Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
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The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather evidence to justify that oceanic convection currents are caused by the sun’s transfer of heat energy and differences in salt concentration leading to global water movement.
Ocean Salinity and Density TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather evidence to justify that oceanic convection currents are caused by the sun’s transfer of heat energy and differences in salt concentration leading to global water movement.
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Ocean Salinity and Density TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply scientific principles to design a method to analyze and interpret the impact of humans and other organisms on the hydrologic cycle. 
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data from weather conditions, weather maps, satellites, and radar to predict probable local weather patterns and conditions.
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.6 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how relationships between the movement and interactions of air masses, high- and low-pressure systems, and frontal boundaries result in weather conditions and severe storms.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that utilize renewable and alternative energy resources.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Engineering Thermal Control TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Engineering Bridges TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Ocean Salinity and Density TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Drought and Tree Growth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Forest Food Web TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Forest Food Web TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Draw conclusions about the transfer of energy through a food web and energy pyramid in an ecosystem.
Drought and Tree Growth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.
Forest Food Web TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze existing evidence about the effect of a specific invasive species on native populations in Tennessee and design a solution to mitigate its impact. 
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.6 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Research the ways in which an ecosystem has changed over time in response to changes in physical conditions, population balances, human interactions, and natural catastrophes.
Drought and Tree Growth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.6 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Research the ways in which an ecosystem has changed over time in response to changes in physical conditions, population balances, human interactions, and natural catastrophes.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.7 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and contrast auditory and visual methods of communication among organisms in relation to survival strategies of a population.
Photosynthesis TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Drought and Tree Growth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Drought and Tree Growth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Energy Transformation TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Energy Transformation TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Molecules TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Mass and Energy Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Engage in a scientific argument through graphing and translating data regarding human activity and climate.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Engage in a scientific argument through graphing and translating data regarding human activity and climate.
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Organ System Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Observing and Comparing Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
The Nervous System and Senses TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Observing and Comparing Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Observing and Comparing Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Organ System Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Organ System Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain that the body is a system comprised of subsystems that maintain equilibrium and support life through digestion, respiration, excretion, circulation, sensation (nervous and integumentary), and locomotion (musculoskeletal).
The Nervous System and Senses TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain that the body is a system comprised of subsystems that maintain equilibrium and support life through digestion, respiration, excretion, circulation, sensation (nervous and integumentary), and locomotion (musculoskeletal).
Reproduction and Fungi Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.6 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop an argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how behavioral and structural adaptations in animals and plants affect the probability of survival and reproductive success.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.6 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop an argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how behavioral and structural adaptations in animals and plants affect the probability of survival and reproductive success.
Reproduction and Fungi Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.7 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.7 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Photosynthesis TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.9 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on compiled evidence for the processes of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and anaerobic respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Forest Food Web TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model to depict the cycling of matter, including carbon and oxygen, including the flow of energy among biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem.
Atoms TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use models to illustrate the structure of atoms, including the subatomic particles with their relative positions and charge.
Molecules TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Atoms TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Molecules TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition. 
Atoms TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition.  
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret chemical reactions to determine if the total number of atoms in the reactants and products support the Law of Conservation of Mass. 
Mass and Energy Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret chemical reactions to determine if the total number of atoms in the reactants and products support the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Atoms TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use the periodic table as a model to analyze and interpret evidence relating to physical and chemical properties to identify a sample of matter. 
Atoms TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.6 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation and then analyze and interpret the data to identify patterns in changes in a substance's properties to determine whether a chemical reaction has occurred.

Sun-Earth-Moon System TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Explain the role of gravity in the formation of our sun and planets. Extend this explanation to address gravity’s effect on the motion of celestial objects in our solar system and Earth’s Ocean tides.
Earth's Geologic History TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Earth’s Climate TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Earth's Geologic History TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate data collected from seismographs to create a model of Earth's structure.
Earth Materials TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Weathering and Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Earth Materials TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather and evaluate evidence that energy from the earth’s interior drives convection cycles within the asthenosphere which creates changes within the lithosphere including plate movements, plate boundaries, and sea-floor spreading.
Earth's Geologic History TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather and evaluate evidence that energy from the earth’s interior drives convection cycles within the asthenosphere which creates changes within the lithosphere including plate movements, plate boundaries, and sea-floor spreading.
Weathering and Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual process of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
Earth Materials TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual process of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
Earth's Geologic History TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual process of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
Engineering Thermal Control TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Research and communicate information to describe how data from technologies (telescopes, spectroscopes, satellites, and space probes) provide information about objects in the solar system and universe.
Earth's Geologic History TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.LS4.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change in life forms throughout Earth’s history.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.LS4.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation addressing similarities and differences of the anatomical structures and genetic information between extinct and extant organisms using evidence of common ancestry and patterns between taxa.
Life on Earth TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.LS4.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation addressing similarities and differences of the anatomical structures and genetic information between extinct and extant organisms using evidence of common ancestry and patterns between taxa.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design and conduct investigations depicting the relationship between magnetism and electricity in electromagnets, generators, and electrical motors, emphasizing the factors that increase or diminish the electric current and the magnetic field strength.
Mass and Energy Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
Mass and Energy Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

