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Arizona Science Standards6Physical Science6.P1U1.1Atoms & MoleculesStates of Matter
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6.P1U1.2Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter.
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6.P1U1.3Develop and use models to represent that matter is made up of smaller particles called atoms.Atoms & Molecules
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6.P2U1.4Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. Force and Motion
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6.P4U2.5 Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy.Potential & Kinetic Energy
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Arizona Science Standards6Earth and Space Standards6.E1U1.6Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed
to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. 		Weather
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6.E2U1.7Use ratios and proportions to analyze and interpret data related to scale, properties, and relationships among objects in our solar system.Scale in the Solar System
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6.E2U1.8Develop and use models to explain how constellations and other night sky patterns appear to move due to Earth’s
rotation and revolution.
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6.E2U1.9 Develop and use models to construct an explanation of how eclipses, moon phases, and tides occur within the SunEarth-Moon system. Sun-Earth and Solar System Gravity
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6.E2U1.10Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons.
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Arizona Science Standards6Life Science Standards6.L2U3.11Use evidence to construct an argument regarding the impact of human activities on the environment and how they positively and negatively affect the competition for energy and resources in ecosystems.Renewable Resources
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6.L2U3.12Engage in argument from evidence to support a claim about the factors that cause species to change and how humans can impact those factors. Mutations
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6.L2U1.13Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors.Interactions of Organisms
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6.L2U1.14Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems.Biodiversity
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Arizona Science Standards7Physical Science Standards7.P2U1.1 Collect and analyze data demonstrating how electromagnetic forces can be attractive or repulsive and can vary in strength. Electricity & Magnetism
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7.P2U1.2Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. Force & Motion
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7.P3U1.3Plan and carry out an investigation that can support an evidence-based explanation of how objects on Earth are affected by gravitational force. Sun-Earth and Solar System Gravity
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7.P3U1.4 Use non-algebraic mathematics and computational thinking to explain Newton’s laws of motion.Force & Motion
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Arizona Science Standards7Earth and Space Standards 7.E1U1.5Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. Water Cycle
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7.E1U1.6Construct a model to explain how the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provides evidence of the past plate motions. Plate Tectonics
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7.E1U2.7Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how advances in technology has improved weather prediction.Weather
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Arizona Science Standards7Life Science Standards 7.L1U1.8 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to provide evidence that all living things are made of cells, cells come from existing cells, and cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living things.Cells
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7.L1U1.9Construct an explanation to demonstrate the relationship between major cell structures and cell functions (plant and animal).
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7.L1U1.10Develop and use a model to explain how cells, tissues, and organ systems maintain life (animals).Interactions of Body Systems
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7.L1U1.11Construct an explanation for how organisms maintain internal stability and evaluate the effect of the external factors on organisms’ internal stability.
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7.L2U1.12 Construct an explanation for how some plant cells convert light energy into food energy.Photosynthesis
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Arizona Science Standards8Physical Science Standards 8.P1U1.1Develop and use a model to demonstrate that atoms and molecules can be combined or rearranged in chemical reactions to form new compounds with the total number of each type of atom conserved. Atoms & Molecules
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8.P1U1.2Obtain and evaluate information regarding how scientists identify substances based on unique physical and chemical properties.Chemical & Physical Changes
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8.P4U1.3 Construct an explanation on how energy can be transferred from one energy store to another. Potential & Kinetic Energy
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8.P4U1.4Develop and use mathematical models to explain wave characteristics and interactions. Waves
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8.P4U2.5Develop a solution to increase efficiency when transferring energy from one source to another.Potential & Kinetic Energy
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Arizona Science Standards8Earth and Space Standards8.E1U1.6 Analyze and interpret data about the Earth’s geological column to communicate relative ages of rock layers and fossils.Rock Cycle & Earth's History
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8.E1U3.7Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about data and historical patterns to predict natural hazards and other geological events.Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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8.E1U3.8Construct and support an argument about how human consumption of limited resources impacts the biosphere.Renewable Resources
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Arizona Science Standards8Life Science Standards8.L3U1.9Construct an explanation of how genetic variations occur in offspring through the inheritance of traits or through mutations.Genetic Variation
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8.L3U3.10Communicate how advancements in technology have furthered the field of genetic research and use evidence to support an argument about the positive and negative effects of genetic research on human lives.Mutations
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8.L4U1.11Develop and use a model to explain how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over timeSelection & Adaptations
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8.L4U1.12Gather and communicate evidence on how the process of natural selection provides an explanation of how new species can evolve.Selection & Adaptations
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