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MN.11.13.Reading Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Reading Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Craft and Structure
11.13.4.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, equations, graphical representations, tabular representations, 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 topic
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Multimedia Lesson Mitosis
Multimedia Lesson Osmosis and Diffusion: Cell Transport
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Rocks
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Multimedia Lesson Work, Power & Simple Machines
Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell
Interactive/Simulation Biomes
Interactive/Simulation Cardiovascular System
Interactive/Simulation Cellular Respiration
Interactive/Simulation Chromosome and DNA Structure
Interactive/Simulation Circuit
Interactive/Simulation Digestive System
Interactive/Simulation Earth's Interior
Interactive/Simulation Earthquake and Seismogram
Interactive/Simulation Electromagnetic Spectrum
Interactive/Simulation Euglena
Interactive/Simulation Excretory System
Interactive/Simulation From DNA to Protein
Interactive/Simulation History of Electricity
Interactive/Simulation Longitudinal Waves
Interactive/Simulation Nervous System
Interactive/Simulation Paramecium
Interactive/Simulation Photosynthesis
Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell
Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Lenses
Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Mirrors
Interactive/Simulation Respiratory System
Interactive/Simulation Rock Cycle
Interactive/Simulation Simple Machines
Interactive/Simulation Soil Profile
Interactive/Simulation States of Matter
Interactive/Simulation The Endocrine System
Interactive/Simulation The Immune System
Interactive/Simulation The Male Reproductive System
Interactive/Simulation The Skin
Interactive/Simulation The Solar System
Interactive/Simulation The Sun
Interactive/Simulation Tones and Overtones
Interactive/Simulation Transmission of Light
Interactive/Simulation Types of Joints
Interactive/Simulation Types of Muscles
Interactive/Simulation Types of Volcanoes
Interactive/Simulation Wave Interactions
Virtual Lab Energy Transformation
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Presentations Balancing Equations
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Energy Pyramid
Presentations Food Chains
Presentations Heart Health
Presentations Motion
Flip Charts Nutrition
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Flip Charts Science: Human Body
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Vocabulary Terms Mitosis
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Vocabulary Terms Rocks
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
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 Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Measurements and Calculations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thermodynamics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
11.13.8.8. Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Multimedia Lesson Rocks
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator
Virtual Lab Mineral Identification
Virtual Lab Rock Identification
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Virtual Lab Topographic Maps
Virtual Lab Volcano Simulator
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Vocabulary Terms Rocks
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
11.13.9.9. Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Nerve Conduction
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
MN.11.14.Writing Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Writing Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Text Types and Purposes
11.14.1.1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
11.14.1.1.e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
11.14.2.2. Write informative/explanatory texts, as they apply to each discipline and reporting format, including the narration of historical events, of scientific procedures/ experiments, or description of technical processes.
11.14.2.2.a. Introduce a topic and organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell
Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell
Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Topographic Maps
Presentations Making a Pedigree
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
11.14.2.2.b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant, credible, sufficient, and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
11.14.2.2.c. Use varied transitions and sentence structures to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
11.14.2.2.d. Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic; convey a knowledgeable stance in a style that responds to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise o
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Multimedia Lesson Mitosis
Multimedia Lesson Osmosis and Diffusion: Cell Transport
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Rocks
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Multimedia Lesson Work, Power & Simple Machines
Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell
Interactive/Simulation Biomes
Interactive/Simulation Cardiovascular System
Interactive/Simulation Cellular Respiration
Interactive/Simulation Chromosome and DNA Structure
Interactive/Simulation Circuit
Interactive/Simulation Digestive System
Interactive/Simulation Earth's Interior
Interactive/Simulation Earthquake and Seismogram
Interactive/Simulation Electromagnetic Spectrum
Interactive/Simulation Euglena
Interactive/Simulation Excretory System
Interactive/Simulation From DNA to Protein
Interactive/Simulation History of Electricity
Interactive/Simulation Longitudinal Waves
Interactive/Simulation Nervous System
Interactive/Simulation Paramecium
Interactive/Simulation Photosynthesis
Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell
Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Lenses
Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Mirrors
Interactive/Simulation Respiratory System
Interactive/Simulation Rock Cycle
Interactive/Simulation Simple Machines
Interactive/Simulation Soil Profile
Interactive/Simulation States of Matter
Interactive/Simulation The Endocrine System
Interactive/Simulation The Immune System
Interactive/Simulation The Male Reproductive System
Interactive/Simulation The Skin
Interactive/Simulation The Solar System
Interactive/Simulation The Sun
Interactive/Simulation Tones and Overtones
Interactive/Simulation Transmission of Light
Interactive/Simulation Types of Joints
Interactive/Simulation Types of Muscles
Interactive/Simulation Types of Volcanoes
Interactive/Simulation Wave Interactions
Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Vocabulary Terms Mitosis
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Vocabulary Terms Rocks
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
11.14.2.2.e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
11.14.2.2.f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation provided (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Production and Distribution of Writing
11.14.4.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to discipline, task, purpose, and audience.
