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1 | Grade | Strand | Substrand | Standard | Code | Vocabulary | Power S/B? | Benchmark/I can...statement | Course/ Grade | Unit # |
2 | 8 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 1. The Practice of Science | 1. Science is a way of knowing about the natural world and is characterized by empirical criteria, logical argument and skeptical review. | 8.1.1.1.1 | fact opinion conclusion | Yes | 1. I can understand that the reasoning in arguments in which fact and opinion are intermingled or when conclusions do not follow logically from the evidence given. For example: I can evaluate the use of pH in advertizing products such as body care and gardening. | Scientific processes | |
3 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 1. The Practice of Science | 2. Scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural and engineered world and investigate phenomena. | 8.1.1.2.1 | prediction model | Yes | I can use logical reasoning and imagination to develop descriptions, explanations, predictions and models based on evidence. | Scientific processes | ||
4 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Society | 2. Men and women throughout the history of all cultures, including Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, have been involved in engineering design and scientific inquiry. | 8.1.3.2.1 | engineering technology contribution | Yes | I can describe examples of important contributions to the advancement of science, engineering and technology made by individuals representing different groups and cultures at different times in history. | Scientific processes | ||
5 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Society | 3. Science and engineering operate in the context of society and both influence and are influenced by this context. | 8.1.3.3.1 | scientific law economical political ethical | Yes | I can explain how scientific laws and engineering principles, as well as economic, political, social,and ethical expectations, must be taken into account in designing engineering solutions or conducting scientific investigations. | Scientific processes | ||
6 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Society | 3. Science and engineering operate in the context of society and both influence and are influenced by this context. | 8.1.3.3.2 | analyze | Yes | I understand that scientific knowledge is always changing as new technologies and information enhance observations and analysis of data. For example: Analyze how new telescopes have provided new information about the universe. | Scientific processes | ||
7 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Society | 3. Science and engineering operate in the context of society and both influence and are influenced by this context. | 8.1.3.3.3 | engineering, science, interaction | Yes | I can provide examples of how advances in technology have impacted how people live, work and interact. | Scientific processes | ||
8 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Society | 4. Current and emerging technologies have enabled humans to develop and use models to understand and communicate how natural and designed systems work and interact. | 8.1.3.4.1 | fact, opinion, inference, conclusion, computer technology, technology | Yes | I can use maps, satellite images and other data sets to describe patterns and make predictions about local and global systems in Earth science contexts. For example: Use data or satellite images to identify locations of earthquakes and volcanoes, ocean surfacpatterns.e temperatures, or weather | Scientific processes | ||
9 | 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering | 3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Society | 4. Current and emerging technologies have enabled humans to develop and use models to understand and communicate how natural and designed systems work and interact. | 8.1.3.4.2 | graphs, title, key, data chart | Yes | I can determine and use appropriate safety procedures, tools, measurements, graphs and mathematical analyses to describe and investigate natural and designed systems in Earth and physical science contexts. | Scientific processes | ||
10 | 2. Physical Science | 1. Matter | 1. Pure substances can be identified by properties which are independent of the sample of the substance and the properties can be explained by a model of matter that is composed of small particles. | 8.2.1.1.1 | Pure Substance Mixture solubility density melting point boiling point Matter | Yes | I can distinguish between a mixture and a pure substance and use physical properties including color, solubility, density, melting point and boiling point to separate mixtures and identify pure substances. | Matter | ||
11 | 2. Physical Science | 1. Matter | 1. Pure substances can be identified by properties which are independent of the sample of the substance and the properties can be explained by a model of matter that is composed of small particles. | 8.2.1.1.2 | physical property metal nonmetal | Yes | I can use physical properties to distinguish between metals and nonmetals. | Matter | ||
12 | 2. Physical Science | 1. Matter | 2. Substances can undergo physical and chemical changes which may change the properties of the substance but do not change the total mass in a closed system. | 8.2.1.2.1 | chemical change solid mass closed system open system | Yes | I can identify evidence of chemical changes, including color change, gas evolution, solid formation and temperature change. | Matter | ||
