| Course: Kindergarten Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will develop a growing curiosity and interest in the world around them. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.K.01 | Students will observe and describe their environment using their senses. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.K.01.01 | Name the five senses. |
| SCI.K.01.02 | Match the five senses with the correct body part. |
| SCI.K.01.03 | Use the five senses to make observations. |
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| Course: First Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will develop a growing curiosity and interest in the world around them incorporating observational skills. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.1.01 | Students will examine insects to describe their basic needs, characteristics, and life cycles. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.1.01.01 | Identify the characteristics of insects. |
| SCI.1.01.02 | Describe the basic needs of insects. |
| SCI.1.01.03 | Describe the life cycle of an insect. (Monarch butterfly) |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.1.02 | Students will examine rocks to describe their basic properties. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.1.02.01 | Sort rocks in at least two different ways. |
| SCI.1.02.02 | Observe and describe the characteristics of a rock. |
| SCI.1.02.03 | Identify ways we use rock. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.1.03 | Students will examine the ocean environment to describe its characteristics and life. |
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| Standards | Life Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.1.03.01 | Describe characteristics of the ocean. |
| SCI.1.03.02 | Identify common ocean animals. |
| SCI.1.03.03 | Compare and contrast ocean mammals and fish. (whales and sharks) |
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| Course: Second Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will draw conclusions from observations or teacher-led experiments. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.2.01 | Students will list, compare, and contrast the properties of solids and liquids. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.2.01.01 | List the properties a liquid may have. |
| SCI.2.01.02 | List the properties a solid may have. |
| SCI.2.01.03 | Describe how a solid and a liquid are different. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.2.02 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of the balance and motion of an object. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.2.02.01 | Demonstate the ability to balance an object (with or without counterweights). |
| SCI.2.02.02 | Use appropriate vocabulary to describe rolling and spinning motions. |
| SCI.2.02.03 | Use appropriate vocabulary to describe balance. |
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| Course: Third Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will explore a variety of topics, formulate hypotheses, and draw conclusions using simple experiments. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.3.01 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of the earth's composition and classify rocks and minerals according to their properties. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.3.01.01 | Describe the composition of the earth. |
| SCI.3.01.02 | Describe the difference between rocks and minerals. |
| SCI.3.01.03 | Identify the physical properties of hardness, color, shine, and streak using selected mineral examples. |
| SCI.3.01.04 | Explain how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are formed. |
| SCI.3.01.05 | Compare the effects of chemical and physical weathering on rocks. |
| SCI.3.01.06 | Explain how weathering, erosion, deposition, and the rock cycle can cause slow or rapid landform changes. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.3.02 | Students will use properties of sound to identify factors that affect its pitch and how it travels. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.3.02.01 | Explain what causes sound and list some common examples. |
| SCI.3.02.02 | Identify variables that affect changes in volume. |
| SCI.3.02.03 | Identify variables that affect changes in pitch. |
| SCI.3.02.04 | Observe and list how sound travels through solids, liquid, and air. |
| SCI.3.02.05 | List examples of sound being reflected and/or absorbed by matter. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.3.03 | Students will describe the digestive system and how its parts relate to the function of the digestive system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.3.03.01 | Explain why the body needs food and choose healthy food choices. |
| SCI.3.03.02 | Match the six main nutrients with the way the body uses them. |
| SCI.3.03.03 | Identify the digestive functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, and large intestine. |
| SCI.3.03.04 | Label the organs on a diagram of the digestive system. |
| SCI.3.03.05 | Order the sequence of events during the digestive process. |
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| Course: Fourth Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will explore a variety of topics and verify hypotheses using simple experiments. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.4.01 | Students will classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates according to their characteristics. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.4.01.01 | Identify an animal's classification as a vertebrate or an invertebrate based on its characteristics. |
| SCI.4.01.02 | Determine the characteristics of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds as classes of vertebrates. |
| SCI.4.01.03 | Determine the characteristics of worms, insects,and mollusks as classes of invertebrates. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.4.02 | Students will classify the needs, adaptations and behaviors of animals. |
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| Standards | Life Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.4.02.01 | Generalize the basic needs of living things. |
| SCI.4.02.02 | Define hibernation, migration, predator, prey, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, and scavenger. |
| SCI.4.02.03 | Explain how animals defend themselves. |
| SCI.4.02.04 | Describe how animals adapt to their environments. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.4.03 | Students will describe the parts of the human circulatory system and how they contribute to the function of the system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.4.03.01 | Explain how the circulatory system moves blood, nutrients, and oxygen throughout the body. |
| SCI.4.03.02 | Define the functions of the heart, veins, capillaries, and arteries. |
| SCI.4.03.03 | Determine the roles of blood, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma in the circulatory system. |
| SCI.4.03.04 | Label the parts of the heart. |
| SCI.4.03.05 | Diagram the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body. |
| SCI.4.03.06 | Explain how exercise benefits the circulatory system. |
| SCI.4.03.07 | Compare and contrast resting heart rate and heart rate after exercise. |
| SCI.4.03.08 | Research how medical tools have helped scientists learn about the circulatory system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.4.04 | Students will describe the parts of the human respiratory system and how they contribute to the function of the system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.4.04.01 | Explain that the respiratory system provides ways to take in oxygen and give off waste. |
| SCI.4.04.02 | Identify the major parts of the respiratory system: nose, mouth, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs, alveoli, and diaphragm and describe the role of each in the respiratory system. |
| SCI.4.04.03 | Describe how the lungs work and are affected by the diaphragm. |
| SCI.4.04.04 | Explain how oxygen is taken into the body and how carbon dioxide is removed from the body. |
| SCI.4.04.05 | Record and analyze the effect of exercise on breathing rates. |
| SCI.4.04.06 | Students will gather and organize data to construct graphs and evaluate the data. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI4.05 | Students will explain how weather contributes to the perpetuation of the water cycle. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.4.05.01 | Diagram the stages of the water cycle relating it to cloud formation. |
| SCI.4.05.02 | Observe and explore the properties of water in liquid, solid, and gaseous states. |
| SCI.4.05.03 | Identify the types of clouds using the correct terminology. |
| SCI.4.05.04 | Construct and demonstrate how a barometer is used to measure air pressure. |
| SCI.4.05.05 | Describe ways water vapor in the air affects weather. |
| SCI.4.05.06 | Students will gather and organize data to construct graphs and evaluate the data. |
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| Course: Fifth Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will explore a variety of topics and model concepts using simple experiments with independent and dependent variables. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.5.01 | Students will demonstrate the relationship between the structures of the skeletal and muscular system and how movement is produced by that relationship. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.5.01.01 | List the six functions of the skeleton. (support, shapes, protects, stores calcium, attachment, makes blood cells) |
| SCI.5.01.02 | Describe the interaction of muscles attached to bones. |
| SCI.5.01.03 | Label the names of the bones in the hand, leg, torso, head, foot, and arm. |
| SCI.5.01.04 | Compare and contrast smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles movement and control. |
| SCI.5.01.05 | Label the muscles: biceps, triceps, hamstrings, quadriceps, deltoids, abdominals, and the gluteus maximus. |
| SCI.5.01.06 | Describe the kinds of movement of joints. |
| SCI.5.01.07 | Categorize the different bones into: chunky, long, irregular, and flat. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.5.02 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of electricity and its relationship to magnetism. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.5.02.01 | Use terms: magnetism, poles, attract, and repel in describing magnetic principles. |
| SCI.5.02.02 | Demonstrate properties of magnetic fields. |
| SCI.5.02.03 | Produce static electricity through a series of experiments. |
| SCI.5.02.04 | List and apply rules of safety with electricity. |
| SCI.5.02.05 | Identify conductors and insulators. |
| SCI.5.02.06 | Construct series and parallel circuits. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.5.03 | Students will apply knowledge of sight and how it is affected by light. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.5.03.01 | Desribe the functions of the eye. |
| SCI.5.03.02 | Label and describe the parts of the eye. |
| SCI.5.03.03 | Construct a model of the eye. |
| SCI.5.03.04 | Describe the path of light through the eye. |
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| Course: Sixth Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will use evidence and data to make choices that affect their environment and everyday lives. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.6.01 | Students will investigate and communicate the role of variables in experiments. |
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| Standards | Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.6.01.01 | Identify variables involved in an experiment. |
| SCI.6.01.02 | Examine how each variable affects the outcome of an experiment. |
| SCI.6.01.03 | Establish an experiment with identified constant variables and one changed variable. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.6.02 | Students will observe the entire life cycle of plants from seed to seed. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.6.02.01 | Describe the steps of germination following observation. |
| SCI.6.02.02 | Identify a seed's germination needs after investigation, discussion, and experimentation. |
| SCI.6.02.03 | Identify a seed's method of travel from its features. |
| SCI.6.02.04 | Identify common products made from seeds. |
| SCI.6.02.05 | Identify the different parts of the plant. |
| SCI.6.02.06 | Relate parts of the plant to specialized tasks that support growth and the life cycle of the plant. |
| SCI.6.02.07 | Explain photosynthesis and justify its importance to human life and the world. |
| SCI.6.02.08 | Identify the parts of a flower. |
| SCI.6.02.09 | Relate the parts of the flower to its function in producing seeds. |
| SCI.6.02.10 | Describe the steps of pollination after pollinating a plant. |
| SCI.6.02.11 | Describe the life cycle of a plant from seed to seed. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.6.03 | Students will determine the relationship of biotic and abiotic elements in an ecosystem. |
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| Standards | Life Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.6.03.01 | Categorize organisms as producers, consumers, decomposers and herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. |
| SCI.6.03.02 | Describe the relationships of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food chain. |
| SCI.6.03.03 | Distinguish the biotic and abiotic characteristics of a habitat, population, community, and ecosystem. |
| SCI.6.03.04 | Describe how a population can change over time in response to environmental factors. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.6.04 | Students will examine solid waste management and describe its effects on our environment. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.6.04.01 | Identify the five components of the hierarchy of waste management. |
| SCI.6.04.02 | Identify the reasons for the order of waste management. |
| SCI.6.04.03 | Describe the connection between waste management and environmental consequences. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.6.05 | Students will examine water as a natural resource and identify factors that affect water quality. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.6.05.01 | Identify the importance of water. |