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Nerve Conduction
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
11.14.6.6. Use technology, including, but not limited to, the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products and multi-media texts in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
MN.9.1.The Nature of Science and Engineering
The Nature of Science and Engineering
9.1.1. The Practice of Science
9.1.1.1. The student will understand that science is a way of knowing about the natural world that is characterized by empirical criteria, logical argument and skeptical review.
9.1.1.1.2. Understand that scientists conduct investigations for a variety of reasons: to discover new aspects of the natural world, to explain recently observed phenomena, to test the conclusions of prior investigations, or to test the predictions of current theori
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Multimedia Lesson Osmosis and Diffusion: Cell Transport
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Multimedia Lesson Work, Power & Simple Machines
Virtual Lab Blood Typing
Virtual Lab Circuit Building
Virtual Lab Comparing Algae & Protozoa
Virtual Lab Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
Virtual Lab Earth's Seasons
Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator
Virtual Lab Evidence of Chemical Reactions
Virtual Lab Exploring Pulleys
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Virtual Lab Forces and Motion
Virtual Lab Infection and Inflammation
Virtual Lab Mendel's Pea Plant Experiments
Virtual Lab Mineral Identification
Virtual Lab Mirrors and Lenses
Virtual Lab Moon Phases, Eclipses and Tides
Virtual Lab Nerve Conduction
Virtual Lab Viewing Osmosis in Action
Virtual Lab Volcano Simulator
Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
9.1.1.1.3. Explain how the traditions and norms of science define the bounds of professional scientific practice and reveal instances of scientific error or misconduct.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Earth Science
9.1.1.1.6. Describe how changes in scientific knowledge generally occur in incremental steps that include and build on earlier knowledge.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Models of the Atom
Presentations The Polar Zone
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
9.1.1.1.7. Explain how scientific and technological innovations - as well as new evidence - can challenge portions of, or entire accepted theories and models including, but not limited to: cell theory, atomic theory, theory of evolution, plate tectonic theory, germ
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Interactive/Simulation History of Electricity
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Classification
Presentations Continental Drift
Presentations Discovering Cells
Presentations Electric Current
Presentations Gregor Mendel
Presentations Missions to the Moon
Presentations Models of the Atom
Presentations Newton`s Laws
Presentations Pluto
Presentations Six Kingdoms Overview
Presentations The Periodic Table of Elements
Presentations The Polar Zone
Presentations The Temperate Zone
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Introduction to cells
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Introduction to cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
9.1.3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Society
9.1.3.1. The student will understand that natural and designed systems are made up of components that act within a system and interact with other systems.
9.1.3.1.1. Describe a system, including specifications of boundaries and subsystems, relationships to other systems, and identification of inputs and expected outputs.
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Presentations Cardiovascular System - Transporting Fuel and Waste
Presentations Connection between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Digestive System - Fuel from Food
Presentations Disease and the Body's Defense
Presentations Endocrine System
Presentations Excretory System - Transporting Waste
Presentations Muscular System
Presentations Nervous System
Presentations Process of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Process of Digestion
Presentations Respiratory System - The Need for Oxygen
Presentations Skeletal System
Presentations Skin - Physical Protection
Presentations Systems Working Together
Presentations The Immune Response
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
9.1.3.1.2. Identify properties of a system that are different from those of its parts but appear because of the interaction of those parts.