13 | 2. Physical Science | 1. Matter | 2. Substances can undergo physical and chemical changes which may change the properties of the substance but do not change the total mass in a closed system. | 8.2.1.2.2 | conservation of mass | Yes | I can distinguish between chemical and physical changes in matter. | Matter | ||
14 | 2. Physical Science | 1. Matter | 2. Substances can undergo physical and chemical changes which may change the properties of the substance but do not change the total mass in a closed system. | 8.2.1.2.3 | particle model | Yes | I can use the particle model of matter to explain how mass is conserved during physical and chemical changes in a closed system. | Matter | ||
15 | 2. Physical Science | 1. Matter | 2. Substances can undergo physical and chemical changes which may change the properties of the substance but do not change the total mass in a closed system. | 8.2.1.2.4 | acid litmus paper salt base pH | Yes | I can recognize that acids are compounds whose properties include a sour taste, characteristic color changes with litmus and other acid/base indicators, and the tendency to react with bases to produce a salt and water. | Matter | ||
16 | 2. Physical Science | 3. Energy | 1. Waves involve the transfer of energy without the transfer of matter. | 8.2.3.1.1 | seismic wave energy | Yes | I can explain how seismic waves transfer energy through the layers of the Earth and across its surface. | Plate Tectonics | ||
17 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 1. The movement of tectonic plates results from interactions among the lithosphere, mantle, and core. | 8.3.1.1.1 | lithosphere mantle core | Yes | I can recognize that the Earth is composed of layers, and describe the properties of the layers, including the lithosphere, mantle and core. | Plate Tectonics | ||
18 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 1. The movement of tectonic plates results from interactions among the lithosphere, mantle, and core. | 8.3.1.1.2 | trench ridge | Yes | I can correlate the distribution of ocean trenches, mid-ocean ridges and mountain ranges to volcanic and seismic activity. | Plate Tectonics | ||
19 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 1. The movement of tectonic plates results from interactions among the lithosphere, mantle, and core. | 8.3.1.1.3 | tectonic plate | Yes | I can recognize that major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and mountain building, result from the slow movement of tectonic plates. | Plate Tectonics | ||
20 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 2. Landforms are the result of the combination of constructive and destructive processes. | 8.3.1.2.1 | deformation constructive process destructive weathering erosion deposition | Yes | I understand how landforms result from the processes of crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions, weathering, erosion and deposition of sediment. | Plate Tectonics | ||
21 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 2. Landforms are the result of the combination of constructive and destructive processes. | 8.3.1.2.2 | glacier kettle lake moraine | Yes | I undetstand the role of weathering, erosion and glacial activity in shaping Minnesota's current landscape. | Weathering and Erosion | ||
22 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 3. Rocks and rock formations indicate evidence of the materials and conditions that produced them. | 8.3.1.3.1 | sedimentary rock fossils relative age extinction | Yes | I can interpret successive layers of sedimentary rocks and their fossils to infer relative ages of rock sequences, past geologic events, changes in environmental conditions, and the appearance and extinction of life forms. | Geologic Time | ||
23 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 3. Rocks and rock formations indicate evidence of the materials and conditions that produced them. | 8.3.1.3.2 | hardness streak texture composition luster | Yes | I can classify and identify rocks and minerals using characteristics including, but not limited to, density, hardness and streak for minerals; and texture and composition for rocks. | Minerals/Rocks | ||
24 | 3. Earth Science | 1. Earth Structure and Processes | 3. Rocks and rock formations indicate evidence of the materials and conditions that produced them. | 8.3.1.3.3 | sedimentary rock metamorphic rock igneous rock | Yes | I can relate rock composition and texture to physical conditions at the time of formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock. | Rocks | ||
25 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 1. The sun is the principal external energy source for the Earth. | 8.3.2.1.1 | axis revolution radiation | Yes | I understand how the combination of the Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the sun causes the progression of seasons. | Astronomy | ||
26 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 1. The sun is the principal external energy source for the Earth. | 8.3.2.1.2 | climate | Yes | I can recognize that oceans have a major effect on global climate because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat. | Hydrology | ||