| SCI.6.05.02 | Identify the distribution of water on earth in percentages. |
| SCI.6.05.03 | Identify soil as the primary pollutant of surface water. |
| SCI.6.05.04 | Identify farm practices to prevent soil erosion. |
| SCI.6.05.05 | Identify water pollutants and water treatment methods. |
| SCI.6.05.06 | Design a watershed, determine sources of pollution, and preventative measures. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.6.06 | Students will demonstrate understanding of simple machines especially levers and pulleys. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.6.06.01 | Analyze a lever system to determine the advantage gained. |
| SCI.6.06.02 | Diagram the load, effort, and fulcrum on class-1, class-2, and class-3 lever systems. |
| SCI.6.06.03 | Diagram common tools and relate their application as levers. |
| SCI.6.06.04 | Determine the advantage and disadvantage of different pulley systems. |
| SCI.6.06.05 | Determine advantages and disadvantages of other simple machines. |
| SCI.6.06.06 | Recognize friction as a force with advantages and disadvantages. |
| SCI.6.06.07 | Use a simple machine to verify the law of conservation of energy. |
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| Course: Seventh Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will differentiate between living and non-living things. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the basic structure, function, classification, and characteristics of living things and apply the information to everyday situations. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.01 | Students will compare and contrast living and non-living things. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.01.01 | List the characteristics of an organism. |
| SCI.7.01.02 | List the needs of an organism. |
| SCI.7.01.03 | Identify the difference between a characteristic and a need of organisms. |
| SCI.7.01.04 | Use characteristics to determine whether something is living or nonliving. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.02 | Students will observe cell structures and relate structure and function of the cell to the overall functional organization of an organism. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.02.01 | Compare and contrast unicellular and multicellular. |
| SCI.7.02.02 | Identify the four types of tissue. |
| SCI.7.02.03 | Order the levels of organization of an organism. |
| SCI.7.02.04 | Observe and identify cell structures including cytoplasm, nucleus with chromosomes, cell membrane, mitochondria, cell wall, and chloroplast. |
| SCI.7.02.05 | Introduce cell processes including cell division, respiration, and photosynthesis. |
| SCI.7.02.06 | Identify eleven body systems and their functions. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.03 | Students will relate the functions of the skeletal organs to the functions of the skeletal system. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.03.01 | Label the bones and joints of the skeletal sytem. |
| SCI.7.03.02 | Label the structures of bone. |
| SCI.7.03.03 | Identify the functions of bone structures. |
| SCI.7.03.04 | Identify functions of the skeletal system. |
| SCI.7.03.05 | Analyze diseases or malfunctions of the skeletal system as it relates to a breakdown in overall function of the system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.04 | Students will describe the path food takes through the body and relate the functions of the alimentary canal and accessory digestive organs to the functions of the digestive system. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.04.01 | Label the organs of the alimentary canal and the accessory digestive organs. |
| SCI.7.04.02 | Identify the functions of the digestive organs. |
| SCI.7.04.03 | Identify the functions of the digestive system. |
| SCI.7.04.04 | Order the path food takes through the body. |
| SCI.7.04.05 | Analyze diseases or malfunctions of the digestive system as they relate to a breakdown in the overall function of the system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.05 | Students will describe the path blood takes through the body and relate the functions of the circulatory organs to the functions of the circulatory system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.05.01 | Label the circulatory organs. |
| SCI.7.05.02 | Identify the functions of the circulatory organs. |
| SCI.7.05.03 | Identify the functions of the circulatory system. |
| SCI.7.05.04 | Order the path blood takes through the body. |
| SCI.7.05.05 | Analyze diseases or malfunctions of the circulatory system as they relate to a breakdown in the overall function of the system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.06 | Students will describe the path oxygen takes through the body and relate the functions of the respiratory organs to the functions of the respiratory system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.06.01 | Label the respiratory organs. |
| SCI.7.06.02 | Identify the functions of the respiratory organs. |
| SCI.7.06.03 | Identify the functions of the respiratory system. |
| SCI.7.06.04 | Order the path oxygen takes through the body. |
| SCI.7.06.05 | Analyze diseases or malfunctions of the respiratory system as they relate to a breakdown in overall function of the system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.07 | Students will describe the path various wastes take through the body and relate the functions of the excretory organs to the functions of the excretory system. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.07.01 | Label the excretory organs. |
| SCI.7.07.02 | Identify the functions of the excretory organs. |
| SCI.7.07.03 | Identify the functions of the excretory system. |
| SCI.7.07.04 | Order the path urine takes out of the body. |
| SCI.7.07.05 | Order the path carbon dioxide takes out of the body. |
| SCI.7.07.06 | Analyze diseases or malfunctions of the excretory system as they relate to a breakdown in the overall system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.08 | Students will relate the functions of the reproductive organs to the functions of the reproductive system. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.08.01 | Label the reproductive organs. |
| SCI.7.08.02 | Identify the functions of the reproductive organs. |
| SCI.7.08.03 | Identify the functions of the reproductive system. |
| SCI.7.08.04 | Analyze diseases or malfunctions of the reproductive system as they relate to a breakdown in the overall system. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.7.09 | Students will apply genetic principles to how traits are inherited. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.7.09.01 | Identify the structure and functions of genes and DNA. |
| SCI.7.09.02 | Use a simulation to demonstrate the process of copying and passing on of traits from parent to offspring. |
| SCI.7.09.03 | Demonstrate how to complete a monohybrid cross and how to determine the probability of a trait occurring. |
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| Course: Eighth Grade Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe and verify objects in the solar system’s structure and processes with a primary focus on Earth. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.01 | Students will investigate and illustrate characteristics and movement patterns of the nine planets and other celestial bodies. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.01.01 | Illustrate the work of early astronomers. |
| SCI.8.01.02 | Demonstrate knowledge of the mythology of constellations and how to use tools to locate them. |
| SCI.8.01.03 | List the charactersitics of a star and its life cycle. |
| SCI.8.01.04 | Classify the layers of the sun. |
| SCI.8.01.05 | Compare and contrast each planet and its moon in terms of structure and location. |
| SCI.8.01.06 | Compare and contrast different types of galaxies. |
| SCI.8.01.07 | Compare and contrast comets, asteroids, and meteors. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.02 | Students will investigate and illustrate the relationship between the earth and its moon through their motion in space. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.02.01 | Compare and describe day and night on the earth and the moon. |
| SCI.8.02.02 | Illustrate the phases of the moon. |
| SCI.8.02.03 | Distinguish between solar and lunar eclipses. |
| SCI.8.02.04 | Relate how the motion of the moon is related to tides. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.03 | Students will investigate and illustrate the Earth's atmosphere. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.03.01 | Compare early and present atmospheric conditions. |
| SCI.8.03.02 | List and distinguish characteristics of Earth's atmosphere. |
| SCI.8.03.03 | Students will illustrate the nitrogen cycle. |
| SCI.8.03.04 | Students will illustrate the carbon dioxide oxygen cycle. |
| SCI.8.03.05 | Students will illustrate the water cycle. |
| SCI.8.03.06 | Students will investigate and describe what makes up a water molecule. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.04 | Students will investigate and model the Earth's interior. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.04.01 | Students will list and distinguish characteristics of the Earth's interior including the core, mantle, crust, and Moho. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.05 | Students will identify and verify the movements of the Earth's crust. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.05.01 | Compare different kinds of stresses and faults on Earth's crust. |
| SCI.8.05.02 | Students will explain plate tetonics. |
| SCI.8.05.03 | Model ocean floor spreading. |
| SCI.8.05.04 | Explain and support the theory of continental drift. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.06 | Students will evaluate how earthquakes work to shape Earth. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.06.01 | Determine the epicenter and focus of an earthquake. |
| SCI.8.06.02 | Students will compare and contrast land, primary, and secondary waves. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.07 | Students will evaluate how volcanoes work to shape Earth. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.07.01 | List the parts of a volcano. |
| SCI.8.07.02 | Classify the three types of volcanoes. |
| SCI.8.07.03 | Demonstrate how volcanoes work. |
| SCI.8.07.04 | Investigate and model the Earths ground water formations. |
| SCI.8.07.05 | Investigate and illustrate aquifers, geysers, and artisan wells. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.08 | Students will distinguish among the three types of rocks and their characteristics. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.08.01 | Classify and give examples of the three types of rocks. |
| SCI.8.08.02 | Utilize identification keys for rock identification. |
| SCI.8.08.03 | Explain the rock cycle. |
| SCI.8.08.04 | Compare and contrast metals and nonmetals. |
| SCI.8.08.05 | Describe the relationship between the rock type and its use in the local environment. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.09 | Students will demonstrate knowledge in forecasting weather. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.09.01 | Identify tools used in forecasting. |
| SCI.8.09.02 | Compare and contrast weather fronts. |
| SCI.8.09.03 | Explain the impact of the water cycle on the weather. |
| SCI.8.09.04 | List and describe safety guidelines for severe weather. |
| SCI.8.09.05 | Identify weather conditions discussed in a forecast.
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.8.10 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of the three laws of motion. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.8.10.01 | Explain what is meant by a force. |
| SCI.8.10.02 | Explain how friction affects motion. |
| SCI.8.10.03 | Generalize and apply the three laws of motion through experimentation. |
| SCI.8.10.04 | Generalize and apply the three laws of motion using mathematical equations. |
| SCI.8.10.05 | Use tools to gather and organize data to develop a conclusion. |
| SCI.8.10.06 | Analyze illustrations of forces on objects. |
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| Course: Introduction to Physical Science (IPS) |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe and verify the physical and chemical properties of matter and how gravity affects motion. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.01 | Students will determine mass, length, and volume with precision and accuracy. |
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| Standards | Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.01.01 | Use a metric ruler to find the length of an object. |
| SCI.IPS.01.02 | Use the formula length times width times height to compute the volume of regularly shaped objects. |
| SCI.IPS.01.03 | Use displacement of water to calculate the volume of irregularly shaped objects. |
| SCI.IPS.01.04 | Use a triple beam balance to find the mass of objects. |
| SCI.IPS.01.05 | Calculate the volume of an object and then determine the mass of the object using a representative mass. |
| SCI.IPS.01.06 | Determine a measurement with the correct accuracy. |
| SCI.IPS.01.07 | Use senses to make observations during labs. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.02 | Students will verify that with all states of matter there is Conservation of Matter in closed reactions. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.02.01 | Demonstrate there is no change in mass when a solid is dissolved in a liquid. |
| SCI.IPS.02.02 | Demonstrate there is no change in mass when a solid changes to a liquid. |
| SCI.IPS.02.03 | Demonstrate there is no change in mass when the reaction occurs in a closed system, including reactions that produce gases. If the reaction does not occur in a closed container, then mass changes. |
| SCI.IPS.02.04 | Demonstrate there is no change in mass when temperature changes. |
| SCI.IPS.02.05 | Demonstrate there is now change in mass even if volume changes. |
| SCI.IPS.02.06 | Create and analyze at least one histogram to confirm the Law of Conservation of Mass.