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Interactive/Simulation Cardiovascular System
Interactive/Simulation Digestive System
Interactive/Simulation Excretory System
Interactive/Simulation Respiratory System
Interactive/Simulation The Immune System
Interactive/Simulation The Male Reproductive System
Interactive/Simulation The Skin
Virtual Lab Infection and Inflammation
Presentations Body Organization
Presentations Cardiovascular System - Transporting Fuel and Waste
Presentations Connection between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Digestive System - Fuel from Food
Presentations Disease and the Body's Defense
Presentations Endocrine System
Presentations Excretory System - Transporting Waste
Presentations Muscular System
Presentations Nervous System
Presentations Process of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Process of Digestion
Presentations Reproduction--Continuing the Species
Presentations Respiratory System - The Need for Oxygen
Presentations Skeletal System
Presentations Skin - Physical Protection
Presentations Systems Working Together
Presentations The Immune Response
Flip Charts Bones, Muscles & Skin
Flip Charts Science: Human Body
Flip Charts The Circulatory System
Flip Charts The Digestive System
Flip Charts The Endocrine System
Flip Charts The Excretory System
Flip Charts The Immune System
Flip Charts The Nervous System
Flip Charts The Reproductive System
Flip Charts The Respiratory System
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
9.1.3.1.3. Describe how positive and/or negative feedback occur in systems.
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Virtual Lab Nerve Conduction
Presentations Body Organization
Presentations Cardiovascular System - Transporting Fuel and Waste
Presentations Connection between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Digestive System - Fuel from Food
Presentations Disease and the Body's Defense
Presentations Endocrine System
Presentations Excretory System - Transporting Waste
Presentations Muscular System
Presentations Nervous System
Presentations Process of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Process of Digestion
Presentations Respiratory System - The Need for Oxygen
Presentations Skeletal System
Presentations Skin - Physical Protection
Presentations Systems Working Together
Presentations The Immune Response
Flip Charts Science: Human Body
Flip Charts The Excretory System
Vocabulary Terms Human biology I
Vocabulary Terms Human biology II
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Human biology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Human biology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
9.1.3.3. The student will understand that science and engineering operate in the context of society and both influence and are influenced by this context.
9.1.3.3.1. Describe how values and constraints affect science and engineering.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Science of Earth Science
9.1.3.4. The student will understand that science, technology, engineering and mathematics rely on each other to enhance knowledge and understanding.
9.1.3.4.1. Describe how technological problems and advances often create a demand for new scientific knowledge, improved mathematics and new technologies.
Flip Charts Gene Technology
9.1.3.4.2. Determine and use appropriate safety procedures, tools, computers and measurement instruments in science and engineering contexts.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Virtual Lab Circuit Building
Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting
Presentations The Tropical Zone
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
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
9.1.3.4.3. Select and use appropriate numeric, symbolic, pictorial, or graphical representation to communicate scientific ideas, procedures and experimental results.
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell
Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell
Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Topographic Maps
Presentations Making a Pedigree
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
9.1.3.4.5. Demonstrate how unit consistency and dimensional analysis can guide the calculation of quantitative solutions and verification of results.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Thermodynamics
9.1.3.4.6. Analyze the strengths and limitations of physical, conceptual, mathematical and computer models used by scientists and engineers.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Interactive/Simulation Understanding a Punnett Square
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Virtual Lab Build the Phases of Meiosis
Virtual Lab Mendel's Pea Plant Experiments
Presentations Making a Pedigree
Presentations Using a Punnett Square
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
MN.9.2.Physical Science
Physical Science
9.2.1. Matter
9.2.1.1. The student will understand that the structure of the atom determines chemical properties of elements.
9.2.1.1.1. Describe the relative charges, masses, and locations of the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom of an element.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Classes of Matter
Presentations Introduction to Electricity
Presentations Introduction to Elements
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Presentations Models of the Atom
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
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 Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
9.2.1.1.2. Describe how experimental evidence led Dalton, Rutherford, Thompson, Chadwick and Bohr to develop increasingly accurate models of the atom.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Models of the Atom
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
9.2.1.1.3. Explain the arrangement of the elements on the Periodic Table, including the relationships among elements in a given column or row.
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Presentations The Periodic Table of Elements
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
9.2.1.1.4. Explain that isotopes of an element have different numbers of neutrons and that some are unstable and emit particles and/or radiation.
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Presentations Introduction to Elements
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nuclear Chemistry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Periodic Table - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Periodic Table - Set II
9.2.1.2. The student will understand that chemical reactions involve the rearrangement of atoms as chemical bonds are broken and formed through transferring or sharing of electrons and the absorption or release of energy.
