Curriculum Framework
LS.2.8.1: Illustrate the hierarchical relationships of cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms
Circulatory System
Digestive System
Pollination: Flower to Fruit
LS.2.8.2: Identify different types of single-celled organisms:
LS.2.8.2.a: protists
LS.2.8.6: Compare and contrast characteristics of unicellular organisms and multi-cellular organisms
LS.3.8.1: Identify and explain why inherited characteristics of living things depend on genes
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.3.8.2: Differentiate between dominant and recessive traits
Inheritance
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.3.8.4: Differentiate among observed inherited traits and acquired traits of plants and animals
LS.3.8.5: Interpret simple genetic crosses using Punnett Squares
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.3.8.6: Predict patterns that emerge from simple genetic crosses
LS.3.8.7: Conduct investigations demonstrating that the phenotype of a genetic trait is the result of genotype
Chicken Genetics
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.3.8.8: Explain how genetic variation within a species is a result of dominant traits and recessive traits
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.3.8.11: Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to genetics
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.3.8.13: Identify basic ideas related to biological evolution:
LS.3.8.13.b: variations within species
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
LS.3.8.13.c: adaptations
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
LS.3.8.13.d: natural selection
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
LS.3.8.14: Explain that the fossil record provides evidence of life forms' appearance, diversification, and extinction
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
LS.3.8.15: Explain the process of natural selection
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
LS.3.8.16: Identify genetic traits that make organisms more likely to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
LS.3.8.17: Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to natural selection and the fossil record
LS.4.8.1: Analyze the effect of changes in environmental conditions on the survival of individual organisms and entire species
Natural Selection
Rabbit Population by Season
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
PS.5.8.2: Explain the structure of atoms
PS.5.8.3: Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom
PS.5.8.4: Create atomic models of common elements
PS.6.8.1: Model how motion and forces change Earth's surface:
PS.6.8.1.a: compression
PS.6.8.1.b: tension
PS.6.8.2: Conduct investigations demonstrating the field force (lines of force) in magnetic fields
PS.6.8.4: Analyze and compare the relationship between electricity and magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetic Induction
PS.7.8.1: Construct open and closed electrical circuits:
PS.7.8.1.a: series circuits
PS.7.8.1.b: parallel circuits
PS.7.8.2: Describe and diagram open and closed series and parallel circuits
Advanced Circuits
Circuit Builder
Circuits
PS.7.8.3: Compare and contrast open and closed series circuits and parallel circuits
Advanced Circuits
Circuit Builder
Circuits
PS.7.8.4: Conduct investigations demonstrating the characteristics of a wave:
PS.7.8.4.a: wavelength
PS.7.8.4.b: frequency
PS.7.8.4.c: speed
PS.7.8.4.d: amplitude
PS.7.8.5: Conduct investigations of longitudinal and transverse waves to determine how they are different
PS.7.8.6: Explain how energy is transferred through waves:
PS.7.8.6.a: seismic waves
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
PS.7.8.6.d: electromagnetic waves
PS.7.8.8: Differentiate among reflection, refraction, and absorption of various types of waves
Heat Absorption
Radiation
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Refraction
PS.7.8.12: Conduct investigations demonstrating the separation of white light into its spectrum using refraction
PS.7.8.13: Compare ways to transfer information:
PS.7.8.13.b: light
ESS.8.8.1: Analyze the causes and predict the consequences of global warming on the following:
ESS.8.8.1.a: weather
ESS.8.8.4: Synthesize and model the result of both constructive and destructive forces on land forms:
ESS.8.8.4.d: crustal deformation
ESS.8.8.7: Use topographic maps to identify surface features of Earth
Building Topographic Maps
Reading Topographic Maps
ESS.8.8.8: Demonstrate an understanding of the agents of erosion:
ESS.8.8.8.e: animals, including humans
ESS.8.8.20: Conduct investigations on soil permeability
ESS.9.8.1: Explain processes that have changed Earth’s surface that have resulted from sudden events (e.g., earthquakes and volcanoes) and gradual changes (e.g., uplift, erosion, and weathering)
ESS.10.8.1: Summarize the effects of gravity on bodies in space
ESS.10.8.2: Identify variables that affect the amount of gravitational force between two objects:
ESS.10.8.2.a: mass of the objects
ESS.10.8.2.b: distance between the objects
ESS.10.8.3: Relate the effects of the moon’s gravitational force on Earth’s ocean tides
ESS.10.8.4: Identify the causes of the following:
ESS.10.8.4.a: high tides
ESS.10.8.4.b: low tides
ESS.10.8.4.c: spring tides
ESS.10.8.4.d: neap tides
ESS.10.8.9: Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to gravity, galaxies, and the universe
Correlation last revised: 5/8/2018