3: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the atmosphere.
3.05: Examine evidence that atmospheric properties can be studied to predict atmospheric conditions and weather hazards:
3.05.g: Hurricanes.
Hurricane Motion
3.06: Assess the use of technology in studying atmospheric phenomena and weather hazards:
3.06.b: Weather maps.
Hurricane Motion
Weather Maps
3.06.c: Predicting.
Hurricane Motion
4: The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the complementary nature of the human body system.
4.01: Analyze how human body systems interact to provide for the needs of the human organism:
4.01.b: Cardiovascular.
Circulatory System
Digestive System
4.01.c: Endocrine and Nervous.
Digestive System
Human Homeostasis
4.01.d: Digestive and Circulatory.
Circulatory System
Digestive System
4.01.e: Excretory.
Digestive System
4.01.i: Nervous system.
Human Homeostasis
4.03: Explain how the structure of an organ is adapted to perform specific functions within one or more systems.
4.03.b: Heart.
Circulatory System
4.03.e: Stomach.
Digestive System
4.04: Evaluate how systems in the human body help regulate the internal environment.
Human Homeostasis
4.08: Explain how understanding human body systems can help make informed decisions regarding health.
Human Homeostasis
5: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of heredity and genetics.
5.01: Explain the significance of genes to inherited characteristics:
5.01.a: Genes are the units of information.
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
5.01.b: Parents transmit genes to their offspring.
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
5.02: Explain the significance of reproduction:
5.02.b: Potential variation among offspring.
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
5.03: Identify examples and patterns of human genetic traits:
5.03.a: Dominant and recessive.
Inheritance
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
5.04: Analyze the role of probability in the study of heredity:
5.04.a: Role of each parent in transfer of genetic traits.
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
5.06: Evaluate evidence that human characteristics are a product of:
5.06.a: Inheritance.
Inheritance
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
5.06.b: Environmental factors, and
Inheritance
6: The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of motion and forces.
6.03: Evaluate motion in terms of Newton's Laws:
6.03.a: The force of friction retards motion.
Force and Fan Carts
6.03.b: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Force and Fan Carts
6.03.c: The greater the force, the greater the change in motion.
Force and Fan Carts
6.03.e: A moving object that is not subjected to a force will continue to move at a constant speed in a straight line
Force and Fan Carts
6.03.f: An object at rest will remain at rest.
Force and Fan Carts
6.04: Analyze that an object’s motion is always judged relative to some other object or point.
Free Fall Tower
Free-Fall Laboratory
6.05: Describe and measure quantities that characterize moving objects and their interactions within a system:
6.05.a: Time.
Golf Range
Shoot the Monkey
6.05.b: Distance.
Free Fall Tower
Free-Fall Laboratory
6.05.e: Velocity.
Golf Range
Shoot the Monkey
6.05.f: Center of mass.
2D Collisions
6.05.g: Acceleration.
Free Fall Tower
Free-Fall Laboratory
Golf Range
Shoot the Monkey
Correlation last revised: 1/20/2017