9.2.1.2.1. Describe the role of valence electrons in the formation of chemical bonds.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Interactive/Simulation Chemical Bonding
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Presentations Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Presentations Introduction to Elements
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Presentations The Periodic Table of Elements
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Organic Chemistry
9.2.1.2.3. Describe a chemical reaction using words and symbolic equations.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Presentations Balancing Equations
Presentations Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Equations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
9.2.1.2.4. Relate exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions to temperature and energy changes.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations Changes of State
Presentations Energy in Reactions
Presentations Reactions and Reaction Rates
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
9.2.2. Motion
9.2.2.2. The student will understand that forces and object mass determine the motion of an object.
9.2.2.2.1. Recognize that the inertia of an object causes it to resist changes in motion.
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Presentations Newton`s Laws
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Momentum and Collisions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties of Matter
9.2.2.2.2. Explain and calculate the acceleration of an object subjected to a set of forces in one dimension (F=ma).
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Interactive/Simulation Acceleration and Momentum
Presentations Acceleration and Momentum
Presentations Newton`s Laws
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
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
9.2.3. Energy
9.2.3.2. The student will understand that energy can be transformed within a system or transferred to other systems or the environment, but is always conserved.
9.2.3.2.2. Calculate and explain the energy, work and power involved in energy transfers in a mechanical system.
Multimedia Lesson Work, Power & Simple Machines
Presentations Machines and Work
Presentations Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency
Presentations Power
Presentations What Is Work?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Work and Energy
9.2.3.2.3. Describe how energy is transferred through sound waves and how pitch and loudness are related to wave properties of amplitude and wavelength.
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Interactive/Simulation Tones and Overtones
Virtual Lab Speed of Sound
Presentations Musical Sounds
Presentations Practical Applications of Sound
Presentations Sound and Sound Waves
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
9.2.3.2.4. Explain and calculate current, voltage and resistance, and describe energy transfers in simple electric circuits.
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Presentations Electric Current
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electric Circuits
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Modern Electronics
9.2.3.2.5. Describe how an electric current produces a magnetic force, and how this interaction is used in motors and electromagnets to produce mechanical energy.
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Presentations Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electromagnetism
9.2.3.2.6. Use the idea that small amounts of matter are transformed into large amounts of energy in nuclear reactions to compare fission and fusion in terms of beginning and end products and the amount of energy released.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Forms of Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nuclear Chemistry
9.2.3.2.7. Describe the properties and uses of forms of electromagnetic radiation from radio frequencies through gamma radiation.
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Interactive/Simulation Electromagnetic Spectrum
Presentations Light
Presentations Practical Applications of Sound
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Vibrations and Waves
9.2.4. Human Interaction with Physical Systems
9.2.4.1. The student will understand that there are benefits, costs and risks to different means of generating and using energy.
9.2.4.1.1. Compare local and global environmental and economic advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity using various sources or energy.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Introduction to Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
9.2.4.1.2. Describe the trade-offs involved when technological developments impact the way we use energy, natural resources, or synthetic materials.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Introduction to Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
MN.9.3.Earth and Space Science
Earth and Space Science
9.3.1. Earth Structure and Processes
9.3.1.1. The student will understand that the relationships among earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, fossil deposits, rock layers and ocean features provide evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
9.3.1.1.1. Compare and contrast the interaction of tectonic plates at convergent and divergent boundaries.
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Virtual Lab Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Presentations Sea-Floor Spreading
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Presentations Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
9.3.1.1.2. Use modern earthquake data to explain how seismic activity is evidence for the process of subduction.
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Virtual Lab Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
9.3.1.1.3. Describe how the pattern of magnetic reversals and rock ages on both sides of a mid-ocean ridge provides evidence of sea-floor spreading.
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Presentations Sea-Floor Spreading
Presentations Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
9.3.1.1.4. Explain how the rock record provides evidence for plate movement.
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Presentations Faults in the Earth's Crust
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Fossils I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Fossils II
9.3.1.1.5. Describe how experimental and observational evidence led to the theory of plate tectonics.
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Interactive/Simulation Continent Movement Over Time
Virtual Lab Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Presentations Continental Drift
Presentations How Earth's Surface Changes
Presentations Sea-Floor Spreading
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Presentations Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
9.3.1.3. The student will understand that by observing rock sequences and using fossils to correlate the sequences at various locations, geologic events can be inferred and geologic time can be estimated.
9.3.1.3.1. Use relative dating techniques to explain how the structure of the Earth and life on Earth has changed over short and long periods of time.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Fossils I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Fossils II
9.3.2. Interdependence Within the Earth System
9.3.2.1. The student will understand that the Earth system has internal and external sources of energy, which produce heat and drive the motion of material in the oceans, atmosphere and solid earth.