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| SCI.IPS.02.07 | Calculate the mass change and the percent mass change of at least one reaction. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.03 | Students will analyze data collected from laboratory activities to propose and verify characteristic properties. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.03.01 | Compute the density of solids, liquids, and gases. |
| SCI.IPS.03.02 | Differentiate between the densities of solids, liquids, and gases. |
| SCI.IPS.03.03 | Analyze data to determine boiling point and melting/freezing point. |
| SCI.IPS.03.04 | Differentiate between characteristic properties and physical properties. |
| SCI.IPS.03.05 | Define boiling point, density, melting point, and freezing point. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.04 | Students will demonstrate the ability to find solubilities of various solutes. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.04.01 | Verify the saturation point of an unknown solid. |
| SCI.IPS.04.02 | Describe the solubility rule. |
| SCI.IPS.04.03 | Describe the effect of temperature on solubility of solids. |
| SCI.IPS.04.04 | Describe the effect of temperature on solubility of gases. |
| SCI.IPS.04.05 | Describe the effect of pressure on solubility of gases. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.05 | Students will demonstrate physical seperations of mixtures and solutions. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.05.01 | Utilize fractional distillation. |
| SCI.IPS.05.02 | Separate a water soluble and water insoluble solid through a filter. |
| SCI.IPS.05.03 | Separate pigments through paper chromatography. |
| SCI.IPS.05.04 | Design a method to separate a mixture of multiple substances. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.06 | Students will relate the atomic model of matter to periodicity. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.06.01 | Diagram a model of an atom with its components. |
| SCI.IPS.06.02 | Summarize patterns in the periodic table (valence, mass, ionic charges, metallic/nonmetallic) |
| SCI.IPS.06.03 | Identify groups that exist on the periodic table. |
| SCI.IPS.06.04 | Illustrate that the atomic number is the proton number. |
| SCI.IPS.06.05 | Illustrate that the atomic mass is the sum of the proton number and the neutron number. |
| SCI.IPS.06.06 | Write formulas for compounds using monoatomic and polyatomic ions. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.07 | Students will classify balanced reactions as synthesis reactions, decomposition reactions, single replacement reactions, or double replacement reactions. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.07.01 | Identify symbolic parts of reactions. |
| SCI.IPS.07.02 | Identify a reaction as a decomposition reaction. |
| SCI.IPS.07.03 | Identify a reaction as a synthesis reaction. |
| SCI.IPS.07.04 | Identify a reaction as a single replacement reaction. |
| SCI.IPS.07.05 | Identify a reaction as a double replacement reaction. |
| SCI.IPS.07.06 | Modify unbalanced equations to make them balanced. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.08 | Students will apply Newton's laws of motion to improve motion of objects. |
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| Standards | Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.08.01 | Describe Newton's Laws in terms of inertia, acceleration, and action/reaction. |
| SCI.IPS.08.02 | Predict the altitude of a rocket. |
| SCI.IPS.08.03 | Examine and describe the role that friction and gravity play to slow or stop an object. |
| SCI.IPS.08.04 | Describe the action/reaction of a collision. |
| SCI.IPS.08.05 | Manipulate factors that affect the resultant force of a collision. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IPS.09 | Students will identify the components of an unknown mixture and communicate their findings in an appropriate format. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IPS.09.01 | Based on acquired knowledge, design a series of methods to separate a mixture of multiple substances. |
| SCI.IPS.09.02 | Separate a mixture of multiple substances. |
| SCI.IPS.09.03 | Create a formal lab report. |
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| Course: Introduction to High School Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of science, including matter, atomic structure, changes, and reactions. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.01 | Students will examine the nature of science and determine how it relates to the world around them |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.01.01 | Students will determine the methods that scientists use to perform experiments. |
| SCI.IHSS.01.02 | Students will apply the scientific method to examples given in class. |
| SCI.IHSS.01.03 | Students will use a series of measurements to determine the best unit of measure to use in the metric system. |
| SCI.IHSS.01.04 | Students will analyze data in order to construct charts and graphs. |
| SCI.IHSS.01.05 | Students will interpret charts and graphs. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.02 | Students will characterize the differences in matter. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.02.01 | Students will distinguish between elements and compounds. |
| SCI.IHSS.02.02 | Students will differentiate between mixtures and pure substances. |
| SCI.IHSS.02.03 | Students will distinguish between the physical and chemical properties of matter, and give examples of each. |
| SCI.IHSS.02.04 | Students will calculate density using the formula density equals mass divided by volume. |
| SCI.IHSS.02.05 | Students will discuss characteristic properties and give examples of them. |
| SCI.IHSS.02.06 | Students will compare and contrast physical changes and chemical changes. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.03 | Students will differentiate between the states of matter. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.03.01 | Students will describe four common states of matter. |
| SCI.IHSS.03.02 | Students will list the different changes of states of matter and describe how particles behave in each state. |
| SCI.IHSS.03.03 | Students will determine the density range of the common states of matter. |
| SCI.IHSS.03.04 | Students will differentiate between solids, liquids, and gases. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.04 | Students will analyze atoms and determine how they are placed in the periodic table. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.04.01 | Students will state the charge and location of each part of an atom according to the modern model of the atom. |
| SCI.IHSS.04.02 | Students will relate the organization of the periodic table to the arrangement of electrons within an atom. |
| SCI.IHSS.04.03 | Students will explain why some atoms gain or lose electrons to form ions. |
| SCI.IHSS.04.04 | Determine how many protons, neutrons, and electrons an atom has, given its symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass. |
| SCI.IHSS.04.05 | Relate an element’s electron number to its position on the periodic table |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.05 | Students will differentiate between types of chemical reactions and demonstrate how to balance simple reactions. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.05.01 | Students will recognize some signs that a chemical reaction may be taking place. |
| SCI.IHSS.05.02 | Students will compare and contrast the differences between endothermic and exothermic reactions. |
| SCI.IHSS.05.03 | Students will distinguish among five general types of chemical reactions. |
| SCI.IHSS.05.04 | Students will predict the products of some reactions based on reaction type. |
| SCI.IHSS.05.05 | Students will demonstrate how to balance chemical equations. |
| SCI.IHSS.05.06 | Students will describe the factors affecting reaction rates. |
| SCI.IHSS.05.07 | Students will explain the effect a catalyst has on a chemical reaction. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.06 | Students will distinguish between the components of a solution and analyze factors which change solubility. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.06.01 | Students will distinguish between heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures. |
| SCI.IHSS.06.02 | Students will compare the properties of suspensions, colloids, and solutions. |
| SCI.IHSS.06.03 | Students will give examples of solutions that contain solids and gases. |
| SCI.IHSS.06.04 | Students will describe three ways to increase the rate at which a solute dissolves in a solvent. |
| SCI.IHSS.06.05 | Students will explain the meaning of solubility and compare the solubilities of various substances. |
| SCI.IHSS.06.06 | Students will describe dilute, concentrated, saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions. |
| SCI.IHSS.06.07 | Students will relate changes in temperature and pressure to changes in solubility of solid and gaseous solutes. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.07 | Students will analyze Newton’s Laws of Motion. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.07.01 | Students will distinguish between speed and velocity. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.02 | Students will solve problems related to time, distance, displacement, speed, and velocity. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.03 | Students will describe the concept of acceleration as a change in velocity. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.04 | Students will explain why circular motion is continuous acceleration even when the speed does not change. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.05 | Students will compare and contrast static and kinetic friction. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.06 | Students will describe how friction may be either harmful or helpful. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.07 | Students will calculate force, mass, and acceleration by using Newton’s second law. |
| SCI.IHSS.07.08 | Students will explain that when one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force equal in size and opposite in direction on the first object. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.08 | Students will deduce how temperature and heat are related. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.08.01 | Students will define temperature in terms of average kinetic energy of atoms or molecules. |
| SCI.IHSS.08.02 | Students will convert temperature readings between the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales. |
| SCI.IHSS.08.03 | Students will recognize heat as a form of energy transfer. |
| SCI.IHSS.08.04 | Students will investigate and demonstrate how energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation. |
| SCI.IHSS.08.05 | Students will identify and distinguish between conductors and insulators. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.IHSS.09 | Students will differentiate between types of waves and how they are formed. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.IHSS.09.01 | Students will recognize that waves transfer energy. |
| SCI.IHSS.09.02 | Students will distinguish between mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves. |
| SCI.IHSS.09.03 | Students will explain the relationship between particle vibration and wave motion. |
| SCI.IHSS.09.04 | Students will distinguish between transverse waves and longitudinal waves |
| SCI.IHSS.09.05 | Students will identify the crest, trough, amplitude, and wavelength of a wave. |
| SCI.IHSS.09.06 | Students will define frequency and period. |
| SCI.IHSS.09.07 | Students will describe the Doppler effect |
| SCI.IHSS.09.08 | Students will distinguish between constructive interference and destructive interference. |
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| Course: Applied Biology |
| Course Purpose: Students will evaluate the interactions of living organisms with their environment as well as compare and contrast the make-up of living things. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.01 | Students will deduce what effect humans have on the environment and the environment has on humans. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.01.01 | Diagram the water cycle. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.02 | Diagram and explain the zones of the freshwater communities. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.03 | Identify sources of water pollution. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.04 | Identify the effect that marshes have on freshwater communities. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.05 | Identify the pros and cons of the United States producing chlorinated hydrocarbons. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.06 | Compare and contrast local environmental issues with fictional stories. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.07 | Compile water testing data collected during class to determine the health of the Wapsipinicon River. |
| SCI.ABIO.01.08 | Use environmental principles to effectively sort recyclables from trash. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.02 | Students will differentiate between living and nonliving things. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.02.01 | Identify the characteristics of living things. |
| SCI.ABIO.02.02 | Contrast sexual and asexual reproduction. |
| SCI.ABIO.02.03 | Categorize samples as living or nonliving. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.03 | Students will use the scientific method to solve an individual, teacher approved problem. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.03.01 | Identify and create controls for experiments. |
| SCI.ABIO.03.02 | Contrast dependent and independent variables. |
| SCI.ABIO.03.03 | Create an experiment which uses all of the steps of the scientific method. |
| SCI.ABIO.03.04 | Compile a data set from an experiment. |
| SCI.ABIO.03.05 | Analyze data to correctly draw appropriate conclusions. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.04 | Students will distinguish characteristics that separate organisms into the kingdoms which are currently accepted by the scientific community, as well as, identify a specimen using a dichotomous key. |
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| Standards | Life Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.04.01 | Describe the historic changes which have occurred to the classification system. |
| SCI.ABIO.04.02 | Order the levels of classification (taxonomy). |
| SCI.ABIO.04.03 | Compare and contrast the kingdoms of life. |
| SCI.ABIO.04.04 | Arrange organisms into their respective kingdoms. |
| SCI.ABIO.04.05 | Classify organisms using a dichotomous key. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.05 | Students will observe cell structures and will relate their functions to the process of the cell with or without a compound light microscope. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.05.01 | Identify the parts of the cell theory. |
| SCI.ABIO.05.02 | Describe the historical changes which have led to the modern cell theory. |
| SCI.ABIO.05.03 | Diagram and label a prokaryotic cell. |
| SCI.ABIO.05.04 | Diagram and label a eukaryotic cell. |
| SCI.ABIO.05.05 | Label the parts of a compound light microscope. |
