Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
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Glacier Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Climate Analysis TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Glacier Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Climate Analysis TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Glacier Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.
Groundwater Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.
Natural Resources TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.
Renewable Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that utilize renewable and alternative energy resources.
Renewable Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that utilize renewable and alternative energy resources.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Natural Resources TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Groundwater Contamination TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Renewable Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate design constraints on solutions for maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. 
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Engineering Speakers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Groundwater Contamination TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Draw conclusions about the transfer of energy through a food web and energy pyramid in an ecosystem.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Draw conclusions about the transfer of energy through a food web and energy pyramid in an ecosystem.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS2.7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast auditory and visual methods of communication among organisms in relation to survival strategies of a population.
Groundwater Contamination TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Groundwater Contamination TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.LS4.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Engineering Speakers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Natural Resources TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Renewable Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. 
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Natural Resources TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Mass and Heat Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 6.PS3.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Sea Star Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.5.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct explanations that describe the patterns of body structure similarities and differences within modern organisms and between ancient and modern organisms to infer possible evolutionary relationships.
Mass and Heat Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Graphically represent the composition of the atmosphere as a mixture of gases and discuss the potential for atmospheric change.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Chromosomes and Mutations TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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 Cell Membrane TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Chromosomes and Mutations TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to demonstrate how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis through the process of passive transport. 
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Reproduction TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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).
Food and Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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 TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
c Predict the probability of individual dominant and recessive alleles to be transmitted from each parent to offspring during sexual reproduction and represent the phenotypic and genotypic patterns using ratios.
Chromosomes and Mutations TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.8 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation demonstrating that the function of mitosis for multicellular organisms is for growth and repair through the production of genetically identical daughter cells.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Food and Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS1.9 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Groundwater Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Chromosomes and Mutations TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Hypothesize that the impact of structural changes to genes (i.e., mutations) located on chromosomes may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.LS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Distinguish between mitosis and meiosis and compare the resulting daughter cells.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use models to illustrate the structure of atoms, including the subatomic particles with their relative positions and charge.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
The Cell Membrane TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition.  
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition. 
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition. 
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use the periodic table as a model to analyze and interpret evidence relating to physical and chemical properties to identify a sample of matter. 
Chemical Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use the periodic table as a model to analyze and interpret evidence relating to physical and chemical properties to identify a sample of matter. 
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 7.PS1.6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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 7.PS1.6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Glacier Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS1.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Climate Analysis TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
The Rock Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data to support the assertion that rapid or gradual geographic changes lead to drastic population changes and extinction events.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Evaluate data collected from seismographs to create a model of Earth's structure.
The Rock Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Describe the relationship between the processes and forces that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Mass and Heat Transfer TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Climate Analysis TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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).
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS2.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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).
Natural Resources TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Interpret data to explain that earth’s mineral, fossil fuel, and groundwater resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
Groundwater Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Interpret data to explain that earth’s mineral, fossil fuel, and groundwater resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Collect data, map, and describe patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes related to tectonic plate boundaries, interactions, and hotspots.
Engineering Speakers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for ongoing testing and modification of an electromagnet, a generator, and a motor such that an optimal design can be achieved. 
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.LS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
The Rock Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.LS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Communication Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Engineering Speakers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Communication Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Forces and Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Forces and Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS2.5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Engineering Speakers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Communication Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.
Engineering Speakers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
Engineering Vehicles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
Communication Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
Communication Systems TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 8.PS4.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate the role that waves play in different communication systems.
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Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
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: 7
State ID: 6.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate design constraints on solutions for maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.4
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.4
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.6
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.6
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS2.7
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
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: 7
State ID: 6.LS4.2
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Grades: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack 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: 7
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.3
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.3
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.4
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
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: 7
State ID: 6.PS3.4
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct explanations that describe the patterns of body structure similarities and differences within modern organisms and between ancient and modern organisms to infer possible evolutionary relationships.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.5.3
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Graphically represent the composition of the atmosphere as a mixture of gases and discuss the potential for atmospheric change.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant 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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant 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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.1
Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant 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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant 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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate evidence that cells have structural similarities and differences in organisms across kingdoms. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant 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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.4
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Diagram the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to organism.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.4
Science Lesson : Reproduction
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.5
Science Lesson : Food and Energy
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.5
Science Lesson : Reproduction
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.
c Predict the probability of individual dominant and recessive alleles to be transmitted from each parent to offspring during sexual reproduction and represent the phenotypic and genotypic patterns using ratios.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.7
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.7
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation demonstrating that the function of mitosis for multicellular organisms is for growth and repair through the production of genetically identical daughter cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.8
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.9
Science Lesson : Food and Energy
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS1.9
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
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: 7
State ID: 7.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Hypothesize that the impact of structural changes to genes (i.e., mutations) located on chromosomes may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Distinguish between mitosis and meiosis and compare the resulting daughter cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.LS3.2
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

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

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.3
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack 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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.4
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.5
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.5
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.6
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.6
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
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: 7
State ID: 7.PS1.6
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS1.2
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS1.2
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Evaluate data collected from seismographs to create a model of Earth's structure.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.5
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.ESS2.5
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Interpret data to explain that earth’s mineral, fossil fuel, and groundwater resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Interpret data to explain that earth’s mineral, fossil fuel, and groundwater resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Collect data, map, and describe patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes related to tectonic plate boundaries, interactions, and hotspots.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for ongoing testing and modification of an electromagnet, a generator, and a motor such that an optimal design can be achieved. 
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.LS4.1
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
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: 7
State ID: 8.LS4.1
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.2
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.2
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.4
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.5
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.5
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.PS2.5
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
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: 7
State ID: 8.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate the role that waves play in different communication systems.
Grades: 7
State ID: 8.PS4.3

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

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