27 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 1. The sun is the principal external energy source for the Earth. | 8.3.2.1.3 | convection current conduction | Yes | I understand how heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and hydrosphere producing winds, ocean currents and the water cycle, as well as influencing global climate. | Hydrology/Meteorology | ||
28 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 2. Patterns of atmospheric movement influence global climate and local weather. | 8.3.2.2.1 | absorption particulate greenhouse effect | Yes | I can describe how the composition and structure of the Earth's atmosphere affects energy absorption, climate, and the distribution of particulates and gases. For example: Certain gases contribute to the greenhouse effect. | Meteorology | ||
29 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 2. Patterns of atmospheric movement influence global climate and local weather. | 8.3.2.2.2 | wind temperature humidity air pressure front atmospheric pressure | Yes | I can analyze changes in wind direction, temperature, humidity and air pressure and relate them to fronts and pressure systems. | Meteorology | ||
30 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 2. Patterns of atmospheric movement influence global climate and local weather. | 8.3.2.2.3 | regional global | Yes | I can relate global weather patterns to patterns in regional and local weather. | Meteorology | ||
31 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 3. Water, which covers the majority of the Earth’s surface, circulates through the crust, oceans and atmosphere in what is known as the water cycle. | 8.3.2.3.1 | reservoir | Yes | I can describe the location, composition and use of major water reservoirs on the Earth, and the transfer of water among them. | Hydrology | ||
32 | 3. Earth Science | 2. Interdepen-dence Within the Earth system | 3. Water, which covers the majority of the Earth’s surface, circulates through the crust, oceans and atmosphere in what is known as the water cycle. | 8.3.2.3.2 | water cycle purify dissolved waterborne disease | Yes | I understand how the water cycle distributes materials and purifies water. For example: Dissolved gases can change the chemical composition of substances on Earth. Another example: Waterborne disease. | Meteorology/Hydrology | ||
33 | 3. Earth Science | 3. The Universe | 1. The Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun seven other planets and their moons and smaller objects. | 8.3.3.1.1 | rotation, revolution, tides, eclipses | Yes | I understand that the sun is a medium sized star, one of billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and the closest star to Earth. | Astronomy | ||
34 | 3. Earth Science | 3. The Universe | 1. The Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun seven other planets and their moons and smaller objects. | 8.3.3.1.2 | Astronmimacal unit, mass, gravity, inertia | Yes | I can describe how gravity and inertia keep most objects in the solar system in regular and predictable motion. | Astronomy | ||
35 | 3. Earth Science | 3. The Universe | 1. The Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun seven other planets and their moons and smaller objects. | 8.3.3.1.3 | inertia, Newton's Laws, elipse | Yes | I can recognize that gravitational force exists between any two objects and describe how the masses of the objects and distance between them affect the force. | Astronomy | ||
36 | 3. Earth Science | 3. The Universe | 1. The Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun seven other planets and their moons and smaller objects. | 8.3.3.1.4 | light year, density, | Yes | I can compare and contrast the sizes, locations, and compositions of the planets and moons in our solar system. | Astronomy | ||
37 | 3. Earth Science | 3. The Universe | 1. The Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun seven other planets and their moons and smaller objects. | 8.3.3.1.5 | axis rotation revolution moon phases gibbous crescent eclipse | Yes | I understand the predictable motions of the Earth around its own axis and around the sun, and of the moon around the Earth, to explain day length, the phases of the moon, and eclipses. | Astronomy | ||
38 | 3. Earth Science | 4. Human Interactions with Earth Systems | 1. In order to maintain and improve their existence humans interact with and influence Earth systems. | 8.3.4.1.1 | Dam, levees, runoff, irrigation, canals | Yes | Recognize that land and water use practices affect natural processes and that natural processes interfere and interact with human systems. For example: Levees change the natural flooding process of a river. Another examgricultural runoff influences natural systems far from the source | Hydrology | ||
39 | 3. Earth Science | 4. Human Interactions with Earth Systems | 1. In order to maintain and improve their existence humans interact with and influence Earth systems. | 8.3.4.1.2 | Carbon footprint, smog, pollution, greenhouse gasses, global warming, global climate change | Yes | I understand that land and water use practices affect natural processes and that natural processes interfere and interact with human systems. For example: Levees change the natural flooding process of a river. Another example: Agricultural runoff influences natural systems far from the source | Hydrology/Weathering and Erosion | ||
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