| SCI.ABIO.05.06 | Describe the function of organelles. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.06 | Students will review the processes of a cell. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.06.01 | Categorize the processes of cellular transport as passive transport or active transport. |
| SCI.ABIO.06.02 | Describe the processes of passive transport and active transport. This should include, but not be limited to diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, exocytosis, pinocytosis, phagocytosis, and the sodium potassium pump. |
| SCI.ABIO.06.03 | Explain the ways cells have adapted to being placed in a hypotonic solution. (Cell Wall, Contractile Vacuole) |
| SCI.ABIO.06.04 | Compare and contrast photosynthesis and cellular respiration. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.07 | Students will observe cell division and explain problems when cell division does not work. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.07.01 | Compare and contrast mitosis and binary fission. |
| SCI.ABIO.07.02 | List the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order. |
| SCI.ABIO.07.03 | Differentiate between haploid number and diploid number. |
| SCI.ABIO.07.04 | Diagnose chromosomal disorders based on karyotypes. |
| SCI.ABIO.07.05 | Differentiate between autosomes and sex chromosomes. |
| SCI.ABIO.07.06 | Determine which parent determines the sex of a child. |
| SCI.ABIO.07.07 | Explain the steps of mitosis. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.08 | Students will determine the relationships between cycles, organisms, and abiotic factors in a botanical community. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.08.01 | Diagram and differentiate between the nutrient cycles. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.02 | Distinguish which adaptations plants have made in order to live on land. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.03 | Compare and contrast the characteristics of nonvascular plants from vascular plants, gymnosperms from angiosperms, and monocots from dicots. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.04 | Distinguish environmental adaptations made by plants. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.05 | Categorize interactions as types of symbiotic relationships. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.06 | Describe the needs of a seed to germinate. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.07 | Identify the parts of a plant and a flower. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.08 | Differentiate between fruits and vegetables. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.09 | Relate how annelids improve the growing conditions in a garden. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.10 | Contrast the tallgrass prairie with the fauna in Iowa today. |
| SCI.ABIO.08.11 | Use botany principles to effectively work with the on-campus garden laboratory and/or botanical specimens in the classroom. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABIO.09 | Students will differentiate between viruses and bacteria and their ability to cause disease. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABIO.09.01 | Diagram the modes of infection in viruses. |
| SCI.ABIO.09.02 | Compare and contrast the reproduction of viruses and bacteria. |
| SCI.ABIO.09.03 | Recommend ways to prevent bacterial or viral infections. |
| SCI.ABIO.09.04 | Recommend a treatment for bacterial or viral infections. |
| SCI.ABIO.09.05 | Categorize diseases as viral or bacterial. |
| SCI.ABIO.09.06 | Differentiate between viral and bacterial sexually transmitted infections. |
| SCI.ABIO.09.07 | Identify various sexually transmitted infections. |
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| Course: General Biology |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe life processes through chemical changes and the interrelationship between organisms’ structure and function. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.01 | Students will differentiate between the characteristics of things classified as living and nonliving. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.01.01 | Identify the characteristics of living things. |
| SCI.BIO.01.02 | Contrast sexual and asexual reproduction. |
| SCI.BIO.01.03 | Categorize samples as living or nonliving. |
| SCI.BIO.01.04 | Analyze how matter and energy flow through different levels of organization of living systems and between living systems. |
| SCI.BIO.01.05 | State how the energy for life is primarily derived from the sun. |
| SCI.BIO.01.06 | Show how the chemical bonds of food molecules contain energy. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.02 | Students will observe cell structures and relate them to cell function. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.02.01 | Diagram cell structures and decribe functions of organelles. |
| SCI.BIO.02.02 | Outline cell functions that involve chemical reactions. |
| SCI.BIO.02.03 | Diagram how cells store and use information to guide their functions. |
| SCI.BIO.02.04 | Relate how cell functions are regulated |
| SCI.BIO.02.05 | Describe how plant cells contain chlorplasts, the site of photosynthesis |
| SCI.BIO.02.06 | Compare and contrast lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation |
| SCI.BIO.02.07 | Describe the common information storage of all cells/organisms. |
| SCI.BIO.02.08 | Summarize why most of the cells in a human contain two copies of each of 22 different chromosomes. One additional pair determines whether the individual will be male or female. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.03 | Students will analyze the fundamentals of genetics to determine the genotypes and phenotypes of organisms. They will construct and manipulate models of DNA and relate the models to gene expression in humans. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.03.01 | Describe the steps involved in Mendel's experiments on garden peas. |
| SCI.BIO.03.02 | Distinguish between dominant and recessive traits. |
| SCI.BIO.03.03 | Describe how Mendel's results can be explained by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. |
| SCI.BIO.03.04 | Use a Punnett square to predict the results of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. |
| SCI.BIO.03.05 | Explain the priniciple function and the structure of DNA. |
| SCI.BIO.03.06 | Summarize the main features of DNA replication. |
| SCI.BIO.03.07 | Describe the structure and function of each type of RNA and the process of transcription. |
| SCI.BIO.03.08 | Summarize the process of translation. |
| SCI.BIO.03.09 | Recognize the relationship between gene expression and abnormal cell growth. |
| SCI.BIO.03.10 | Explain the role of sex chromosomes in sex determination. |
| SCI.BIO.03.11 | Summarize the effect of crossing-over on inheritance and the procedure involved in constructing a chromosome map. |
| SCI.BIO.03.12 | Give examples of traits or disorers transmitted by autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, polygenic, and X-linked recessive inheritance. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.04 | Students will compare and contrast the different ideas on evolution. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.04.01 | Summarize the results of experiments by Redi, Spallanzani, and Pasteur that tested and disproved the hypothesis of spontaneous generation. |
| SCI.BIO.04.02 | Outline the modern scientific understanding of the formation of Earth. |
| SCI.BIO.04.03 | Describe the production of organic compounds in the Miller-Urey apparatus and the possible importance of cell-like structures produced in the laboratory. |
| SCI.BIO.04.04 | Explain the importance of the chemistry of RNA in relation to the origin of life, and define endosymbiosis and relate why it is important in the history of eukaryotes. |
| SCI.BIO.04.05 | Evaluate how species evolve over time. |
| SCI.BIO.04.06 | Describe what a fossil is and explain the law of superposition |
| SCI.BIO.04.07 | Compare Lamarck's theory with Darwin's theory. Explain "descent with modification." |
| SCI.BIO.04.08 | Compare coevolution and divergent and convergent evolution. |
| SCI.BIO.04.09 | Explain how natural selection allows organisms with favorable variations to survive and reproduce at a higher rate. |
| SCI.BIO.04.10 | Apply Darwin's theory of evolution to the evidence of human ancestry. |
| SCI.BIO.04.11 | Contrast the finding of hominid fossils not ancestral to modern humans with the finding of the "Lucy" fossil and the evolution of bipedalism. |
| SCI.BIO.04.12 | Contrast the multiregional hypothesis of the evolution of modern humans with the hypothesis of recent African origin. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.05 | Students will distinguish characteristics that separate organisms into the kingdoms which are currently accepted by the scientific community, as well as, identify a specimen using a dichotomous key. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.05.01 | Describe the historic changes which have occurred to the classification system. |
| SCI.BIO.05.02 | Order the levels of classification (taxonomy). |
| SCI.BIO.05.03 | Compare and contrast the kingdoms of life by cellular and organizational characteristics. |
| SCI.BIO.05.04 | Arrange organisms into their respective kingdoms. |
| SCI.BIO.05.05 | Classify organisms using a dichotomous key. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.06 | Students will differentiate between microorganisms found on Earth and their place in the environment and the effects they have on the human population. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.06.01 | Define bacteria, eubacteria, and archaebacteria, and note the relationship between them. |
| SCI.BIO.06.02 | Describe the significance of cyanobacteria in the formation of Earth's present atmosphere. |
| SCI.BIO.06.03 | Describe the structure of a bacterial cell and modes of bacterial nutrition. |
| SCI.BIO.06.04 | Specify the ways that bacteria can cause human disease and how humans may resist infections. |
| SCI.BIO.06.05 | Compare and contrast bacteria with viruses. |
| SCI.BIO.06.06 | Compare the lytic and lysogenic cycles of viral replication. |
| SCI.BIO.06.07 | Discuss the relationship between viruses and cancer and compare the way vaccines may prevent viral disease. |
| SCI.BIO.06.08 | Describe the characteristics of protozoa and explain the role they play in aquatic ecosystems. |
| SCI.BIO.06.09 | Identify human diseases caused by Zoomastigina, Sporozoa, and Sarcodina. |
| SCI.BIO.06.10 | Compare algae with other protists and explain how algae differ from plants. |
| SCI.BIO.06.11 | Compare the events of asexual with sexual reproduction in algae that lead to the formation of land plants. |
| SCI.BIO.06.12 | Describe the characteristics of the algal phyla which explain their industrial importance. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BIO.07 | Students will differentiate between mulitcellular organisms and unicellular organisms. Students will classify organisms into the kingdom Animalia. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BIO.07.01 | Differentiate between vertebrate and invertebrate. Identify the important characteristics of animals. |
| SCI.BIO.07.02 | Define the terms strongly associated with bilateral symmetry. |
| SCI.BIO.07.03 | Compare the body plans and development of invertebrates and vertebrates. |
| SCI.BIO.07.04 | Describe the basic body plan and the process of filter feeding found in the Porifera and Cnidaria. |
| SCI.BIO.07.05 | Describe the anatomy of Platyhelminthes and Nematoda. |
| SCI.BIO.07.06 | Compare and contrast free-living and parasitic flatworms. Explain the relationship between humans and the parasitic flat and round worms. |
| SCI.BIO.07.07 | Dissect an Annelid and compare its internal structure with functions needed for life. |
| SCI.BIO.07.08 | Describe the distinguishing characteristics of arthropods and relate the structure of the arthropod exoskeleton to its function. |
| SCI.BIO.07.09 | Dissect an arthropod and relate structure to function. |
| SCI.BIO.07.10 | Identify the distinguishing characteristics of vertebrates and list the seven major groups of vertebrates. |
| SCI.BIO.07.11 | Compare the three groups of vertebrates known as fish. |
| SCI.BIO.07.12 | Dissect a bony fish and compare structure with function. |
| SCI.BIO.07.13 | Describe the similarities between amphibians and lobe-finned fishes. |
| SCI.BIO.07.14 | Dissect an amphibian and compare structure with function. |
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| Course: Advanced Biology Cells |
| Course Purpose: Students will construct a complex vision of the structure and function of a cell and its components. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABC.01 | Students will analyze the components of the cell membrane to describe its function. |
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| Standards | Life Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABC.01.01 | Compare and contrast the components and functions of the cell membrane. |
| SCI.ABC.01.02 | Identify special membrane structures. |
| SCI.ABC.01.03 | Describe passive and active membrane transport processes. |
| SCI.ABC.01.04 | Describe how a cell maintains a membrane potential. |
| SCI.ABC.01.05 | Summarize the importance of the cell membrane to the cell. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABC.02 | Students will examine the energy needs of a cell and determine how the cell meets those needs. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABC.02.01 | Explain the structure and functions of enzymes. |
| SCI.ABC.02.02 | Compare and contrast the three major biomolecules involved in digestion. |
| SCI.ABC.02.03 | Describe the aerobic and anaerobic carbohydrate metabolic pathways. |
| SCI.ABC.02.04 | Describe the metabolic pathways of digested lipids. |
| SCI.ABC.02.05 | Describe the metabolic pathways of digested proteins. |
| SCI.ABC.02.06 | Summarize the importance of respiration within a cell. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABC.03 | Students will relate the structure of DNA to its function in protein synthesis. |
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| Standards | Life Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABC.03.01 | Identify the main components of a DNA nucleotide and the overall structure of a DNA molecule. |
| SCI.ABC.03.02 | Define base pair complementarity and identify the bonds involved in the process. |
| SCI.ABC.03.03 | Describe the events of transcription. |
| SCI.ABC.03.04 | Explain the structural differences between deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). |
| SCI.ABC.03.05 | Describe the events of translation. |
| SCI.ABC.03.06 | Summarize the importance of protein synthesis for cells and organisms. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABC.04 | Students will relate the structure of DNA to its role in the process of cell and organismal reproduction/inheritance. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABC.04.01 | Describe the purpose and events of meiosis. |
| SCI.ABC.04.02 | Identify the main concepts and terminology associated with Mendelian genetics. |
| SCI.ABC.04.03 | Describe the differences between inherited chromosomal and genetic (gene based) disorders. |
