Science and
Technology/Engineering

Describe the relationship between potential and kinetic energy

Use evidence from investigation to describe how energy is transferred/transformed

Model thermal energy transfer by convection, conduction and radiation

Using an understanding of thermal energy transfer, design a system that minimizes/maximizes thermal energy transfer

Use evidence to describe that fields exist, including gravitational, magnetic and electrical fields

Use a model to describe how matter and energy are transferred in an ecosystem, including photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and relationships between producers, consumers and decomposers 

Describe how relationships among and between organisms in an ecosystem can be competitive, predatory, parasitic, and mutually beneficial 

Use a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water

Provide evidence that disruptions to an ecosystem can cause changes to all of its populations

Provide evidence that disruptions to an ecosystem can cause changes to all of its populations

Describe how human activity may negatively impact and ecosystem, and how human activity and technology can mitigate the human impact on natural resources