| Earth
and Space:
ES9/12-1
Understands basic features of the Earth
ES9/12-1-1
Understands heat and energy transfer in and out of the
atmosphere and its involvement in weather and climate
(e.g. radiation, conduction, convection/advection)
ES9/12-2
Understands basic Earth processes
ES9/12-2-1
Understands the concept of plate tectonics and the evidence
that supports it (including structural, geophysical and
paleontological evidence)
ES9/12-3
Understands essential ideas about the composition and
structure of the universe and the Earth’s place
in it.
ES9/12-3-1
Knows the ongoing processes involved in star formation
and destruction (e.g., stars condense out of clouds of
molecules of the lightest elements; nuclear fusion of
light elements into heavier ones occurs in the stars’
extremely hot, dense cores, releasing great amounts of
energy; some stars eventually explode, producing clouds
of material from which new stars and planets condense)
Life Science:
LS9/12-4
Knows about the diversity and unity that characterizes
life
LS9/12-4-1
Knows how DNA and protein sequences are used to infer
evolutionary relationships among organisms and to classify
organisms.
LS9/12-5
Understands the genetic basis for the transfer of biological
characteristics from one generation to the next
LS9/12-5-1
Understands Mendel’s laws of heredity (e.g., segregation
and independent assortment)
LS9/12-6
Knows the general structure and functions of cells in
organisms.
LS9/12-6-1
Understands the process of cell division (e.g., mitosis
and meiosis) and cell differentiation
LS9/12-7
Understands how species depend on one another and on the
environment for survival.
LS9/12-7-1
Knows ways in which humans can alter the equilibrium in
ecosystems, causing effects (e.g., human population growth,
technology, and consumption; human destruction of habitats
through direct harvesting, pollution, and atmospheric
changes)
LS9/12-8
Understands the cycling of matter and flow of energy through
the living environment
LS9/12-8-1
Knows that as matter and energy flow through different
levels of organization in living systems and between living
systems and the physical environment, chemical elements
(e.g., carbon, nitrogen) are recombined in different ways.
Physical Science:
PS9/12-9
Understands basic concepts about the structure and properties
of matter
PS9/12-9-1
Uses chemical formulas and balanced equations to quantify
relationships between reactants and products in chemical
reactions (e.g., synthesis, decomposition, replacement,
combustion) and to predict the products of a reaction
PS9/12-10
Understands energy types, sources, and conversions, and
their relationship to heat and temperature
PS9/12-10-1
Understands the distinction between kinetic and potential
energy
PS9/12-11
Understands motion and the principles that explain it
PS9/12-11-1
Knows that laws of motion can be used to determine the
effects of forces on the motion of objects. (e.g., objects
change their motion only when a net force is applied;
whenever one object exerts force on another, a force equal
in magnitude and opposite in direction is exerted on the
first object; the magnitude of the change in motion can
be calculated using the relationship F=ma, which is independent
of the nature of force)
PS9/12-12
Knows the kinds of forces that exist between objects and
within atoms
PS9/12-12-1
Understands general concepts related to gravitational
force (e.g., every object exerts gravitational force on
every other object; this force depends on the mass of
the objects and their distance from one another)
PS9/12-13
Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
PS9/12-13-1
Designs and conducts scientific investigations (i.e.,
formulates testable hypothesis; identifies and clarifies
the method, controls, and variables; organizes, displays,
and analyzes data; revises methods, explanations, and
hypotheses; presents the results; and receives critical
responses from others)
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