| SCI.ABC.04.04 | Illustrate genetic crosses using a Punnett square. |
| SCI.ABC.04.05 | Illustrate inheritance using a pedigree. |
| SCI.ABC.04.06 | Summarize how the process of inheritance and meiosis are connected. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ABC.05 | Students will apply the manipulation of DNA and the technologies associated with it to current situations. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ABC.05.01 | Define biotechnology and the most common ways in which it is currently used. |
| SCI.ABC.05.02 | Explain how restriction enzymes are used in genetic engineering. |
| SCI.ABC.05.03 | Explain the steps involved in recombinant bacterial transformation. |
| SCI.ABC.05.04 | Define the steps involved in the polymerase chain reaction. |
| SCI.ABC.05.05 | Define the steps involved in gel electrophoresis. |
| SCI.ABC.05.06 | Explain how the processes of biotechnology have been applied to the human genome project. |
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| Course: Anatomy and Physiology 1 |
| Course Purpose: Students will relate the structure and function of different body systems to their role in preserving and maintaining human life. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP1.01 | Students will integrate muscle histology with the structure and function of muscles to describe the overall function of the muscular system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP1.01.01 | Identify and label the major muscles of the human body. |
| SCI.AP1.01.02 | Summarize the functions of skeletal muscle. |
| SCI.AP1.01.03 | Summarize the three types of muscle tissue. |
| SCI.AP1.01.04 | Identify the connective tissue wrappings around skeletal muscles. |
| SCI.AP1.01.05 | Describe the microscopic structure of a skeletal muscle fiber. |
| SCI.AP1.01.06 | Summarize the sliding filament theory of contraction. |
| SCI.AP1.01.07 | Describe the structure and function of the neuromuscular junction. |
| SCI.AP1.01.08 | Use terms related to whole muscle contraction. |
| SCI.AP1.01.09 | Summarize methods of ATP regeneration during muscle activity. |
| SCI.AP1.01.10 | Describe the types of skeletal muscle fibers. |
| SCI.AP1.01.11 | Examine muscle action at different joints throughout the body to explain the motion produced. |
| SCI.AP1.01.12 | Summarize the significance of the muscular system to the human body. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP1.02 | Students will analyze how the structures of the respiratory system contribute to overall function. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP1.02.01 | Name and describe the four processes involved in respiration. |
| SCI.AP1.02.02 | Identify and describe the respiratory structures from the nose and mouth into the trachea. |
| SCI.AP1.02.03 | Describe the internal and external anatomy of the lungs. |
| SCI.AP1.02.04 | Identify and explain the structure and function of the respiratory membranes. |
| SCI.AP1.02.05 | Describe how the structure of the lungs and thoracic wall aids the mechanics of breathing. |
| SCI.AP1.02.06 | Explain the mechanics of pulmonary ventilation. |
| SCI.AP1.02.07 | Define the various respiratory volumes. |
| SCI.AP1.02.08 | Explain the relationship between diffusion of gases and partial pressure gradients. |
| SCI.AP1.02.09 | Describe the two main ways oxygen is carried throughout the body and conditions that hinder or aid its transport and diffusion. |
| SCI.AP1.02.10 | Describe the three main ways carbon dioxide is carried throughout the body. |
| SCI.AP1.02.11 | Describe the influence of carbon dioxide on blood pH. |
| SCI.AP1.02.12 | Identify factors that control breathing. |
| SCI.AP1.02.13 | Summarize the importance of the respiratory system to the human body. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP1.03 | Students will examine the individual components of the digestive system to deduce its function. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP1.03.01 | Describe the four tissue layers of the alimentary canal and describe how their function changes in the different regions. |
| SCI.AP1.03.02 | Identify and explain the digestive functions of the alimentary canal from the mouth through the esophagus. |
| SCI.AP1.03.03 | Identify and define the three stages of swallowing. |
| SCI.AP1.03.04 | Identify and explain regions and anatomical features of the stomach. |
| SCI.AP1.03.05 | Recognize the secretory cells found in the stomach and describe their function. |
| SCI.AP1.03.06 | Identify the chief substances/enzymes involved in chemical digestion of food from the stomach to the end of the alimentary canal. |
| SCI.AP1.03.07 | Describe stomach mixing and emptying actions. |
| SCI.AP1.03.08 | Explain the significance of mucosal adaptations within the small intestine. |
| SCI.AP1.03.09 | Explain the digestive functions of the liver and gall bladder. |
| SCI.AP1.03.10 | Explain the significance of bacteria in the large intestine. |
| SCI.AP1.03.11 | Describe the digestive processes of the large intestine. |
| SCI.AP1.03.12 | Explain the emptying actions of the large intestine. |
| SCI.AP1.03.13 | Summarize the importance of the digestive system to the human body. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP1.04 | Students will relate the components of the urinary system to its function in the human body. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP1.04.01 | Describe the location, as well as the external and internal anatomy of the kidneys. |
| SCI.AP1.04.02 | Identify the structural characteristics of a nephron. |
| SCI.AP1.04.03 | Summarize the three mechanisms of urine formation. |
| SCI.AP1.04.04 | Summarize the regulation of glomerular filtration. |
| SCI.AP1.04.05 | Describe the effect of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone on the formation of urine. |
| SCI.AP1.04.06 | Compare and contrast the relative amounts of solutes in glomerular filtrate and final urine composition. |
| SCI.AP1.04.07 | Describe the physical characteristics of urine. |
| SCI.AP1.04.08 | Explain the structure and function of the ureters, bladder, and urethra. |
| SCI.AP1.04.09 | Explain the emptying action of the bladder. |
| SCI.AP1.04.10 | Explain the importance of the urinary system to the human body. |
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| Course: Anatomy and Physiology 2 |
| Course Purpose: Students will relate the structure and function of different body systems to their role in preserving and maintaining human life. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP2.01 | Students will integrate bone histology with the structure and function of bone to describe the overall function of the skeletal system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP2.01.01 | Describe the functions of the skeletal system. |
| SCI.AP2.01.02 | Describe the gross anatomy of a long bone of the skeletal system. |
| SCI.AP2.01.03 | Define the location and role of marrow within bones. |
| SCI.AP2.01.04 | Summarize the microscopic structure of bone tissue. |
| SCI.AP2.01.05 | Summarize the events in the development of the flat and long bones of the body. |
| SCI.AP2.01.06 | Explain how bone maintains and remodels itself. |
| SCI.AP2.01.07 | Identify and label the major bones and their features |
| SCI.AP2.01.08 | Describe the structure and actions of fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints. |
| SCI.AP2.01.09 | Describe the movements allowed by synovial joints. |
| SCI.AP2.01.10 | Identify the actions of common synovial joints. |
| SCI.AP2.01.11 | Explain the significance of the skeletal system to the human body. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP2.02 | Students will relate nerve cell physiology to the action of nerve transmission. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP2.02.01 | Summarize the types of neuroglial cells within the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS). |
| SCI.AP2.02.02 | Label and identify the structures on a typical neuron. |
| SCI.AP2.02.03 | Define the conditions that characterize a neuron at its resting membrane potential. |
| SCI.AP2.02.04 | Describe conditions that generate an action potential. |
| SCI.AP2.02.05 | Define the events occurring at the neuron during an action potential. |
| SCI.AP2.02.06 | Explain the significance of the absolute and relative refractory periods. |
| SCI.AP2.02.07 | Describe factors that affect conduction velocity. |
| SCI.AP2.02.08 | Describe the structure and function of synapses. |
| SCI.AP2.02.09 | Describe the changes in a neuron as it conducts an impulse. |
| SCI.AP2.02.10 | Summarize all events that cause excitation of a neuron and transmission of an impulse across a synapse. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP2.03 | Students will examine the anatomy and physiology of the brain and spinal cord to describe the functions of the central nervous system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP2.03.01 | Characterize the major regions and organization of the brain. |
| SCI.AP2.03.02 | Identify the roles of the limbic system and reticular formation. |
| SCI.AP2.03.03 | Explain the importance of sleep for the brain and identify common sleep disorders. |
| SCI.AP2.03.04 | Name the different stages and categories of memory. |
| SCI.AP2.03.05 | Examine and describe brain structures involved in memory. |
| SCI.AP2.03.06 | Name and describe anatomical structures designed to protect the brain. |
| SCI.AP2.03.07 | Identify and label common structures of the spinal cord. |
| SCI.AP2.03.08 | Summarize how the brain functions as a coordinator of sensory input and controller of motor output. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP2.04 | Students will analyze the sensory and motor divisions of the peripheral nervous system in order to describe the senses and effects of motor transmission in the body. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP2.04.01 | Describe the types of sensory receptors and identify where they are found in the body. |
| SCI.AP2.04.02 | Examine the anatomy of the tongue and nose to describe the physiology of taste and smell. |
| SCI.AP2.04.03 | Examine the anatomy of the eyeball to describe the sensation of vision. |
| SCI.AP2.04.04 | Examine the structure of the ear to describe the sensations of hearing and balance. |
| SCI.AP2.04.05 | Identify the twelve pairs of cranial nerves and define the regions they innervate. |
| SCI.AP2.04.06 | Define the structures of the reflex arc and describe the action of common spinal reflexes. |
| SCI.AP2.04.07 | Describe the roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system. |
| SCI.AP2.04.08 | Name the common senses of the body and the cranial nerves associated with them. |
| SCI.AP2.04.09 | Summarize the connection between the autonomic nervous system, spinal reflexes, and homeostasis. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AP2.05 | Students will examine the anatomy and physiology of the heart and blood vessels to describe the cardiovascular system. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AP2.05.01 | Identify the region, coverings, and muscular layers of the heart. |
| SCI.AP2.05.02 | Label and identify the internal and external anatomy of the heart including major vessels leading to and away from the heart. |
| SCI.AP2.05.03 | Describe the pathway of blood through the heart, pulmonary, and systemic circuits. |
| SCI.AP2.05.04 | Explain how cardiac muscle cells are adapted to their role within the heart. |
| SCI.AP2.05.05 | Define the components of the intrinsic and extrinsic conduction system of the heart. |
| SCI.AP2.05.06 | Define the cardiac cycle and use an electrocardiogram (EKG) to illustrate it. |
| SCI.AP2.05.07 | Identify the factors that increase or reduce cardiac output. |
| SCI.AP2.05.08 | Identify structural differences between veins, arteries, and capillaries. |
| SCI.AP2.05.09 | Identify the factors that create resistance to blood flow. |
| SCI.AP2.05.10 | Identify changes in blood pressure as it moves through the circulatory system. |
| SCI.AP2.05.11 | Identify the factors aiding venous return. |
| SCI.AP2.05.12 | Identify short term and long term mechanisms that maintain blood pressure. |
| SCI.AP2.05.13 | Summarize the importance of the cardiovascular system to the human body. |
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| Course: Chemistry |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe the relationship between the structure and interaction of matter. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.01 | Students will demonstrate their knowledge of measurement, the use of significant digits, the metric system, metric system conversions, scientific notation, and dimensional analysis through mathematical verification as well as the use of manipulatives. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.01.01 | Measure objects to the proper number of significant digits. |
| SCI.CHEM.01.02 | Convert measurements to scientific notation. |
| SCI.CHEM.01.03 | Explain the difference between accuracy, precision and error. |
| SCI.CHEM.01.04 | Define the importance of significant figures and use them in calculations. |
| SCI.CHEM.01.05 | Identify the metric units of measurement and convert from one unit to another. |
| SCI.CHEM.01.06 | Use dimensional analysis to convert measurements from one unit to another. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.02 | Students will verify mathematical calculations of density and support their understanding with lab evidence. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.02.01 | Define the measurements needed to calculate density. |
| SCI.CHEM.02.02 | Explain how bouyancy and density are related. |
| SCI.CHEM.02.03 | Describe the differences in calculating the density of a solid, liquid and gas and recognize the differences in those calculated values. |
| SCI.CHEM.02.04 | Identify the graphical relationship between mass and volume. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.03 | Students will relate models of the atom to the periodic table. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.03.01 | Identify the historical progression of the atomic model of matter. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.02 | Define the three subatomic particles that make up an atom. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.03 | Use the atomic number and mass number of an element to find the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.04 | Calculate average atomic mass of an element from isotope data. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.05 | Identify the position of groups, periods, and the transition metals in the periodic table. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.06 | Define energy levels, sublevels, and orbitals. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.07 | Use the periodic table to write the electron configurations of elements. |
| SCI.CHEM.03.08 | Use electron configurations to classify elements as noble gases, representative elements, transition metals, or inner transition metals. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.04 | Students will construct chemical names and formulas. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.04.01 | Define ionic and molecular compounds. |
| SCI.CHEM.04.02 | Distinguish among chemical formulas, molecular formulas, and formula units. |
| SCI.CHEM.04.03 | Define the law of definite proportions. |
