Massachusetts Science, Technology, and Engineering Frameworks (aka "MA STE Frameworks" or "MA STE Standards")
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The Cell Membrane MA MA STE Frameworks 6-MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe how parts of cells contribute to the cellular functions of obtaining food, water, and other nutrients from its environment, disposing of wastes, and providing energy for cellular processes.

Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function MA MA STE Frameworks 6-MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe how parts of cells contribute to the cellular functions of obtaining food, water, and other nutrients from its environment, disposing of wastes, and providing energy for cellular processes.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 6-MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ESS1-1a [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to explain the causes of lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret rock layers and index fossils to determine the relative ages of rock formations that result from processes occurring over long periods of time.
Climate Analysis MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret rock layers and index fossils to determine the relative ages of rock formations that result from processes occurring over long periods of time.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ESS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use graphical displays to illustrate that Earth and its solar system are one of many in the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of billions of galaxies in the universe.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret maps showing the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence that Earth’s plates have moved great distances, collided, and spread apart.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-5 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-ETS1-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to describe organisms and their environment, extinctions, and changes to life forms throughout the history of Earth.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-PS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and conduct an experiment using exothermic and endothermic reactions to measure and describe the release or absorption of thermal energy.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-PS1-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use a particulate model of matter to explain that density is the amount of matter (mass) in a given volume. Apply proportional reasoning to describe, calculate, and compare relative densities of different materials.

Glacier Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MA MA STE Frameworks 6.MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7-MS-PS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and the state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Groundwater Flow MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Glacier Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Climate Analysis MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Groundwater Flow MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Groundwater Contamination MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Glacier Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model to explain how the energy of the sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Climate Analysis MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model to explain how the energy of the sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Groundwater Flow MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Obtain and communicate information on how data from past geologic events are analyzed for patterns and used to forecast the location and likelihood of future catastrophic events.
Groundwater Contamination MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ESS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by evidence that human activities and technologies can mitigate the impact of increases in human population and per capita consumption of natural resources on the environment.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.

Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS1-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Communication Systems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS3-1 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Explain the function of a communication system and the role of its components, including a source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, and storage.
Communication Systems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS3-2 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare the benefits and drawbacks of different communication systems.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS3-3 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Research and communicate information about how transportation systems are designed to move people and goods using a variety of vehicles and devices. Identify and describe subsystems of a transportation vehicle, including structural, propulsion, guidance, suspension, and control subsystems.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS3-4 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Show how the components of a structural system work together to serve a structural function. Provide examples of physical structures and relate their design to their intended use.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS3-5 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use the concept of systems engineering to model inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback among components of a transportation, structural, or communication system. 8.MS-PS2-2 Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Communication Systems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-ETS3-5 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use the concept of systems engineering to model inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback among components of a transportation, structural, or communication system.

The Cell Membrane MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Chromosomes and Mutations MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Reproduction MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Sea Star Structures MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of periods of abundant and scarce resources on the growth of organisms and the size of populations in an ecosystem.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Describe how relationships among and between organisms in an ecosystem can be competitive, predatory, parasitic, and mutually beneficial and that these interactions are found across multiple ecosystems.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe that matter and energy are transferred among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem and that both matter and energy are conserved through these processes.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data to provide evidence that disruptions (natural or human-made) to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS2-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions for protecting an ecosystem. Discuss benefits and limitations of each design.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-LS2-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Explain how changes to the biodiversity of an ecosystem— the variety of species found in the ecosystem—may limit the availability of resources humans use.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data to describe the effect of distance and magnitude of electric charge on the strength of electric forces.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use scientific evidence to argue that fields exist between objects with mass, between magnetic objects, and between electrically charged objects that exert force on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and interpret data and graphs to describe the relationships among kinetic energy, mass, and speed of an object.
Engineering Speakers MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the relationship between the relative positions of objects interacting at a distance and their relative potential energy in the system.
Chemical Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, how well the type of matter retains or radiates heat, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, how well the type of matter retains or radiates heat, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Chemical Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Forces and Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Mass and Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-6 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use a model to explain how thermal energy is transferred out of hotter regions or objects and into colder ones by convection, conduction, and radiation.
Forces and Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Mass and Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MA MA STE Frameworks 7.MS-PS3-7 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.
Climate Analysis MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-ESS1-1b [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes Earth’s tilt and differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth’s tilt and differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Explain the role of gravity in ocean tides, the orbital motions of planets, their moons, and asteroids in the solar system.
Glacier Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.
Groundwater Contamination MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to explain that the Earth’s mineral and fossil fuel resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
Climate Analysis MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-ESS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Examine and interpret data to describe the role that human activities have played in causing the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Food and Energy MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-LS1-7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use informational text to describe that food molecules, including carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, are broken down and rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support cell growth and/or release of energy.
Chromosomes and Mutations MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe that structural changes to genes (mutations) may or may not result in changes to proteins, and if there are changes to proteins there may be harmful, beneficial, or neutral changes to traits.
Reproduction MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument based on evidence for how asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Compare and contrast advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Chromosomes and Mutations MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-LS3-3 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Communicate through writing and in diagrams that chromosomes contain many distinct genes and that each gene holds the instructions for the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of an individual.
Chromosomes and Mutations MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-LS3-4 (MA) [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to show that sexually reproducing organisms have two of each chromosome in their cell nuclei, and hence two variants (alleles) of each gene that can be the same or different from each other, with one random assortment of each chromosome passed down to offspring from both parents.
Chromosomes and Mutations MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe that (a) atoms combine in a multitude of ways to produce pure substances which make up all of the living and nonliving things that we encounter, (b) atoms form molecules and compounds that range in size from two to thousands of atoms, and (c) mixtures are composed of different proportions of pure substances.
Chemical Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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 MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model that demonstrates Newton’s third law involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Mass and Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Forces and Motion MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Engineering Vehicles MA MA STE Frameworks 8.MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
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Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how parts of cells contribute to the cellular functions of obtaining food, water, and other nutrients from its environment, disposing of wastes, and providing energy for cellular processes.