9.3.2.1.1. Compare and contrast the energy sources of the Earth, including the sun, the decay of radioactive isotopes and gravitational energy.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Presentations Gravity and Motion
Presentations Sources of Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
9.3.2.1.2. Explain how the outward transfer of Earth's internal heat drives the convection circulation in the mantle to move tectonic plates.
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Presentations Heat Transfer and Convection Currents
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
9.3.2.2. The student will understand that global climate is determined by distribution of energy from the sun at the Earth's surface.
9.3.2.2.1. Explain how Earth's rotation, ocean currents, configuration of mountain ranges, and composition of the atmosphere influence the absorption and distribution of energy, which contributes to global climatic patterns.
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Climate and Its Causes
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Oceans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oceans
9.3.2.2.2. Explain how evidence from the geologic record, including ice core samples, indicates that climate changes have occurred at varying rates over geologic time and continue to occur today.
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Climate Change
Presentations Global Warming
Vocabulary Terms Climate
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
9.3.2.3. The student will understand that material in the Earth system cycles through different reservoirs, and is powered by the Earth's sources of energy.
9.3.3. The Universe
9.3.3.2. The student will understand that the solar system, sun, and Earth formed over billions of years.
9.3.3.2.1. Describe how the solar system formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago.
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Presentations Formation of Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The History of Earth
9.3.3.2.2.. Explain how the Earth evolved into its present habitable form through interactions among the solid earth, the oceans, the atmosphere and organisms.
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Presentations Continental Drift
Presentations Global Warming
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Plate Tectonics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plate Tectonics
9.3.3.2.3. Compare and contrast the environmental conditions that make life possible on Earth with conditions found on the other planets and moons of our solar system.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Presentations Atmosphere Overview
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
9.3.3.3. The student will understand that the big bang theory states that the universe expanded from a hot, dense chaotic mass, after which elements formed and clumped together to eventually form stars and galaxies.
9.3.3.3.1. Explain how evidence is used to understand the composition, early history and expansion of the universe.
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Presentations Formation of Our Solar System
Presentations Geocentric and Heliocentric Systems
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
9.3.3.3.2. Explain how gravitational clumping leads to nuclear fusion, producing energy and the chemical elements of a star.
Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System
Presentations The Sun
Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
9.3.4. Human Interactions with the Earth System
9.3.4.1. The student will understand that people consider potential benefits, costs and risks to make decisions on how they interact with natural systems.
9.3.4.1.1. Analyze the benefits, costs, risks and tradeoffs associated with natural hazards, including the selection of land use and engineering mitigation.
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Presentations Earthquake Safety
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Weather II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Weather II
9.3.4.1.2. Explain how human activity and natural processes are altering the hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere, including pollution, topography and climate.
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Presentations Atmosphere Overview
Presentations Climate Change
Presentations Global Warming
Presentations Mineral Resources
Presentations Mining and the Environment
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Climate
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Vocabulary Terms Oceans
Vocabulary Terms The Atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oceans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game The Atmosphere
MN.9.4.Life Science
Life Science
9.4.1. Structure and Function in Living Systems
9.4.1.1. The student will understand that organisms use the interaction of cellular processes as well as tissues and organ systems to maintain homeostasis.
9.4.1.1.1. Explain how cell processes are influenced by internal and external factors, such as pH and temperature, and how cells and organisms respond to changes in their environment to maintain homeostasis.
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Virtual Lab Nerve Conduction
Presentations Body Organization
Presentations Endocrine System
Presentations Skin - Physical Protection
Flip Charts Science: Human Body
Flip Charts The Excretory System
Vocabulary Terms Human biology I
Vocabulary Terms Human biology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Human biology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Human biology II
9.4.1.1.2. Describe how the functions of individual organ systems are integrated to maintain homeostasis in an organism.
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Presentations Body Organization
Presentations Skin - Physical Protection
Flip Charts Science: Human Body
Flip Charts The Excretory System
Vocabulary Terms Human biology I
Vocabulary Terms Human biology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Human biology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Human biology II
9.4.1.2. The student will understand that cells and cell structures have specific functions that allow an organism to grow, survive and reproduce.
