Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
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MD.1.Skills And Processes: The student will demonstrate ways of thinking and acting inherent in the practice of science. The student will use the language and instruments of science to collect, organize, interpret, calculate, and communicate information.
Skills And Processes: The student will demonstrate ways of thinking and acting inherent in the practice of science. The student will use the language and instruments of science to collect, organize, interpret, calculate, and communicate information.
1.2. The student will pose scientific questions and suggest investigative approaches to provide answers to questions.
1.2.5. The student will select appropriate instruments and materials to conduct an investigation.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The science of biology
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Chemistry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Physics
1.2.6. The student will identify appropriate methods for conducting an investigation (independent and dependent variables, proper controls, repeat trials, appropriate sample size, etc.).
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The science of biology
1.3. The student will carry out scientific investigations effectively and employ the instruments, systems of measurement, and materials of science appropriately.
1.3.1. The student will develop and demonstrate skills in using lab and field equipment to perform investigative techniques. (NTB)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The science of biology
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Chemistry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Physics
1.3.2. The student will recognize safe laboratory procedures.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations/Scientific Method
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations/scientific method
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The science of biology
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Chemistry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Physics
1.3.3. The student will demonstrate safe handling of the chemicals and materials of science. (NTB)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations/scientific method
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations/Scientific Method
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The science of biology
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Chemistry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Physics
1.3.4. The student will learn the use of new instruments and equipment by following instructions in a manual or from oral direction. (NTB)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The science of biology
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Chemistry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Physics
1.4. The student will demonstrate that data analysis is a vital aspect of the process of scientific inquiry and communication.
1.4.5. The student will check graphs to determine that they do not misrepresent results.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set II
1.5. The student will use appropriate methods for communicating in writing and orally the processes and results of scientific investigation.
1.5.7. The student will use, explain, and/or construct various classification systems.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
MD.2.Concepts Of Earth/Space Science: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) to explain the physical behavior of the environment, Earth, and the universe.
Concepts Of Earth/Space Science: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) to explain the physical behavior of the environment, Earth, and the universe.
2.1. The student will identify and describe techniques used to investigate the universe and Earth.
2.1.2. The student will describe the purpose and advantage of current tools, delivery systems and techniques used to study the atmosphere, land and water on Earth.
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab investigations/scientific method
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Lab Investigations/Scientific Method
2.2. The student will describe and apply the concept of natural forces and apply them to the study of Earth/Space Science.
2.2.1. The student will explain the role of forces in the formation and operation of the universe.
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The History of Earth
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Sun-Earth-Moon System
2.2.2. The student will explain the role and interaction of revolution, rotation and gravity on the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
Vocabulary Terms The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Sun-Earth-Moon System
2.3. The student will explain how the transfer of energy and matter affect Earth systems.
2.3.2. The student will explain how global conditions are affected when natural and human-induced change alter the transfer of energy and matter.
Vocabulary Terms Climate
Vocabulary Terms Oceans
Vocabulary Terms The Atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oceans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Atmosphere
2.4. The student will analyze the dynamic nature of the geosphere.
2.4.1. The student will compare the origin and structure of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
Vocabulary Terms Rocks - Set I
Vocabulary Terms Rocks - Set II
Vocabulary Terms The Rock Cycle
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Rock Cycle
2.4.2. The student will explain how the transfer of energy drives the rock cycle.
Vocabulary Terms The Rock Cycle
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Rock Cycle
2.4.3. The student will explain changes in Earth's surface using plate tectonics.
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
2.5. The student will investigate methods that geologists use to determine the history of Earth.
2.5.1. The student will apply geologic principles used to date Earth's geologic and biologic events.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Fossils I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Fossils II
2.5.2. The student will compare events in Earth's history that have been grouped according to similarities.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The History of Earth
MD.3.Concepts Of Biology: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) and major biological concepts to explain the uniqueness and interdependence of living organisms, their interactions with the enviro
Concepts Of Biology: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) and major biological concepts to explain the uniqueness and interdependence of living organisms, their interactions with the enviro
3.1. The student will be able to explain the correlation between the structure and function of biologically important molecules and their relationship to cell processes.
3.1.1. The student will be able to describe the unique characteristics of chemical substances and macromolecules utilized by living systems.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell processes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
3.3. The student will analyze how traits are inherited and passed on from one generation to another.
3.3.1. The student will demonstrate that the sorting and recombination of genes during sexual reproduction has an effect on variation in offspring.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
3.3.2. The student will illustrate and explain how expressed traits are passed from parent to offspring.
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
3.3.3. The student will explain how a genetic trait is determined by the code in a DNA molecule.
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
3.3.4. The student will interpret how the effects of DNA alteration can be beneficial or harmful to the individual, society, and/or the environment.
Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
3.4. The student will explain the mechanism of evolutionary change.
3.4.1. The student will explain how new traits may result from new combinations of existing genes or from mutations of genes in reproductive cells within a population.
Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
3.5. The student will investigate the interdependence of diverse living organisms and their interactions with the components of the biosphere.
3.5.4. The student will illustrate how all organisms are part of and depend on two major global food webs that are positively or negatively influenced by human activity and technology.
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
MD.4.Concepts Of Chemistry: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) to explain composition and interactions of matter in the world in which we live.
Concepts Of Chemistry: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) to explain composition and interactions of matter in the world in which we live.
4.1. The student will explain that atoms have structure and this structure serves as the basis for the properties of elements and the bonds that they form.
