Sun-Moon System IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Sun Angle and Temperature IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. 
Earth's Place in the Solar System IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Earth's Place in the Solar System IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8  Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Animal Diversity IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Sun Angle and Temperature IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Convection and Weather IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Sun Angle and Temperature IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Convection and Weather IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Greenhouse Effect IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Greenhouse Effect IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise of global temperatures over the past.
Engineering Wind Turbines IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Seismograph IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Greenhouses IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Seismograph IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Greenhouses IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Wind Turbines IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Wind Turbines IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Seismograph IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Greenhouses IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Seismograph IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Wind Turbines IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Greenhouses IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Sucrose and Heart Rate IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8  Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Comparing Cells IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Cellular Respiration IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
Comparing Cells IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Sucrose and Heart Rate IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Natural Selection IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Natural Selection IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. 
DNA and Proteins IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. 
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Comparing Cells IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8  Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Cellular Respiration IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-7 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Sucrose and Heart Rate IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-8 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Food Webs IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Food Webs IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Food Webs IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Heredity and Traits IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Natural Selection IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
DNA and Mutations IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Animal Diversity IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Heredity and Traits IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Animal Diversity IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Reproduction IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Animal Diversity IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Comparing Cells IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Animal Diversity IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Comparing Cells IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Animal Diversity IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Natural Selection IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
DNA and Mutations IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Natural Selection IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Heredity and Traits IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Natural Selection IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Chemical Reactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Polymer Structure and Function IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chemical Reactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Polymer Structure and Function IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Chemical Reactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Mass and Motion IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Chemical Reactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed. 
Chemical Reactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Mass and Motion IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Engineering Seismograph IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Wind Turbines IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Mass and Motion IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Magnetism and Energy IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Earth-Sun-Moon System IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Earth's Place in the Solar System IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Magnetism and Energy IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Mass and Motion IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Magnetism and Energy IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Engineering Greenhouses IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Wind Turbines IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Magnetism and Energy IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Chemical Reactions IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Polymer Structure and Function IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Mass and Motion IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Seismograph IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Mechanical Waves and Energy IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Light and Information Transfer IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS4-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Light and Information Transfer IA Iowa Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS4-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
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Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. 
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:  Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS1-3
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS1-4
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS2-6
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS2-6
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS3-4
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise of global temperatures over the past.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ESS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:  Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-3
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. 
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. 
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:  Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-7
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS1-8
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-2
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-3
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-3
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS2-5
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-4
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-4
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-5
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-5
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-LS4-6
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed. 
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS1-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-5
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS2-5
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-3
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS4-2
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: IA
Standards: Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Grades: 8
State ID: MS-PS4-3

This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the K-8 Iowa Science Standards (NGSS)

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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

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