| SCI.CHEM.04.04 | Define the terms monoatomic ion, multivalent ion, and polyatomic ion using the appropriate table to find individual charges. |
| SCI.CHEM.04.05 | Apply the rules for naming and writing formulas for binary ionic compounds. |
| SCI.CHEM.04.06 | Apply the rules for naming and writing formulas for ternary ionic compounds. |
| SCI.CHEM.04.07 | Apply the rules for naming and writing formulas for binary molecular compounds. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.05 | Students will use the mole to describe the relationship between the number of particles and the quantity of matter. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.05.01 | Describe how Avogadro's number is related to a mole of any substance. |
| SCI.CHEM.05.02 | Calculate the mass of a mole of any substance. |
| SCI.CHEM.05.03 | Use the molar mass to convert between mass and moles of a substance. |
| SCI.CHEM.05.04 | Use the mole to convert among measurements of mass, volume, and number of particles. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.06 | Students will classify types of chemical reactions and use their characteristics to identify chemical unknowns. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.06.01 | Write balanced chemical equations using appropriate symbols when given the names or formulas of the reactants and products. |
| SCI.CHEM.06.02 | Identify a reaction as combustion, synthesis, decomposition, single-replacement, or double-replacement. |
| SCI.CHEM.06.03 | Predict the products of synthesis, decomposition, single-replacement, double-replacement, and combustion reactions. |
| SCI.CHEM.06.04 | Use solubility rules to predict the precipitate formed in double-replacement reactions. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.07 | Students will apply their knowledge of the mole to stoichiometry. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.07.01 | Interpret balanced chemical equations in terms of moles, representative particles, and mass. |
| SCI.CHEM.07.02 | Construct mass ratios from balanced chemical equations and apply these ratios in mass-mass stoichiometric calculations. |
| SCI.CHEM.07.03 | Construct mole ratios from balanced chemical equations and apply these ratios in mole-mole stoichiometric calculations. |
| SCI.CHEM.07.04 | Calculate stoichiometric quantities from balanced chemical equations using units of moles, mass and representative particles. |
| SCI.CHEM.07.05 | Identify and use the limiting reagent in a reaction to calculate the amount of product(s) and the amount of excess reagent. |
| SCI.CHEM.07.06 | Calculate theoretical yield, actual yield, or percent yield given appropriate information. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.08 | Students will apply kinetic theory to the states of matter and behavior of gases. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.08.01 | Describe the motion of gas particles according to the kinetic theory. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.02 | Describe gas pressure in terms of kinetic theory. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.03 | Explain how the kinetic energy of gas particles relates to Kelvin temperature. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.04 | Explain how the amount of gas and the volume of the container affect gas pressure. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.05 | Explain the effect of temperature change on the pressure produced by a contained gas. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.06 | Define Boyle's Law, Charles's Law, Gay-Lussac's Law, and the combined gas law. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.07 | Apply the gas laws to problems involving the temperature, volume, and pressure of a contained gas. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.08 | Calculate the amount of gas at any specified conditions of pressure, volume, and temperature. |
| SCI.CHEM.08.09 | Define Avogadro's hypothesis and calculate moles, masses, and volumes of gases at standard temperature and pressure (STP). |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.09 | Students will compare and contrast the differences between ionic and covalent bonds. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.09.01 | Use the periodic table to infer the number of valence electrons in an atom and draw its electron dot structure. |
| SCI.CHEM.09.02 | Describe the formation of cations from metals and anions from nonmetals. |
| SCI.CHEM.09.03 | List the characteristics of an ionic bond and ionic compound. |
| SCI.CHEM.09.04 | Use electronegativity values to define a bond as ionic, polar covalent, or non-polar covalent. |
| SCI.CHEM.09.05 | Use electron dot structures to show the formation of single, double, and triple covalent bonds. |
| SCI.CHEM.09.06 | Use valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory to predict the shapes of simple covalently bonded molecules. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEM.10 | Students will apply properties of aqueous solutions to properties seen in common solutions. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEM.10.01 | Describe the hydrogen bonding that occurs in water. |
| SCI.CHEM.10.02 | Explain the significance of the statement "like dissolves like". |
| SCI.CHEM.10.03 | Illustrate the solution process and identify factors that affect it. |
| SCI.CHEM.10.04 | Define an electrolytic and nonelectrolytic solution. |
| SCI.CHEM.10.05 | Use solubility curves to predict solubilities at various temperatures, mass of preciptate formed, and identify saturated and unsaturated solutions. |
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| Course: Chemistry Plus |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe the relationship between the structure and interactions of matter using observation, measurement and data analysis. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEMP.01 | Students will apply knowledge of colligative properties to a lab situation. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEMP.01.01 | Compare and contrast the ways in which concentration of a solution may be expressed. |
| SCI.CHEMP.01.02 | Illustrate their knowledge of dilution of a solution mathematically, as well as in practice. |
| SCI.CHEMP.01.03 | Compare and contrast models that explain vapor pressure lowering, freezing point depression, and boiling point elevation. |
| SCI.CHEMP.01.04 | Solve problems involving boiling point elevation and freezing point depression identifying all variables in the problem. |
| SCI.CHEMP.01.05 | Apply knowledge of colligative properties to create solutions with a specific boiling point. |
| SCI.CHEMP.01.06 | Apply knowledge of colligative properties to predict the molar mass of an unknown substance. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEMP.02 | Students will distinguish between an acid and base applying that knowledge to neutralization reactions. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.01 | Define common properties of acids and bases. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.02 | Construct the names of common acids and bases following given rules. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.03 | Identify how acids and bases behave in aqueous solution. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.04 | Use an understanding of the pH scale to perform calculations involving pH, hydrogen ion concentrations, and hydroxide ion concentrations. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.05 | Compare and contrast the definitions of an Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis acid or base. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.06 | Define acids and bases as strong or weak based on their dissociation constants. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.07 | Define a neutralization reaction. |
| SCI.CHEMP.02.08 | Verify the molarity of an unknown acid or base using titration. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEMP.03 | Students will measure and express heat change (thermochemistry). |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEMP.03.01 | Define endothermic and exothermic. |
| SCI.CHEMP.03.02 | Define heat capacity and specific heat. |
| SCI.CHEMP.03.03 | Define enthalpy through calorimetry experiments. |
| SCI.CHEMP.03.04 | Define heat of reaction and heat of combustion through mathematical analysis and lab practice. |
| SCI.CHEMP.03.05 | Identify enthalpy change during changes of state. |
| SCI.CHEMP.03.06 | Define heat of formation and use it to predict heat change in a reaction. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEMP.04 | Students will apply their knowledge of thermochemistry to chemical reaction rates and equilibrium. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.01 | Define reactions according to the collision theory. |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.02 | Define reactions using a reaction-energy diagram. |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.03 | Identify factors affecting reaction rates. |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.04 | Recognize the state of chemical equilibrium and the factors that affect it. (LeChatelier's Principle) |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.05 | Calculate equilibrium constants and recognize the information they convey. |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.06 | Identify entropy changes in chemical reactions. |
| SCI.CHEMP.04.07 | Determine what makes a chemical reaction spontaneous or nonspontaneous. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.CHEMP.05 | Students will explain the meaning of oxidation and reduction and apply that understanding to a redox reaction. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.CHEMP.05.01 | Explain the meaning of oxidation and reduction. |
| SCI.CHEMP.05.02 | Determine how to assign oxidation numbers and observe their changes in a chemical reaction. |
| SCI.CHEMP.05.03 | Identify a redox reaction using the oxidation number-change method and half-reaction method. |
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| Course: Environmental Science |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe the relationships between living organisms and their environment by distinguishing between human sources and natural sources of harmful substances in the world. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.01 | Students will analyze the fundamentals of environmental issues that cause problems in todays world. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.01.01 | Describe the three categories into which most environmental problems fall. |
| SCI.ENV.01.02 | Explain how the population crisis and the consumption crisis contribute to environmental problems. |
| SCI.ENV.01.03 | Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources. |
| SCI.ENV.01.04 | Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. |
| SCI.ENV.01.05 | Explain the concept of adaptation, coevolution, and extinction. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.02 | Student will diagram the flow of energy through an ecosystem. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.02.01 | Describe the role of producers and the role of consumers. |
| SCI.ENV.02.02 | Trace the transfer of energy from the sun to producers and from producers to consumers. |
| SCI.ENV.02.03 | Describe the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. |
| SCI.ENV.02.04 | Explain the importance of secondary and primary sucession and how soil is formed. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.03 | Students will make distinctions between the biomes found on Earth. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.03.01 | Define biome. |
| SCI.ENV.03.02 | Compare and contrast the world's biomes. |
| SCI.ENV.03.03 | Explain how the adaptations of plants and animals in each biome help them to survive. |
| SCI.ENV.03.04 | Describe the characteristics of freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems. |
| SCI.ENV.03.05 | Compare the two polar regions of earth. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.04 | Students will demonstrate the importance of biodiversity and explain how humans are impacting the numbers of species. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.04.01 | Define biodiversity and species. |
| SCI.ENV.04.02 | Summarize some of the benefits we derive from biodiversity. |
| SCI.ENV.04.03 | Describe the ways humans cause biodiverity losses. |
| SCI.ENV.04.04 | Evaluate the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act and CITES in protecting endangered species. |
| SCI.ENV.04.05 | Propose ways we could protect endangered habitats and communities through large-scale, long-range, comprehensive planning. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.05 | Students will categorize our current energy sources and explain how energy sources of the future will be sustainable. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.05.01 | Summarize our current energy sources and explain briefly how energy use has changed through history. |
| SCI.ENV.05.02 | Compare our energy consumption with that of other people in the world. |
| SCI.ENV.05.03 | Analyze the resources and reserves of fossil fuels in the world. |
| SCI.ENV.05.04 | List opportunities for energy conservation available to us. |
| SCI.ENV.05.05 | Evaluate the use of dung, crop residues, energy crops, and peat as potential energy sources. |
| SCI.ENV.05.06 | Explain how hydropower, wind, and geothermal energy contribute to our power supply. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.06 | Students will describe the important ways we use water and distinguish between withdrawal, consumption, and degradation. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.06.01 | Explain why fresh water is a precious resource. |
| SCI.ENV.06.02 | Describe the impact of water pollution on people and on the environment. |
| SCI.ENV.06.03 | Explain why groundwater pollution is hard to clean. |
| SCI.ENV.06.04 | Apply some water conservation methods in your own life. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.07 | Students will differentiate between the causes and consequences of land degradation, and evaluate the princples of sustainable agriculture. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.07.01 | Describe soil composition and the role of soil chemistry. |
| SCI.ENV.07.02 | Distinguish between soil types and soil profiles and what they mean for agriculture. |
| SCI.ENV.07.03 | Differentiate between land degradation, salinization, decreased soil fertility, and crop production. |
| SCI.ENV.07.04 | Explain what each of us can do to ensure a sustainable food supply. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.08 | Analyze the origins and dangers of some air pollutants. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.08.01 | Describe the major categories and sources of air pollution. |
| SCI.ENV.08.02 | Distinguish between criteria pollutants and unconventional types of pollutants. |
| SCI.ENV.08.03 | Evaluate the dangers of stratospheric ozone depletion and radon in indoor air. |
| SCI.ENV.08.04 | Compare different approaches to air pollution control and report on clean air legislation. |
| SCI.ENV.08.05 | Judge how air quality around the world has improved or degraded in recent years and suggest what we might do about problem areas. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.ENV.09 | Students will assess the benefits we derive from biodiversity. |