4.1.1. The student will analyze the structure of the atom and describe the characteristics of the particles found there.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atomic Structure - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atomic Structure - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Magnetism
4.1.2. The student will demonstrate that the arrangement and number of electrons and the properties of elements repeat in a periodic manner illustrated by their arrangement in the periodic table.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements - Set II
4.1.3. The student will explain how atoms interact with other atoms through the transfer and sharing of electrons in the formation of chemical bonds.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Organic Chemistry
4.2. The student will explain how the properties of compounds are related to the arrangement and type of atoms they contain.
4.2.2. The student will explain why organic compounds are so numerous and diverse.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Organic Chemistry
4.2.4. The student will differentiate among acids, bases, and salts based on their properties.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Acids, Bases and Salts
4.3. The student will apply the basic concepts of thermodynamics (thermochemistry) to phases of matter and phase and chemical changes.
4.3.1. The student will explain that thermal energy in a material consists of the ordered and disordered motions of its colliding particles.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thermodynamics
4.3.2. The student will describe observed changes in pressure, volume, or temperature of a sample in terms of macroscopic changes and the behavior of particles.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thermodynamics
4.3.3. The student will explain why the interactions among particles involve a change in the energy system.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thermodynamics
4.4. The student will explain how and why substances are represented by formulas.
4.4.1. The student will illustrate that substances can be represented by formulas.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Measurements and Calculations
4.4.2. The student will show that chemical reactions can be represented by symbolic or word equations that specify all reactants and products involved.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
4.5. The student will explain that matter undergoes transformations, resulting in products that are different from the reactants.
4.5.1. The student will describe the general types of chemical reactions.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oxidation, Reduction and Electrochemistry
4.5.2. The student will balance simple equations (not to include redox reactions).
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Equations
4.5.3. The student will demonstrate that adjusting quantities of reactants may affect the amounts of products formed.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Equations
4.5.4. The student will recognize that chemical reactions occur at different speeds.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
MD.5.Concepts Of Physics: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) to explain and predict the outcome of certain interactions which occur between matter and energy.
Concepts Of Physics: The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) to explain and predict the outcome of certain interactions which occur between matter and energy.
5.1. The student will know and apply the laws of mechanics to explain the behavior of the physical world.
5.1.2. The student will use algebraic and geometric concepts to qualitatively and quantitatively describe an object's motion.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rotational Motion/Universal Gravitation
5.1.3. The student will analyze and explain how Newton's Laws describe changes in an object's motion.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Momentum and Collisions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties of Matter
5.1.4. The student will analyze the behavior of forces.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Laws of Motion - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mechanics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Momentum and Collisions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rotational Motion/Universal Gravitation
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Work and Energy
5.2. The student will know and apply the laws of electricity and magnetism and explain their significant role in nature and technology.
5.2.2. The student will describe the sources and effects of electric and magnetic fields.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electromagnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Magnetism
5.3. The student will recognize and relate the laws of thermodynamics to practical applications.
5.3.1. The student will relate thermodynamics to the balance of energy in a system.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thermodynamics
5.4. The student will explain and demonstrate how vibrations and waves provide a model for our understanding of various physical phenomena.
5.4.2. The student will describe wave characteristics using both diagrams and calculations.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Vibrations and Waves
5.5. The student will investigate certain topics in modern physics.
5.5.2. The student will qualitatively explain the processes associated with nuclear energy and its applications.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nuclear Chemistry
MD.6.Environmental Science: The student will demonstrate the ability to use the scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) and major environmental science concepts to understand interrelationships of the natural world and to analyze environmental i
Environmental Science: The student will demonstrate the ability to use the scientific skills and processes (Core Learning Goal 1) and major environmental science concepts to understand interrelationships of the natural world and to analyze environmental i
6.1. The student will explain how matter and energy move through the biosphere (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and organisms).
6.1.1. The student will demonstrate that matter cycles through and between living systems and the physical environment constantly being recombined in different ways (At least - nitrogen cycle; carbon cycle; phosphorus cycle (rock/mineral); hydrologic cycle).
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Vocabulary Terms Weather I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Weather I
6.1.2. The student will analyze how the transfer of energy between atmosphere, land masses and oceans results in areas of different temperatures and densities that produce weather patterns and establish climate zones around the earth (At least - differential hea
Vocabulary Terms Climate
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Vocabulary Terms Oceans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oceans
6.2. The student will investigate the interdependence of organisms within their biotic environment.
6.2.1. The student will explain how organisms are linked by the transfer and transformation of matter and energy at the ecosystem level (At least - Photosynthesis/respiration; Producers, consumers, decomposers; Trophic levels; Pyramid of energy/pyramid of biomas
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell processes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and respiration
6.2.2. The student will explain why interrelationships & interdependencies of organisms contribute to the dynamics of ecosystems (At least - Interspecific and intraspecific competition; Niche; Cycling of materials among organisms; Equilibrium/cyclic fluctuations
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
6.2.4. The student will provide examples and evidence showing that natural selection leads to organisms that are well suited for survival in particular environments (At least - coevolutionary relationships, e.g. symbiotic relationships; variation within a specie
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
6.3. The student will analyze the relationships between humans and the earth's resources.
6.3.1. The student will evaluate the interrelationship between humans and air quality (At least - ozone; greenhouse gases; volatile organic compounds (smog); acid rain; indoor air; human health).
Vocabulary Terms Climate
Vocabulary Terms The Atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Atmosphere
6.3.2. The student will evaluate the interrelationship between humans and water quality and quantity (At least - fresh water supply; point source/nonpoint source pollution; waste water treatment; thermal pollution; Chesapeake Bay and its watershed; eutrophicatio
Vocabulary Terms Oceans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Groundwater Resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oceans
MD.RST.Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Craft and Structure
WHST4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RST.11-12.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11-12 texts and topics.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Measurements and Calculations
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