This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated science curriculum is aligned with Tennessee Academic Standards for Science.
Science Lesson | State | Standards | State ID | Grades | Performance Expectation |
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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. |
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. |
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.
Evaluate design constraints on solutions for maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity.
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.
Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.
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.
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.
Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.
Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.
Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Evaluate and communicate evidence that compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Distinguish between mitosis and meiosis and compare the resulting daughter cells.
Develop and use models to illustrate the structure of atoms, including the subatomic particles with their relative positions and charge.
Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Compare and contrast elemental molecules and compound molecules.
Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition.
Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition.
Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures based on composition.
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.
Use the periodic table as a model to analyze and interpret evidence relating to physical and chemical properties to identify a sample of matter.
Use the periodic table as a model to analyze and interpret evidence relating to physical and chemical properties to identify a sample of matter.
Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Create and interpret models of substances whose atoms represent the states of matter with respect to temperature and pressure.
Interpret data to explain that earth’s mineral, fossil fuel, and groundwater resources are unevenly distributed as a result of geologic processes.
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.
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.
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.
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
Create a demonstration of an object in motion and describe the position, force, and direction of the object.
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.
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.
Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
Evaluate and interpret that for every force exerted on an object there is an equal force exerted in the opposite direction.
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.
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.
Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves based on refraction, reflection, transmission, absorption, and their behavior through a vacuum and/or various media.
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.
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