9.4.1.2.1. Recognize that cells are composed primarily of a few elements (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur), and describe the basic molecular structures of cells and the primary functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Osmosis and Diffusion: Cell Transport
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell
Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell
Virtual Lab Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
Presentations Animals
Presentations Cell Transport
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations Discovering Cells
Presentations DNA
Presentations Food and Nutrients
Presentations Plants
Presentations Specialized Cells
Presentations Types of Nutrients
Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA
Flip Charts How Genes Work
Flip Charts Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis - Cellular Reproduction
Flip Charts Plant & Animal Cells
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Cell structure and function
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell structure and function
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
9.4.1.2.2. Recognize that the work of the cell is carried out primarily by proteins, most of which are enzymes, and that protein function depends on the amino acid sequence and the shape it takes as a consequence of the interactions between those amino acids.
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation
Interactive/Simulation From DNA to Protein
Virtual Lab Building DNA and RNA
Presentations DNA
Presentations DNA Transcription: DNA to RNA
Presentations Overview: From DNA to Protein
Presentations Process of Digestion
Presentations Translation: RNA to Protein
Presentations Types of Nutrients
Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA
Flip Charts How Genes Work
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
9.4.1.2.3. Describe how viruses, prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells differ in relative size, complexity and general structure.
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Presentations Plants
Flip Charts Plant & Animal Cells
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
9.4.1.2.4. Explain the function and importance of cell organelles for prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic cells as related to the basic cell processes of respiration, photosynthesis, protein synthesis and cell reproduction.
Multimedia Lesson Cells
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Mitosis
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell
Interactive/Simulation Cellular Respiration
Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell
Presentations Amoeba
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations Euglena
Presentations Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis
Presentations Overview of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Paramecium
Presentations Plant-Like Protists
Presentations Process of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Spirogyra
Presentations Volvox
Flip Charts Plant & Animal Cells
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Cell structure and function
Vocabulary Terms Cells
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Mitosis
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell structure and function
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
9.4.1.2.5. Compare and contrast passive transport (including osmosis and facilitated transport) with active transport, such as endocytosis and exocytosis.
Multimedia Lesson Osmosis and Diffusion: Cell Transport
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Presentations Amoeba
Presentations Paramecium
Presentations Passive and Active Transport
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
9.4.1.2.6. Explain the process of mitosis in the formation of identical new cells and maintaining chromosome number during asexual reproduction.
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Multimedia Lesson Mitosis
Virtual Lab Comparing Mitosis in Plant & Animal Cells
Presentations Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis
Presentations Comparing Plant and Animal Cell Mitosis
Presentations Mitosis
Presentations Phases of Mitosis
Presentations The Cell Cycle
Flip Charts Mitosis - Cellular Reproduction
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Vocabulary Terms Mitosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis
9.4.2. Interdependence among Living Systems
9.4.2.2. The student will understand that matter cycles and energy flows through different levels of organization of living systems and the physical environment, as chemical elements are combined in different ways.
9.4.2.2.1. Use words and equations to differentiate between the processes of photosynthesis and respiration in terms of energy flow, beginning reactants and end products.
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Interactive/Simulation Cellular Respiration
Interactive/Simulation Kingdom Identification
Interactive/Simulation Paramecium
Interactive/Simulation Photosynthesis
Virtual Lab Classifying Organisms
Virtual Lab Comparing Algae & Protozoa
Presentations Connection between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Euglena
Presentations Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis
Presentations Overview of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Overview of Photosynthesis
Presentations Plant-Like Protists
Presentations Plants
Presentations Process of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Process of Photosynthesis
Presentations Spirogyra
Presentations Volvox
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and respiration
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell processes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
9.4.2.2.2. Explain how matter and energy in an ecosystem is transformed and transferred among organisms, and how energy is dissipated as heat into the environment.
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Cell Energy
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Energy Pyramid
Presentations Food Chains
Presentations Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis
Vocabulary Terms Ecology I
Vocabulary Terms Ecology II
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Ecology II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
9.4.3. Evolution in Living Systems
9.4.3.1. The student will understand that genetic information found in the cell provides information for assembling proteins, which dictate the expression of traits in an individual.