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| Standards | Environmental |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.ENV.09.01 | Define biodiversity and species. |
| SCI.ENV.09.02 | Describe the ways humans cause biodiversity losses. |
| SCI.ENV.09.03 | Evaluate the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act and CITES in protecting endangered species. |
| SCI.ENV.09.04 | Understand how ecosystem management, and captive breeding can contribute to preserving biological resources. |
| SCI.ENV.09.05 | Propose ways we could protect endangered habitats and communities through large-scale,long-range, comprehensive planning. |
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| Course: Botany |
| Course Purpose: Students will describe the life processes of plants through chemical changes and the interrelationship between a plant’s structure and function. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.01 | Students will compare and contrast the relationship between plants and humans. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.01.01 | Describe ways that people use plants. |
| SCI.BOT.01.02 | Distinguish between cereals, root crops, legumes, fruits, and vegetables. |
| SCI.BOT.01.03 | List three plants that are widely used as medicines. |
| SCI.BOT.01.04 | Explain how plants benefit from interactions with animals. |
| SCI.BOT.01.05 | Analyze the beneficial interactions between plants, fungi, and bacteria. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.02 | Students will diagram the process by which light energy is transferred to usable energy in plants and stored as carbohydrates. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.02.01 | Explain how the structure of the chloroplast relates to its function. |
| SCI.BOT.02.02 | Describe the role of chlorophylls and other pigments in photosynthesis. |
| SCI.BOT.02.03 | Describe the role of the water molecule in the light reaction. |
| SCI.BOT.02.04 | Explain how ATP is synthesized during the light reaction. |
| SCI.BOT.02.05 | Show the main events of the Calvin cycle, and the compounds made in the Calvin cycle. |
| SCi.BOT.02.06 | Distinguish between C3, C4, and CAM plants. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.03 | The students will compare and contrast the structure and function of types of algae. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.03.01 | Compare algae and plants. |
| SCI.BOT.03.02 | Describe the various body structures of algae. |
| SCI.BOT.03.03 | Summarize the events of asexual and sexual reproduction in representative genera of algae. |
| SCI.BOT.03.04 | Describe the characteristics of the members of the phyla Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta. |
| SCI.BOT.03.05 | Describe the essential characteristics of diatoms and dinoflagellates and explain their industrial importance. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.04 | Students will compare and contrast green algae and members of the kingdom Plantae. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.04.01 | Name three adaptations plants have made to life on land. |
| SCI.BOT.04.02 | Compare vascular plants with nonvascular plants. |
| SCI.BOT.04.03 | List distinguishing characteristics shared by nonvascular plants. |
| SCI.BOT.04.04 | List two main characteristics of vascular plants. |
| SCI.BOT.04.05 | Distinguish between seedless plants and seed plants. |
| SCI.BOT.04.06 | Distinguish between gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
| SCI.BOT.04.07 | Distinguish between monocots and dicots. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.05 | Students will diagram plant tissues and structures that make up roots, stem, and leaves. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.05.01 | Describe the three kinds of plant cells. |
| SCI.BOT.05.02 | Describe the main types of meristems. |
| SCI.BOT.05.03 | Differentiate between monocot and dicot meristems. |
| SCI.BOT.05.04 | Differentiate between primary and secondary growth. |
| SCI.BOT.05.05 | List the root structures and functions. |
| SCI.BOT.05.06 | List the stem structures and functions. |
| SCI.BOT.05.07 | Describe the pressure-flow model for organic compound movement in phloem. |
| SCI.BOT.05.08 | Describe the cohesion-tension theory for water movement in the xylem. |
| SCI.BOT.05.09 | Identify the difference between a simple leaf and a compound leaf. |
| SCI.BOT.05.10 | Describe the tissues that make up the internal structure of a leaf. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.06 | Students will diagram the life cycle of a moss, fern, gymnosperm, and angiosperm. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.06.01 | Describe the life cycle of a moss. |
| SCI.BOT.06.02 | Describe the life cycle of a typical fern. |
| SCI.BOT.06.03 | Describe the life cycle of a gymnosperm. |
| SCI.BOT.06.04 | Identify the major structures of a flowering plant and state the function of each. |
| SCI.BOT.06.05 | Describe the life cycle of a flowering plant. |
| SCI.BOT.06.06 | Name different types of fruits. |
| SCI.BOT.06.07 | Compare and contrast the structure and germination of different types of seeds. |
| SCI.BOT.06.08 | Describe methods of vegetative propagation. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.BOT.07 | Students will differentiate between the effects of plant growth hormones. |
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| Standards | Life |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.BOT.07.01 | List the five major types of plant hormones, and give some effects of each. Also describe agricultural and gardening applications. |
| SCI.BOT.07.02 | Explain the difference between tropisms and nastic movements. |
| SCI.BOT.07.03 | List the environmental stimuli to which plants respond and the tropism for each stimulus. |
| SCI.BOT.07.04 | Define critical night lenght, and explain its role in flowering. What is phytochrome and what role does it play in plant responses? |
| SCI.BOT.07.05 | Describe what causes the spectacular fall leaf colors. |
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| Course: Geology |
| Course Purpose: Students will examine and analyze Earth’s structure and materials for composition and analyze processes to determine Earth history. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.GEO.01 | Students will classify the materials that make up the earth |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.GEO.01.01 | Differentiate between minerals and rocks. |
| SCI.GEO.01.02 | Identify characteristic properties of common minerals. |
| SCI.GEO.01.03 | Use properties to classify and identify minerals and their uses. |
| SCI.GEO.01.04 | Differentiate among three types of rocks and their formation. |
| SCI.GEO.01.05 | Use properties to classify and identify common rocks and their uses. |
| SCI.GEO.01.06 | Diagram the rock cycle. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.GEO.02 | Students will relate the structure of the earth to its history. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.GEO.02.01 | Diagram the earth's layers. |
| SCI.GEO.02.02 | Construct a geologic column. |
| SCI.GEO.02.03 | Collect and identify fossils. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.GEO.03 | Students will use the theory of plate tectonics to demonstrate an understanding of Earth's features and processes. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.GEO.03.01 | Compare and contrast plate boundaries. |
| SCI.GEO.03.02 | Explain where and how earthquakes occur. |
| SCI.GEO.03.03 | Compare and contrast volcano types. |
| SCI.GEO.03.04 | Describe the various ways mountains form. |
| SCI.GEO.03.05 | Examine differences and similarities in types of rift zones. |
| SCI.GEO.03.06 | Describe and locate subduction zones. |
| SCI.GEO.03.07 | Examine mid-plate features. |
| SCI.GEO.03.08 | Relate plate tectonics to all crustal activities. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.GEO.04 | Students will compare and contrast recycling processes on Earth |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.GEO.04.01 | Differentiate between weathering, erosion, and deposition. |
| SCI.GEO.04.02 | Identify different forms of weathering. |
| SCI.GEO.04.03 | Identify types of water erosion. |
| SCI.GEO.04.04 | Give examples of wind erosion. |
| SCI.GEO.04.05 | Compare and contrast continental and alpine glaciers. |
| SCI.GEO.04.06 | Compare and contrast deposition due to water, wind, and glaciers. |
| SCI.GEO.04.07 | Identify mass-wasting processes. |
| SCI.GEO.04.08 | Describe soil formation. |
| SCI.GEO.04.09 | Analyze different soil types in terms of inorganic material, organic material, water, and air. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.GEO.05 | Students will demonstrate the ability to read different types of maps. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.GEO.05.01 | Identify different map projections. |
| SCI.GEO.05.02 | Use map coordinates of latitude and longitude. |
| SCI.GEO.05.03 | Analyze topographic maps to describe an area. |
| SCI.GEO.05.04 | Utilize topographic maps to draw profiles. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.GEO.06 | Students will apply previously learned concepts to the geology of Iowa. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.GEO.06.01 | Describe Iowa's ancient past. |
| SCI.GEO.06.02 | Summarize Iowa's glaciated history. |
| SCI.GEO.06.03 | Identify on-going forces at work in Iowa. |
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| Course: Astronomy |
| Course Purpose: Students will demonstrate an understanding of Earth’s relative position in space, its cosmic history, and explore other bodies in the universe. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AST.01 | Students will demonstrate knowledge of deep space. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AST.01.01 | Compare and contrast theories on the origin of the universe. |
| SCI.AST.01.02 | Compare and contrast types of light and radio telescopes. |
| SCI.AST.01.03 | Diagram the electromagnetic spectrum. |
| SCI.AST.01.04 | Create a scale model of distances in the universe. |
| SCI.AST.01.05 | Distinguish among deep space objects. |
| SCI.AST.01.06 | Describe life cycles of stars. |
| SCI.AST.01.07 | Classify stars based on magnitude and color. |
| SCI.AST.01.08 | Identify star constellations. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AST.02 | Students will determine what comprises the solar system. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AST.02.01 | Compare and contrast comets, asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites. |
| SCI.AST.02.02 | Explain the structure of the sun. |
| SCI.AST.02.03 | Explain the formation of planets and their satellites. |
| SCI.AST.02.04 | Describe the history of planet systems' exploration. |
| SCI.AST.02.05 | Compare and contrast planet systems. |
| SCI.AST.02.06 | Use existing data to justify the possible existance of life elsewhere in the solar system. |
| SCI.AST.02.07 | Create a scale model of interplanetary distances and planet sizes. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.AST.03 | Students will examine the moon to determine its relationship to Earth. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.AST.03.01 | Explain the formation and structure of the moon. |
| SCI.AST.03.02 | Discuss exploration of the moon. |
| SCI.AST.03.03 | Identify and label phases of the moon. |
| SCI.AST.03.04 | Explain tides. |
| SCI.AST.03.05 | Differentiate between solar and lunar eclipses. |
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| Course: Meteorology |
| Course Purpose: Students will examine and describe the scientific principles that govern Earth’s weather and climate. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.MET.01 | Students will examine the earth |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.MET.01.01 | Identify layers and components of Earth's atmosphere. |
| SCI.MET.01.02 | Relate the composition of the atmosphere to life on Earth. |
| SCI.MET.01.03 | Identify temperature and pressure differences in atmospheric layers. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.MET.02 | Students will analyze the role of heat and energy transfer with respect to climate. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.MET.02.01 | Describe how the tilt of the Earth's axis and its path around the sun affect climates and seasons. |
| SCI.MET.02.02 | Identify natural activities that affect global climate patterns. |
| SCI.MET.02.03 | Identify human activities that may affect global climate patterns. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.MET.03 | Students will analyze the role of heat and energy transfer with respect to weather. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.MET.03.01 | Identify the sources of energy that power weather. |
| SCI.MET.03.02 | Illustrate and identify processes in the water cycle. |
| SCI.MET.03.03 | Explain how winds and ocean currents are produced. |
| SCI.MET.03.04 | Relate the origins and circulation of air masses to their properties and characteristics. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.MET.04 | Students will relate atmospheric conditions to weather. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.MET.04.01 | Describe characteristics of pressure systems and fronts. |
| SCI.MET.04.02 | Identify cloud types and weather associated with them. |
| SCI.MET.04.03 | Compare and contrast thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. |
| SCI.MET.04.04 | Predict local weather based on daily observations. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.MET.05 | Students will examine the role of weather in everyday life. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.MET.05.01 | Identify safety precautions for severe weather. |
| SCI.MET.05.02 | Relate local weather to its impact on housing, agricultural, and recreational choices. |
| SCI.MET.05.03 | Describe the renewable resources of solar energy and wind energy. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.MET.06 | Students will develop and describe a method to predict weather. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.MET.06.01 | Interpret weather symbols and maps. |
| SCI.MET.06.02 | Utilize tools of meteorology. |
| SCI.MET.06.03 | Gather and use data from local weather station to make a prediction. |
| SCI.MET.06.04 | Explain the role of meteorologists. |
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| Course: Physics |
| Course Purpose: Students will examine and apply physical laws to solve everyday situations through experimentation and calculations. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.01 | Students will demonstrate knowledge of kinematics. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.01.01 | Distinguish between vector an scalar quantities and identify examples of each. |
| SCI.PHY.01.02 | Describe motion using displacement, time, and velocity.. |
| SCI.PHY.01.03 | Collect displacement data and interpret graphs of displacement vs. time. |
| SCI.PHY.01.04 | Collect velocity data and interpret graphs of velocity vs. time. |
| SCI.PHY.01.05 | Solve problems relating to displacement, time, and velocity. |
| SCI.PHY.01.06 | Use the concept of slope of a line to determine velocity from a displacement vs. time graph. |