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.
Wave Properties and Signals TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use models to represent the basic properties of waves including frequency, amplitude, wavelength, and speed.that increase or diminish the electric current and the magnetic field strength.
Wave Properties and Signals TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
Wave Properties and Signals TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Evaluate the role that waves play in different communication systems.
TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science MS-LS2-1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
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Science Lesson : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather evidence to justify that oceanic convection currents are caused by the sun’s transfer of heat energy and differences in salt concentration leading to global water movement.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Ocean Salinity and Density
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather evidence to justify that oceanic convection currents are caused by the sun’s transfer of heat energy and differences in salt concentration leading to global water movement.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Ocean Salinity and Density
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method to analyze and interpret the impact of humans and other organisms on the hydrologic cycle. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from weather conditions, weather maps, satellites, and radar to predict probable local weather patterns and conditions.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.5
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how relationships between the movement and interactions of air masses, high- and low-pressure systems, and frontal boundaries result in weather conditions and severe storms.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS2.6
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that utilize renewable and alternative energy resources.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Ocean Salinity and Density
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Draw conclusions about the transfer of energy through a food web and energy pyramid in an ecosystem.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.4
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.4
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze existing evidence about the effect of a specific invasive species on native populations in Tennessee and design a solution to mitigate its impact. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.5
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Research the ways in which an ecosystem has changed over time in response to changes in physical conditions, population balances, human interactions, and natural catastrophes.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.6
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Research the ways in which an ecosystem has changed over time in response to changes in physical conditions, population balances, human interactions, and natural catastrophes.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.6
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast auditory and visual methods of communication among organisms in relation to survival strategies of a population.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS2.7
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.PS3.3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6.PS3.4
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in a scientific argument through graphing and translating data regarding human activity and climate.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Engage in a scientific argument through graphing and translating data regarding human activity and climate.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Organ System Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Observing and Comparing Cells
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : The Nervous System and Senses
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and construct models that identify and explain the structure and function of major cell organelles as they contribute to the life activities of the cell and organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Observing and Comparing Cells
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Observing and Comparing Cells
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Organ System Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.4
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.4
Science Lesson : Organ System Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain that the body is a system comprised of subsystems that maintain equilibrium and support life through digestion, respiration, excretion, circulation, sensation (nervous and integumentary), and locomotion (musculoskeletal).
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.5
Science Lesson : The Nervous System and Senses
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain that the body is a system comprised of subsystems that maintain equilibrium and support life through digestion, respiration, excretion, circulation, sensation (nervous and integumentary), and locomotion (musculoskeletal).
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.5
Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop an argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how behavioral and structural adaptations in animals and plants affect the probability of survival and reproductive success.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.6
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop an argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to explain how behavioral and structural adaptations in animals and plants affect the probability of survival and reproductive success.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.6
Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.7
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.7
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on compiled evidence for the processes of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and anaerobic respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS1.9
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to depict the cycling of matter, including carbon and oxygen, including the flow of energy among biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to illustrate the structure of atoms, including the subatomic particles with their relative positions and charge.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.3
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition.  
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret chemical reactions to determine if the total number of atoms in the reactants and products support the Law of Conservation of Mass. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.4
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret chemical reactions to determine if the total number of atoms in the reactants and products support the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.4
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use the periodic table as a model to analyze and interpret evidence relating to physical and chemical properties to identify a sample of matter. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.5
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7.PS1.6
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation and then analyze and interpret the data to identify patterns in changes in a substance's properties to determine whether a chemical reaction has occurred.

Grades: 6
State ID: 8.1.3
Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain the role of gravity in the formation of our sun and planets. Extend this explanation to address gravity’s effect on the motion of celestial objects in our solar system and Earth’s Ocean tides.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS1.2
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate data collected from seismographs to create a model of Earth's structure.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and evaluate evidence that energy from the earth’s interior drives convection cycles within the asthenosphere which creates changes within the lithosphere including plate movements, plate boundaries, and sea-floor spreading.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and evaluate evidence that energy from the earth’s interior drives convection cycles within the asthenosphere which creates changes within the lithosphere including plate movements, plate boundaries, and sea-floor spreading.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual process of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.5
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual process of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.5
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation using data that explains the gradual process of plate tectonics accounting for A) the distribution of fossils on different continents, B) the occurrence of earthquakes, and C) continental and ocean floor features (including mountains, volcanoes, faults, and trenches).
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ESS2.5
Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Research and communicate information to describe how data from technologies (telescopes, spectroscopes, satellites, and space probes) provide information about objects in the solar system and universe.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change in life forms throughout Earth’s history.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation addressing similarities and differences of the anatomical structures and genetic information between extinct and extant organisms using evidence of common ancestry and patterns between taxa.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation addressing similarities and differences of the anatomical structures and genetic information between extinct and extant organisms using evidence of common ancestry and patterns between taxa.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and conduct investigations depicting the relationship between magnetism and electricity in electromagnets, generators, and electrical motors, emphasizing the factors that increase or diminish the electric current and the magnetic field strength.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for 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: 6
State ID: 8.PS2.4
Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to represent the basic properties of waves including frequency, amplitude, wavelength, and speed.that increase or diminish the electric current and the magnetic field strength.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate the role that waves play in different communication systems.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8.PS4.3
Science Lesson :
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 6
State ID: MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson :
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for 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: 6
State ID: MS-LS2-1
Science Lesson :
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 6
State ID: MS-LS2-4

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated science curriculum is aligned with Tennessee Academic Standards for Science.

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