9.4.3.1.1. Explain the relationships among DNA, genes and chromosomes.
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Multimedia Lesson Mitosis
Interactive/Simulation Chromosome and DNA Structure
Interactive/Simulation Deciphering the DNA Code
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations Chromosomes
Presentations DNA
Presentations Dominant and Recessive
Presentations Genes
Presentations How Traits Are Inherited
Presentations Mendel's Experiments
Presentations The Genetic Code
Presentations Translation: RNA to Protein
Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA
Flip Charts Genes and Heredity
Flip Charts How Genes Work
Flip Charts Human Genetic Disorders
Flip Charts Mitosis - Cellular Reproduction
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Mitosis
Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
9.4.3.1.2. In the context of a monohybrid cross, apply the terms phenotype, genotype, allele, homozygous and heterozygous.
Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Presentations Mendel's Experiments
Presentations Phenotypes and Genotypes
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Genetics and heredity I
Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics and heredity I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity
9.4.3.1.3. Describe the process of DNA replication and the role of DNA and RNA in assembling protein molecules.
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Interactive/Simulation From DNA to Protein
Virtual Lab Building DNA and RNA
Presentations DNA
Presentations DNA Transcription: DNA to RNA
Presentations Overview: From DNA to Protein
Presentations Translation: RNA to Protein
Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA
Flip Charts How Genes Work
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
9.4.3.2. The student will understand that variation within a species is the natural result of new inheritable characteristics occurring from new combinations of existing genes or from mutations of genes in reproductive cells.
9.4.3.2.1. Use concepts from Mendel's Laws of Segregation and Independent Assortment to explain how sorting and recombination (crossing over) of genes during sexual reproduction (meiosis) increases the occurrence of variation in a species.
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Presentations Crossing-Over
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
9.4.3.2.2. Use the processes of mitosis and meiosis to explain the advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction.
Multimedia Lesson Meiosis
Multimedia Lesson Mitosis
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Interactive/Simulation Meiosis II Phases
Virtual Lab Build the Phases of Meiosis
Virtual Lab Comparing Mitosis in Plant & Animal Cells
Presentations Amoeba
Presentations Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis
Presentations Comparing Plant and Animal Cell Mitosis
Presentations Crossing-Over
Presentations Meiosis I
Presentations Meiosis II
Presentations Meiosis Overview
Presentations Mitosis
Presentations Paramecium
Presentations Phases of Mitosis
Presentations Sexual Reproduction
Presentations Spirogyra
Presentations The Cell Cycle
Flip Charts Meiosis
Flip Charts Mitosis - Cellular Reproduction
Flip Charts Science: Genetics & Heredity
Vocabulary Terms Meiosis
Vocabulary Terms Mitosis
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cell Reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
9.4.3.2.3. Explain how mutations like deletions, insertions, rearrangements or substitutions of DNA segments in gametes may have no effect, may harm, or rarely may be beneficial, and can result in genetic variation within a species.
Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Presentations Mutations
Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA
Flip Charts Human Genetic Disorders
Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Vocabulary Terms Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
9.4.3.3. The student will understand that evolution by natural selection is a scientific explanation for the history and diversity of life on Earth.
9.4.3.3.1. Describe how evidence led Darwin to develop the theory of natural selection and common descent to explain evolution.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
9.4.3.3.2. Use scientific evidence, including the fossil record, homologous structures, and genetic and/or biochemical similarities, to show evolutionary relationships among species.
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Presentations Classification
9.4.3.3.3. Recognize that artificial selection has led to offspring through successive generations that can be very different in appearance and behavior from their distant ancestors.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
9.4.3.3.4. Explain why genetic variation within a population is essential for evolution to occur.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
9.4.3.3.5. Explain how competition for finite resources and the changing environment promotes natural selection on offspring survival, depending on whether the offspring have characteristics that are advantageous or disadvantageous in the new environment.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Evolution and classification
9.4.4. Human Interactions with Living Systems
9.4.4.1. The student will understand that human activity has consequences on living organisms and ecosystems.
9.4.4.1.2. Describe the social, economic and ecological risks and benefits of changing a natural ecosystem as a result of human activity.
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Global Warming
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
9.4.4.2. The student will understand that personal and community health can be affected by the environment, body functions and human behavior.
9.4.4.2.1. Describe how some diseases can sometimes be predicted by genetic testing and how this affects parental and community decisions.
Flip Charts Chromosomes, Genes & DNA
Flip Charts Human Genetic Disorders
Flip Charts Stem Cells
Vocabulary Terms DNA technology/genetic engineering
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game DNA technology/genetic engineering
9.4.4.2.2. Explain how the body produces antibodies to fight disease and how vaccines assist this process.
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Presentations Illness, Immunity and Allergies
Presentations The Immune Response
Flip Charts Gene Technology
Flip Charts Science: Human Body
Flip Charts The Immune System
9.4.4.2.3. Describe how the immune system sometimes attacks some of the body's own cells and how some allergic reactions are caused by the body's immune responses to usually harmless environmental substances.
