SC.HS.11: Space Systems

SC.HS.11.1: Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence to defend that the universe changes over time.

SC.HS.11.1.A: Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the stages of stars, like the sun, and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun's core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation.

H-R Diagram
Nuclear Reactions

SC.HS.11.1.B: Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe.

Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law

SC.HS.11.1.C: Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, throughout their stellar stages, produce elements.

Nuclear Reactions

SC.HS.11.1.D: Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.

Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
Solar System Explorer

SC.HS.12: Weather and Climate

SC.HS.12.2: Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence to support that Earth's climate and weather are influenced by energy flow through Earth systems.

SC.HS.12.2.B: Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.

Greenhouse Effect - Metric

SC.HS.12.2.C: Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate and scale of global or regional climate changes.

Greenhouse Effect - Metric

SC.HS.13: Earth's Systems

SC.HS.13.3: Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence to defend the position that Earth's systems are interconnected and impact one another.

SC.HS.13.3.A: Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

Carbon Cycle

SC.HS.13.3.B: Develop a model based on evidence of Earth's interior to describe the cycling of matter.

Conduction and Convection
Plate Tectonics

SC.HS.13.3.D: Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and their effects on Earth materials, surface processes, and groundwater systems.

Erosion Rates
River Erosion
Rock Cycle
Water Cycle
Weathering

SC.HS.13.3.E: Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon and other nutrients among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere, today and in the geological past.

Carbon Cycle

SC.HS.14: History of Earth

SC.HS.14.4: Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence to interpret Earth's history.

SC.HS.14.4.C: Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate over time to form, modify, and recycle continental and ocean floor features.

Erosion Rates
Plate Tectonics
River Erosion
Weathering

SC.HS.15: Sustainability

SC.HS.15.5: Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence to describe the interactions between society, environment, and economy.

SC.HS.15.5.C: Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.

Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Pond Ecosystem
Water Pollution

SC.HS.15.5.D: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that increases positive impacts of human activities on natural systems.

GMOs and the Environment
Nitrogen Cycle

SC.HS.15.5.E: Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and tradeoffs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

Crumple Zones
GMOs and the Environment
Genetic Engineering
Nitrogen Cycle

SC.HS.15.5.F: Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and the degree to which those relationships are being modified due to human activity.

Carbon Cycle
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors