This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated science curriculum is aligned with 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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.
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.
Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth.
Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth.
Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Apply scientific principles to design a method to analyze and interpret the impact of humans and other organisms on the hydrologic cycle.
Analyze and interpret data from weather conditions, weather maps, satellites, and radar to predict probable local weather patterns and conditions.
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.
Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.
Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that utilize renewable and alternative energy resources.
Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Draw conclusions about the transfer of energy through a food web and energy pyramid in an ecosystem.
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.
Analyze existing evidence about the effect of a specific invasive species on native populations in Tennessee and design a solution to mitigate its impact.
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.
Compare and contrast auditory and visual methods of communication among organisms in relation to survival strategies of a population.
Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy.
Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy.
Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.
Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Engage in a scientific argument through graphing and translating data regarding human activity and climate.
Engage in a scientific argument through graphing and translating data regarding human activity and climate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport.
Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport.
Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms.
Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms.
Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Evaluate data collected from seismographs to create a model of Earth's structure.
Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
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.
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.
Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
Evaluate the role that waves play in different communication systems.
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
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