Grades: 7
State ID: 6-MS-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how parts of cells contribute to the cellular functions of obtaining food, water, and other nutrients from its environment, disposing of wastes, and providing energy for cellular processes.

Grades: 7
State ID: 6-MS-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6-MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to explain the causes of lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ESS1-1a
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret rock layers and index fossils to determine the relative ages of rock formations that result from processes occurring over long periods of time.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ESS1-4
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret rock layers and index fossils to determine the relative ages of rock formations that result from processes occurring over long periods of time.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ESS1-4
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use graphical displays to illustrate that Earth and its solar system are one of many in the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of billions of galaxies in the universe.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ESS1-5
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret maps showing the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence that Earth’s plates have moved great distances, collided, and spread apart.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ESS2-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. Include potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Create visual representations of solutions to a design problem. Accurately apply scale and proportion to visual representations.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Communicate a design solution to an intended user, including design features and limitations of the solution.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to describe organisms and their environment, extinctions, and changes to life forms throughout the history of Earth.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an experiment using exothermic and endothermic reactions to measure and describe the release or absorption of thermal energy.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-PS1-6
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use a particulate model of matter to explain that density is the amount of matter (mass) in a given volume. Apply proportional reasoning to describe, calculate, and compare relative densities of different materials.

Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and the state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7-MS-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to explain how the energy of the sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to explain how the energy of the sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and communicate information on how data from past geologic events are analyzed for patterns and used to forecast the location and likelihood of future catastrophic events.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS3-2
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence that human activities and technologies can mitigate the impact of increases in human population and per capita consumption of natural resources on the environment.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ESS3-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Generate and analyze data from iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process to optimize the object, tool, or process for its intended purpose.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.

Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Explain the function of a communication system and the role of its components, including a source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, and storage.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Compare the benefits and drawbacks of different communication systems.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Research and communicate information about how transportation systems are designed to move people and goods using a variety of vehicles and devices. Identify and describe subsystems of a transportation vehicle, including structural, propulsion, guidance, suspension, and control subsystems.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Show how the components of a structural system work together to serve a structural function. Provide examples of physical structures and relate their design to their intended use.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use the concept of systems engineering to model inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback among components of a transportation, structural, or communication system. 8.MS-PS2-2 Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use the concept of systems engineering to model inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback among components of a transportation, structural, or communication system.

Grades: 7
Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of periods of abundant and scarce resources on the growth of organisms and the size of populations in an ecosystem.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Describe how relationships among and between organisms in an ecosystem can be competitive, predatory, parasitic, and mutually beneficial and that these interactions are found across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS2-2
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter and energy are transferred among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem and that both matter and energy are conserved through these processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS2-3
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to provide evidence that disruptions (natural or human-made) to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for protecting an ecosystem. Discuss benefits and limitations of each design.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-LS2-5
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Explain how changes to the biodiversity of an ecosystem— the variety of species found in the ecosystem—may limit the availability of resources humans use.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to describe the effect of distance and magnitude of electric charge on the strength of electric forces.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use scientific evidence to argue that fields exist between objects with mass, between magnetic objects, and between electrically charged objects that exert force on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS2-5
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret data and graphs to describe the relationships among kinetic energy, mass, and speed of an object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the relationship between the relative positions of objects interacting at a distance and their relative potential energy in the system.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, how well the type of matter retains or radiates heat, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, how well the type of matter retains or radiates heat, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to explain how thermal energy is transferred out of hotter regions or objects and into colder ones by convection, conduction, and radiation.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes Earth’s tilt and differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-ESS1-1b
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth’s tilt and differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Explain the role of gravity in ocean tides, the orbital motions of planets, their moons, and asteroids in the solar system.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to explain that the Earth’s mineral and fossil fuel resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Examine and interpret data to describe the role that human activities have played in causing the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-ESS3-5
Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use informational text to describe that food molecules, including carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, are broken down and rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support cell growth and/or release of energy.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-LS1-7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that structural changes to genes (mutations) may or may not result in changes to proteins, and if there are changes to proteins there may be harmful, beneficial, or neutral changes to traits.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument based on evidence for how asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Compare and contrast advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Communicate through writing and in diagrams that chromosomes contain many distinct genes and that each gene holds the instructions for the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of an individual.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to show that sexually reproducing organisms have two of each chromosome in their cell nuclei, and hence two variants (alleles) of each gene that can be the same or different from each other, with one random assortment of each chromosome passed down to offspring from both parents.
Grades: 7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that (a) atoms combine in a multitude of ways to produce pure substances which make up all of the living and nonliving things that we encounter, (b) atoms form molecules and compounds that range in size from two to thousands of atoms, and (c) mixtures are composed of different proportions of pure substances.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
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: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
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: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS1-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Develop a model that demonstrates Newton’s third law involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that the change in an object’s speed depends on the sum of the forces on the object (the net force) and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.MS-PS2-2
This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of K-8 hands-on science curriculum is designed for Massachusetts Science, Technology, and Engineering Frameworks (aka "MA STE Frameworks" or "MA STE Standards")
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