Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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Sucrose and Heart Rate MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 07L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Earth's Place in the Solar System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from observations of patterns in the movement of night sky objects to test the limitations of a solar system model.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from observations of patterns in the movement of night sky objects to test the limitations of a solar system model. 
Convection and Weather MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.1.1.3 [{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 in global temperatures over the past century. 
Greenhouse Effect MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Convection and Weather MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.2.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences among features and processes occurring on solar system objects. 
Earth's Place in the Solar System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.2.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences among features and processes occurring on solar system objects. 
Sun Angle and Temperature MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.2.1.1 [{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.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Sun Angle and Temperature MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Convection and Weather MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Cellular Respiration MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Ask questions about the processes and outcomes of various methods of communication between cells of multicellular organisms.
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Heredity and Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
DNA and Mutations MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
DNA and Proteins MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Reproduction MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Comparing Cells MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{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.
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.2.1.1.2 [{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. 
Natural Selection MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.2.1.1.2 [{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. 
Heredity and Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.2.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze visual data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.2.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze visual 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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use an algorithm to explain how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations.
Comparing Cells MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.1 [{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 describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Cellular Respiration MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.1 [{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 describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Food Webs MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
DNA and Mutations MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.4 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.4 [{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. 
Heredity and Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.4 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.4 [{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. 
Natural Selection MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
DNA and Proteins MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
DNA and Mutations MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Comparing Cells MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct an explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. 
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. 
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.3 [{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. 
Natural Selection MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.4 [{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.
Heredity and Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.4 [{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.
Comparing Cells MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Cellular Respiration MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Heredity and Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Animal Diversity MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Food Webs MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes in physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes in physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes in physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.2.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity or ecosystem services.
Food Webs MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather multiple sources of information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures use knowledge to predict or interpret patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather multiple sources of information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures use knowledge to predict or interpret patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions about locations of common elements on the periodic table to note patterns in the properties of similarly grouped elements. 
Engineering Wind Turbines MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.1.1.2 [{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. 
Electric and Magnetic Interactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.1.1.2 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.1.1.2 [{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. 
Mass and Motion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Polymer Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan and conduct 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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan and conduct 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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Plan and conduct 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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan and conduct 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. 
Mechanical Waves and Energy MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.3 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.3 [{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. 
Electric and Magnetic Interactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.3 [{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. 
Engineering Wind Turbines MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.3 [{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. 
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.3 [{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. 
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.1.1.1 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.1.1.1 [{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.
Mass and Motion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.1 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.1 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.1 [{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.
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.1 [{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.
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Create a computer program to illustrate the transfer of energy within a system where energy changes form.
Polymer Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and crystals. 
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.2 [{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. 
Electric and Magnetic Interactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and revise 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 Wind Turbines MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and revise 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.
Light and Information Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Mechanical Waves and Energy MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Mass and Motion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct an explanation based on evidence and scientific principles of a common phenomenon that can be explained by the motions of molecules. 
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Mass and Motion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Engineering Greenhouses MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.1 [{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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.1 [{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.
Magnetism and Energy MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Compare and evaluate 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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Wind Turbines MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Compare and evaluate evidence 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 MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.2.1.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and evaluate information from multiple sources to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. 
Light and Information Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.2.1.2 [{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.
Engineering Seismograph MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.2.1.2 [{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 : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 07L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from observations of patterns in the movement of night sky objects to test the limitations of a solar system model.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from observations of patterns in the movement of night sky objects to test the limitations of a solar system model. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.1.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences among features and processes occurring on solar system objects. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.2.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences among features and processes occurring on solar system objects. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.2.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, 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: 6E.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 6E.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6E.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Ask questions about the processes and outcomes of various methods of communication between cells of multicellular organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze visual 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: 7L.2.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze visual 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: 7L.2.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Use an algorithm to explain how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an 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: 7L.3.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an 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: 7L.3.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.2.1.4
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 7L.3.2.1.4
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes in physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes in physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.2.1
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes in physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity or ecosystem services.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.1.2.2
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather multiple sources of information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures use knowledge to predict or interpret patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather multiple sources of information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures use knowledge to predict or interpret patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7L.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about locations of common elements on the periodic table to note patterns in the properties of similarly grouped elements. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct 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: 8P.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct 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: 8P.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct 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: 8P.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct 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: 8P.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.1.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.1.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.1.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.1.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.1.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.2.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.2.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Create a computer program to illustrate the transfer of energy within a system where energy changes form.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.2.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and crystals. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and revise 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: 8P.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and revise 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: 8P.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence and scientific principles of a common phenomenon that can be explained by the motions of molecules. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.3
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and evaluate evidence 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: 8P.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Compare and evaluate evidence 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: 8P.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and evaluate evidence 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: 8P.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and evaluate information from multiple sources to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 8P.4.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.4.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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: 8P.4.2.1.2
This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated model of NGSS-designed curriculum is aligned with Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science.
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