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Core Ideas for Knowing Science
Core Ideas for Knowing Science
Life Science
L1: Organisms are organized on a cellular basis and have a finite life span.
E1: The composition of the Earth and its atmosphere and the natural and human processes occurring within them shape the Earth’s surface and its climate.
U1: Scientists explain phenomena using evidence obtained from observations and or scientific investigations. Evidence may lead to developing models and or theories to make sense of phenomena. As new evidence is discovered, models and theories can be revised.
Physics – P3: Changing the movement of an object requires a net force to be acting on it.
Motion & Stability – Forces & Interactions
HS.P3U1.6. Collect, analyze and interpret data regarding the change in motion of an object or system in one dimension, to construct an explanation using Newton’s Laws.
HS+Phy.P3U1.3. Develop a mathematical model, using Newton’s laws, to predict the motion of an object or system in two dimensions (projectile and circular motion).
HS+Phy.P3U1.4. Engage in argument from evidence regarding the claim that the total momentum of a system is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
Chemistry – P1: All matter in the Universe is made of very small particles.
Nuclear Processes and Applications of Chemistry
HS+C.P1U3.8. Engage in argument from evidence regarding the ethical, social, economic, and/or political benefits and liabilities of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
HS.P1U1.1. Develop and use models to explain the relationship of the structure of atoms to patterns and properties observed in the Periodic Table and describe how these models are revised with new evidence.
HS+C.P1U1.1. Develop and use models to demonstrate how changes in the number of subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, electrons) affect the identity, stability, and properties of the element.
HS.P1U1.2. Develop and use models for the transfer or sharing of electrons to predict the formation of ions, molecules, and compounds in both natural and synthetic processes.
HS+C.P1U1.5. Plan and carry out investigations to test predictions of the outcomes of various reactions, based on patterns of physical and chemical properties.
Physics – P4: The total amount of energy in a closed system is always the same but can be transferred from one energy store to another during an event.
Energy & Waves
HS.P4U1.10. Construct an explanation about the relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media, and their applications to modern technology.
HS.P4U1.8. Engage in argument from evidence that the net change of energy in a system is always equal to the total energy exchanged between the system and the surroundings.
HS.P4U3.9. Engage in argument from evidence regarding the ethical, social, economic, and/or political benefits and liabilities of energy usage and transfer.
HS+Phy.P2U1.1. Plan and carry out investigations to design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to demonstrate that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.
Earth and Space – E1: The composition of the Earth and its atmosphere and the natural and human processes occurring within them shape the Earth’s surface and its climate.
Earth’s Systems
HS.E1U1.13. Evaluate explanations and theories about the role of energy and matter in geologic changes over time.
HS+E.E1U1.6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information of the theory of plate tectonics to explain the differences in age, structure, and composition of Earth’s crust.
HS+E.E1U1.7. Engage in argument from evidence of ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to explain Earth’s formation and early history.
HS+E.E1U1.8. Develop and use models to illustrate how Earth's internal and surface processes operate over time to form, modify, and recycle continental and ocean floor features.
HS.E1U3.14. Engage in argument from evidence about the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, changes in climate, and human activity and how they influence each other.
HS+E.E1U3.11. Develop and use a quantitative model to illustrate the relationship among Earth systems and the degree to which those relationships are being modified due to human activity.
HS+E.E1U3.9. Construct an explanation, based on evidence, for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.
HS.E1U1.12. Develop and use models of the Earth that explains the role of energy and matter in Earth’s constantly changing internal and external systems (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere).
HS+E.E1U1.4. Analyze and interpret geoscience data to make the claim that dynamic interactions with Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
HS+E.E2U1.15. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information on how the nebular theory explains solar system formation with distinct regions characterized by different types of planetary and other bodies.
HS+E.E2U2.17. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate the impact of technology on human understanding of the formation, scale, and composition of the universe.
HS.E2U1.16. Construct an explanation of how gravitational forces impact the evolution of planetary motion, structure, surfaces, atmospheres, moons, and rings.
HS+B.L3U1.10. Use mathematics and computational thinking to explain the variation that occurs through meiosis and calculate the distribution of expressed traits in a population.
Life Science – L1: Organisms are organized on a cellular basis and have a finite life span.
Cells & Organisms
HS.L1U1.20. Ask questions and/or make predictions based on observations and evidence to demonstrate how cellular organization, structure, and function allow organisms to maintain homeostasis.
HS+B.L1U1.7. Develop and use models to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms (plant and animal).
Life Science – L2: Organisms require a supply of energy and materials for which they often depend on, or compete with, other organisms & L4: The unity and diversity of organisms, living and extinct, is the result of evolution.
Ecosystems
HS.L2U3.18. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate about the positive and negative ethical, social, economic, and political implications of human activity on the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
HS+B.L2U1.1. Develop a model showing the relationship between limiting factors and carrying capacity, and use the model to make predictions on how environmental changes impact biodiversity.
HS+B.L4U1.2. Engage in argument from evidence that changes in environmental conditions or human interventions may change species diversity in an ecosystem.
HS+B.L4U1.13. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate multiple lines of empirical evidence to explain the change in genetic composition of a population over successive generations.
Life Science – L1: Organisms are organized on a cellular basis and have a finite life span.
Cells and Organisms
HS.L1U1.22. Construct an explanation for how cellular division (mitosis) is the process by which organisms grow and maintain complex, interconnected systems.
HS.L1U3.23. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate the ethical, social, economic and/or political implications of the detection and treatment of abnormal cell function.
Life Science – L2: Organisms require a supply of energy and materials for which they often depend on, or compete with, other organisms.
Ecosystems
HS.L2U1.19. Develop and use models that show how changes in the transfer of matter and energy within an ecosystem and interactions between species may affect organisms and their environment.
HS+B.L2U1.3. Use mathematics and computational thinking to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy through trophic levels in an ecosystem.