| SCI.PHY.01.07 | Use concepts of slope and area under a curve to interpret various motion graphs. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.02 | Students will integrate their knowledge of kinematics with the concept of acceleration. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.02.01 | Describe motion using acceleration. |
| SCI.PHY.02.02 | Solve problems relating to acceleration. |
| SCI.PHY.02.03 | Collect acceleration data and interpret graphs of acceleration vs. time. |
| SCI.PHY.02.04 | Use the concept of acceleration due to gravity to solve problems and explain graphs. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.03 | Students will demonstrate knowledge of vectors. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.03.01 | Determine the resultant of two or more vectors. |
| SCI.PHY.03.02 | Resolve vectors into specified components. |
| SCI.PHY.03.03 | Use vectors to illustrate different aspects of kinematics. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.04 | Students will integrate their knowledge of kinematics with the concept of acceleration. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.04.01 | Apply Newton's first law of motion to common observations. |
| SCI.PHY.04.02 | Describe and correctly use units of force. |
| SCI.PHY.04.03 | Apply Newton's second law of motion to common observations. |
| SCI.PHY.04.04 | Apply Newton's second law of motion to solving mathematical problems. |
| SCI.PHY.04.05 | Distinguish between mass and weight. |
| SCI.PHY.04.06 | Identify the direction and magnitude of frictional forces and apply to common situations. |
| SCI.PHY.04.07 | Illustrate Newton's third law of motion using vectors and free-body diagrams. |
| SCI.PHY.04.08 | Apply Newton's third law of motion to common observations. |
| SCI.PHY.04.09 | Use impulse and momentum to describe common observations. |
| SCI.PHY.04.10 | Use the law of conservation of momentum to solve mathematical problems. |
| SCI.PHY.04.11 | Describe projectile motion and solve related mathematical problems. |
| SCI.PHY.04.12 | Describe circular motion and solve related mathematical problems. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.05 | Students will relate the concept of work to energy. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.05.01 | Calculate the work done when a known force acts through a known distance. |
| SCI.PHY.05.02 | Identify the force that does the work in given situations. |
| SCI.PHY.05.03 | Differentiate between work and power and calculate power used as the rate of work done. |
| SCI.PHY.05.04 | State the relationship between work done and energy transferred. |
| SCI.PHY.05.05 | Recognize that energy has many forms by listing several examples. |
| SCI.PHY.05.06 | State the law of conservation of energy. |
| SCI.PHY.05.07 | Compare and contrast kinetic energy and potential energy providing examples of each. |
| SCI.PHY.05.08 | Calculate kinetic energy and apply the work-energy theorem. |
| SCI.PHY.05.09 | Solve problems involving gravitational potential energy. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.06 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of thermal energy. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.06.01 | Define the nature of thermal energy as explained by the kinetic-molecular theory. |
| SCI.PHY.06.02 | Compare and contrast how thermal energy is transferred through conduction, convection, and radiation. |
| SCI.PHY.06.03 | Define thermal equilibrium and relate it to the way a thermometer works. |
| SCI.PHY.06.04 | Differentiate among thermal energy, temperature, and heat. |
| SCI.PHY.06.05 | Define and measure specific heat using a calorimeter. |
| SCI.PHY.06.06 | Calculate heat transfers needed to effect changes of state. |
| SCI.PHY.06.07 | Define heat of fusion and heat of vaporization. |
| SCI.PHY.06.08 | State the first law of thermodynamics. |
| SCI.PHY.06.09 | State the second law of thermodynamics and define entropy. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.07 | Students will analyze states of matter at the molecular level in order to determine their characteristics and properties. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.07.01 | Compare and contrast liquids, gases, solids, and plasma at the molecular level giving examples of each. |
| SCI.PHY.07.02 | Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of pressure. |
| SCI.PHY.07.03 | Compare and contrast the applications of Pascal's and Archimedes' principles. |
| SCI.PHY.07.04 | Describe Bernoulli's principle and its application in producing lift. |
| SCI.PHY.07.05 | Describe how cohesive forces cause surface tension. |
| SCI.PHY.07.06 | Describe how adhesive forces cause capillary action. |
| SCI.PHY.07.07 | Explain the concepts of evaporation and condensation from the viewpoint of kinetic energy. |
| SCI.PHY.07.08 | Describe properties of solids including elasticity. |
| SCI.PHY.07.09 | Explain thermal expansion in terms of kinetic energy. |
| SCI.PHY.07.10 | State examples of applications and difficulties caused by thermal expansion. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.08 | Students will examine and describe the relationship among waves, energy, and the transfer of energy. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.08.01 | Show that waves have energy and can transfer energy when they interact with matter. |
| SCI.PHY.08.02 | Compare and contrast mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves. |
| SCI.PHY.08.03 | Distinguish among longitudinal, transverse, and surface waves. |
| SCI.PHY.08.04 | Define terms associated with waves: frequency, wavelength, period, and amplitude. |
| SCI.PHY.08.05 | State the relationship among speed, wavelength, and frequency and verify it mathematically. |
| SCI.PHY.08.06 | Identify the concepts associated with the following terms: interference, diffraction, reflection, and refraction. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHY.09 | Students will examine sound waves to illustrate an understanding of a type of mechanical wave. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHY.09.01 | Identify how sound is produced. |
| SCI.PHY.09.02 | Identify the media sound waves travel through. |
| SCI.PHY.09.03 | Describe how the speed of sound is a function of air temperature. |
| SCI.PHY.09.04 | Compare and contrast sound waves with other mechanical waves. |
| SCI.PHY.09.05 | Define Doppler shift and identify some applications. |
| SCI.PHY.09.06 | Relate physical properties of sound waves to pitch (frequency) and loudness (amplitude). |
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| Course: Physics Plus |
| Course Purpose: To Be Determined |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.01 | Students will demonstrate knowledge of static electricity. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.01.01 | Summarize the basic properties of electrical interaction. |
| SCI.PHYPL.01.02 | Explain how to charge an object. |
| SCI.PHYPL.01.03 | State the differences between conductors and insulators. |
| SCI.PHYPL.01.04 | Summarize observed forces between charged objects. |
| SCI.PHYPL.01.05 | State Coulomb's law and solve problems using it. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.02 | Students will apply principles of electric fields to solve problems. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.01 | Define an electric field and explain how to measure it. |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.02 | Solve problems related to field, force, and charge. |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.03 | Distinguish between electric field and field lines. |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.04 | Define electric potential difference in terms of work done. |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.05 | Solve problems involving potential in uniform electric fields. |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.06 | Recognize the relationship between conductor shape and field strength. |
| SCI.PHYPL.02.07 | Describe the principle of the capacitor. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.03 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of electric currents and circuits. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.03.01 | Define an electric current and an ampere. |
| SCI.PHYPL.03.02 | Diagram circuits and show the energy transfer in them. |
| SCI.PHYPL.03.03 | Solve problems involving current, potential difference, and power. |
| SCI.PHYPL.03.04 | Define resistance and solve problems involving resistance. |
| SCI.PHYPL.03.05 | Decsribe Ohm's law and determine whether or not a device obeys it. |
| SCI.PHYPL.03.06 | Explain the conversion of electrical energy to other forms of energy. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.04 | Students will describe the relationship between magnetic fields and the forces they cause. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.04.01 | Summarize the properties of magnets. |
| SCI.PHYPL.04.02 | Describe various types of magnetic fields and explain their natures. |
| SCI.PHYPL.04.03 | Apply the right-hand rule to find direction of a magnetic field. |
| SCI.PHYPL.04.04 | List the factors that determine the magnitude of force on a wire and solve problems relating to a wire in a magnetic field. |
| SCI.PHYPL.04.05 | Diagram the parts of an electric motor and describe its operation. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.05 | Students will relate knowledge of magnetic fields to generating an electric current. |
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| Standards | Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.05.01 | Outline how a changing magnetic field produces an electric current. |
| SCI.PHYPL.05.02 | Compare and contrast the function of an electric generator with an electric motor. |
| SCI.PHYPL.05.03 | Solve problems using peak and effective voltage and current. |
| SCI.PHYPL.05.04 | Apply Lenz's law to the operation of motors and generators. |
| SCI.PHYPL.05.05 | Describe the trnsformer and solve transformer problems. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.06 | Students will characterize the actions of electric and magnetic fields on matter and in space. |
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| Standards | Life Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Environmental Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.06.01 | Describe Thomson's measurement of the charge-to-mass ratio of electrons. |
| SCI.PHYPL.06.02 | Describe the use of the mass spectrometer to analyze matter. |
| SCI.PHYPL.06.03 | Describe the formation of electric and magnetic fields without charges. |
| SCI.PHYPL.06.04 | Explain the generation of electromagnetic waves by accelerated charges. |
| SCI.PHYPL.06.05 | Illustrate the frequency and wavelength of common electromagnetic waves. |
| SCI.PHYPL.06.06 | Explain how electromagnetic waves can be detected and provide examples. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.07 | Students will examine quantum theory to analyze the relationship between waves and particles. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.07.01 | Describe the basics of the theory that explains a hot body spectrum. |
| SCI.PHYPL.07.02 | Compare and contrast quantum theory with wave theory, particularly with respect to the photoelectric effect. |
| SCI.PHYPL.07.03 | Define the Compton effect. |
| SCI.PHYPL.07.04 | Outline experiments that demonstrate the particle-like properties of electromagnetic radiation. |
| SCI.PHYPL.07.05 | Defend the wave nature of matter. |
| SCI.PHYPL.07.06 | Analyze the dual nature of both waves and particles to explain the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.08 | Students will distinguish between an atom and its nucleus. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.01 | Create a table to compare and contrast Rutherford's nuclear model of the atom, Bohr's model of the atom, and the modern quantum model. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.02 | Differentiate between continuous spectra and line spectra. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.03 | Contrast emission spectra with absorption spectra.
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| SCI.PHYPL.08.04 | Define energy levels, ground state, and excited state. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.05 | Illustrate the relationship between photon energy and energy level differences. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.06 | List the characteristics of a laser and explain how they determine its uses. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.07 | Define atomic number, mass number, isotope, and nuclide. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.08 | Calculate the number of neutrons, protons, and electrons in an isotope. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.09 | Write equations for three modes of radioactive decay and list the changes in atomic number or mass number for each. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.10 | Define half-life and solve related problems. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.11 | Compare and contrast the two fundamental families of particles: leptons and quarks. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.12 | Identify force carriers in an atom and their specific roles. |
| SCI.PHYPL.08.13 | Compare and contrast particles and antiparticles. |
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| GLE ID | Grade Level Expectation |
| SCI.PHYPL.09 | Students will examine light in its wave form to illustrate an understanding of a type of electromagnetic wave. |
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| Standards | Earth/Space Chemical/Physical Scientific Methods and Processes |
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| Comp ID | Component |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.01 | Illustrate the electromagnetic spectrum and locate the range of wavelengths considered to be visible light. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.02 | Identify sources of light production. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.03 | Describe how light travels and the speed with which it travels. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.04 | State Einstein's special theory of relativity. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.05 | Identify the media light travels through. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.06 | Distinguish among transparent, translucent, and opague objects. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.07 | Compare and contrast the additive process and subtractive process. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.08 | State the law of reflection. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.09 | Predict how light rays will be refracted in various situations. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.10 | State Snell's law and solve refraction problems. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.11 | Relate index of refraction to speed of light in a medium. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.12 | Compre ad contrast plane mirrors, concave mirrors, and convex mirrors. |
| SCI.PHYPL.09.13 | Compare and contrast convex lenses and concave lenses. |
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