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Physical Science
Content Standard 1Complex interrelationships exist between Earth’s structure and natural processes that over time are both constructive and destructive.Physical Science
Essential Questions 1. How do forces inside Earth and on the surface build, destroy, and change Earth’s crust? 2. How does Earth's surface change over time?Student Performance OutcomesGather, analyze, and communicate an evidence-based explanation for the complex interaction between Earth’s constructive and destructive forces.
Use a computer simulation for Earth’s changing crust.
Content Standard 2Water on Earth is distributed and circulated through oceans, glaciers, rivers, ground water, and the atmosphere.
Student Performance OutcomesGather and analyze data from a variety of print resources and investigations to account for local and world-wide water circulation and distribution patterns.
Use evidence to model how water is transferred throughout the earth.
Identify problems, and propose solutions related to water quality, circulation, and distribution – both locally and worldwide.
Identify the various causes and effects of water pollution in local and world water distributions.
Content Standard 3Earth’s natural resources provide the foundation for human society’s physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled.
Essential Questions1. What resources are found and used in our community?2. How can natural resources be identified and classified?3. How can we make responsible choices about the resources we use on a daily basis?
Student Performance OutcomesResearch and evaluate data and information to learn about the types and availability of various natural resources, and use this knowledge to make evidence-based decisions.
Identify and evaluate types and availability of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Use direct and indirect evidence to determine the types of resources and their applications used in communities.
Research and critically evaluate data and information about the advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels and alternative energy sources.
Life Science
Content Standard 1Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms, populations, and entire species.Life Science
Essential Questions1. How do ecosystem changes affect biodiversity?2. How does biodiversity contribute to an ecosystem’s equilibrium?3. What are the limiting factors in a species' survival?4. How does geographical location affect biodiversity?
Student Performance OutcomesInterpret and analyze data about changes in environmental conditions, such as climate change and populations, that support a claim describing why a specific population might be increasing or decreasing.
Develop, communicate, and justify an evidence-based explanation about how ecosystems interact with and impact the global environment.
Model equilibrium in an ecosystem, including basic inputs and outputs, to predict how a change to that ecosystem such as climate change might impact the organisms, populations, and species within it such as the removal of a top predator or introduction of a new species.
Examine, evaluate, question, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media to investigate how environmental conditions affect the survival of individual organisms.Content Standard 2Organisms interact with each other and their environment in various ways that create a flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem.Essential Questions1. How do different ecosystems cycle matter differently? 2. What “jobs’ do organisms do to facilitate the flow of energy and cycling of matter?Student Performance OutcomesDevelop, communicate, and justify an evidence based explanation about why are generally more producers than consumers in an ecosystemDesign a food web diagram to show the flow of energy through an ecosystem.Compare and contrast the flow of energy with the cycling of matter in ecosystems.
Earth Science
Content Standard 1Complex interrelationships exist between Earth’s structure and natural processes that over time are both constructive and destructive.Earth Science
Essential Questions 1. How do forces inside Earth and on the surface build, destroy, and change Earth’s crust? 2. How does Earth's surface change over time?Student Performance OutcomesGather, analyze, and communicate an evidence-based explanation for the complex interaction between Earth’s constructive and destructive forces.
Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence from text and other sources that explains the formation of Earth’s surface features.
Use a computer simulation for Earth’s changing crust.
Content Standard 2Water on Earth is distributed and circulated through oceans, glaciers, rivers, ground water, and the atmosphere.
Essential Questions1. How is water cycled on Earth?2. How does the lack or abundance of water impact human civilizations and populations?3. How do your daily decisions impact the quality of water in the water cycle?
Student Performance OutcomesGather and analyze data from a variety of print resources and investigations to account for local and world-wide water circulation and distribution patterns.
Use evidence to model how water is transferred throughout the earth.
Identify problems, and propose solutions related to water quality, circulation, and distribution – both locally and worldwide.
Identify the various causes and effects of water pollution in local and world water distributions.
Describe where water goes after it has been used in houses and buildings.
Content Standard 3Earth’s natural resources provide the foundation for human society’s physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled.
Essential Questions1. What resources are found and used in our community?2. How can natural resources be identified and classified?3. How can we make responsible choices about the resources we use on a daily basis?
Student Performance OutcomesResearch and evaluate data and information to learn about the types and availability of various natural resources, and use this knowledge to make evidence-based decisions.
Identify and evaluate types and availability of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Use direct and indirect evidence to determine the types of resources and their applications used in communities.
Research and critically evaluate data and information about the advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels and alternative energy sources.
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