Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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Greenhouse Effect MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of  lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Sun Angle and Temperature MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Sun Angle and Temperature MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth’s tilt and directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Convection and Weather MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth’s tilt and directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth’s tilt and directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.A.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Animal Diversity MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.C.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.
Convection and Weather MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Convection and Weather MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Research, collect, and analyze data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Sun Angle and Temperature MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Convection and Weather MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Greenhouse Effect MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Greenhouse Effect MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.C.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.C.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Sun Angle and Temperature MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.D.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century.
Convection and Weather MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.D.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. 
Convection and Weather MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.D.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. 
Engineering Seismograph MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Seismograph MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Seismograph MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Engineering Seismograph MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Cellular Respiration MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.
Comparing Cells MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.
Comparing Cells MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Cellular Respiration MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Natural Selection MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.
Animal Diversity MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Heredity and Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
DNA and Mutations MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Reproduction MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Sucrose and Heart Rate MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
DNA and Proteins MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
DNA and Mutations MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Cellular Respiration MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.C.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.C.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.C.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Evaluate benefits and limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.
Animal Diversity MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Heredity and Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
DNA and Mutations MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Comparing Cells MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Natural Selection MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.B.1 [{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.
Reproduction MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.B.1 [{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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.B.1 [{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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

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

Interpret graphical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Mass and Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.
Polymer Structure and Function MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.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.
Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Earth-Sun-Moon System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.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.
Polymer Structure and Function MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Polymer Structure and Function MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8
Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Magnetism and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Mass and Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{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.
Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{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.
Earth's Place in the Solar System MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Magnetism and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.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.
Mass and Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Engineering Wind Turbines MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Engineering Greenhouses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Engineering Seismograph MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS4.A.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS4.A.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS4.A.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 MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS4.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Light and Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS4.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Mechanical Waves and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS4.A.2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
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Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of  lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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 directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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 directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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 directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.A.3
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.ESS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS2.C.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Research, collect, and analyze data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS2.C.2
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS2.C.3
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS2.C.3
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS2.C.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS2.C.3
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS3.C.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS3.C.2
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS3.D.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS3.D.1
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ESS3.D.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.ETS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.A.4
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.1
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.2
Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.2
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.A.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.C.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.C.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate benefits and limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS2.C.2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS4.A.1
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.LS4.B.1
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.LS4.B.1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.LS4.B.1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS4.B.2
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Interpret graphical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.LS4.C.1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.A.2
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.A.3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.A.4
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:
Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.A.4
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS1.B.3
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS3.A.1
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS3.A.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS3.A.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS3.A.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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: 6-8.PS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS4.A.2
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS4.A.2
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-8.PS4.A.2
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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