Academic Standards
3.1.8.C1: Natural Selection
3.1.8.C1.1: Explain how reproductive success coupled with advantageous traits over many generations contributes to natural selection.
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric
3.2.8.A3: Matter & Energy
3.2.8.A3.1: Explain how changes in matter are accompanied by changes in energy.
Chemical Changes
Phase Changes
3.2.8.B1: Force & Motion of Particles and Rigid Bodies
3.2.8.B1.1: Explain how inertia is a measure of an object’s mass.
3.2.8.B1.2: Explain how momentum is related to the forces acting on an object.
3.2.8.B2: Energy Storage and Transformations: Conservation Laws
3.2.8.B2.1: Identify situations where kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy, and vice versa.
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Sled Wars
3.3.8.A1: Earth Features and the Processes that Change It
3.3.8.A1.1: Distinguish between physical and chemical weathering.
3.3.8.A1.2: Compare and contrast the types of energy that drive Earth’s systems.
Cell Energy Cycle
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Pond Ecosystem
Water Cycle
3.3.8.A4: Water
3.3.8.A4.1: Explain how the oceans form one interconnected circulation system powered by wind, tides, the Earth’s rotation, and water density differences.
3.3.8.A5: Weather and Climate
3.3.8.A5.1: Explain how the curvature of the earth contributes to climate.
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
3.3.8.A6: Unifying Themes
3.3.8.A6.1: Explain changes in earth systems in terms of energy transformation and transport.
Calorimetry Lab
Cell Energy Cycle
Food Chain
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Pond Ecosystem
Radiation
Water Cycle
3.4.8.A1: Characteristics Of Technology
3.4.8.A1.1: Analyze the development of technology based on affordability or urgency.
3.4.8.C1: Design Attributes
3.4.8.C1.1: Evaluate the criteria and constraints of a design.
3.4.8.D1: Applying the Design Process
3.4.8.D1.1: Test and evaluate the solutions for a design problem.
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020