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Presentations Illness, Immunity and Allergies
9.4.4.2.5. Recognize that a gene mutation in a cell can result in uncontrolled cell division called cancer and how exposure of cells to certain chemicals and radiation increases mutations and thus increases the chance of cancer.
Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation
Presentations Skin - Physical Protection
MN.9C.Chemistry
Chemistry
9C.2. Physical Science
9C.2.1. Matter
9C.2.1.1. The student will understand that the periodic table illustrates how patterns in the physical and chemical properties of elements are related to atomic structure.
9C.2.1.1.1. Explain the relationship of an element's position on the periodic table to its atomic number and electron configuration.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations The Periodic Table of Elements
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
9C.2.1.1.2. Identify and compare trends on the periodic table, including reactivity and relative sizes of atoms and ions; use the trends to explain the properties of subgroups, including metals, non-metals, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens and noble gas
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Groups on the Periodic Table
Presentations The Periodic Table of Elements
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
9C.2.1.2. The student will understand that chemical and physical properties of matter result from the ability of atoms to form bonds.
9C.2.1.2.1. Explain how elements combine to form compounds through ionic and covalent bonding.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
9C.2.1.2.2. Compare and contrast the structure, properties and uses of organic compounds, such as hydrocarbons, alcohols, sugars, fats and proteins.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Organic Chemistry
9C.2.1.2.3. Use IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) nomenclature to write chemical formulas and name molecular and ionic compounds, including those that contain polyatomic ions.
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Compounds - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Compounds - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Measurements and Calculations
9C.2.1.2.5. Determine percent composition, empirical formulas and molecular formulas of simple compounds.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Formulas and Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Measurements and Calculations
9C.2.1.2.6. Describe the dynamic process by which solutes dissolve in solvents and calculate concentrations, including percent concentration, molarity and parts per million.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Solutions
9C.2.1.3. The student will understand that chemical reactions describe a chemical change in which one or more reactants are transformed into one or more products.
9C.2.1.3.1. Classify chemical reactions as double replacement, single replacement, synthesis, decomposition or combustion.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Interactive/Simulation Types of Reactions
Virtual Lab Evidence of Chemical Reactions
Presentations Reactions and Reaction Rates
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Oxidation, Reduction and Electrochemistry
9C.2.1.3.2. Use solubility and activity of ions to determine whether a double replacement or single replacement reaction will occur.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Interactive/Simulation Types of Reactions
Virtual Lab Evidence of Chemical Reactions
Presentations Energy in Reactions
Presentations Reactions and Reaction Rates
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Matter and Energy
9C.2.1.3.3. Relate the properties of acids and bases to the ions they contain and predict the products of an acid-base reaction.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Acids, Bases and Salts
9C.2.1.3.4. Balance chemical equations by applying the laws of conservation of mass and constant composition.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Presentations Balancing Equations
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Equations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
9C.2.1.3.6. Describe the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction, including temperature, pressure, mixing, concentration, particle size, surface area and catalyst.
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Presentations Energy in Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium
9C.2.1.3.7. Recognize that some chemical reactions are reversible and that not all chemical reactions go to completion.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium
9C.2.1.4. The student will understand that states of matter can be described in terms of motion of molecules. The properties and behavior of gases can be explained using the Kinetic Molecular Theory.
9C.2.1.4.1. Use kinetic molecular theory to explain how changes in energy content affect the state of matter (solid, liquid and gaseous phases).
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
9C.2.1.4.2. Explain changes in temperature, pressure, volume and number of particles of a gas in terms of the random motion of molecules in an ideal gas.
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Presentations States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game States of Matter
MN.9P.Physics
Physics
9P.2. Physical Science
9P.2.2. Motion
9P.2.2.1. The student will understand that forces and inertia determine the motion of objects.
9P.2.2.1.2. Apply Newton's three laws of motion to calculate and analyze the effect of forces and momentum on motion.
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Interactive/Simulation Acceleration and Momentum
Virtual Lab Forces and Motion
Presentations Acceleration and Momentum
Presentations Newton`s Laws
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
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
9P.2.2.1.3. Use gravitational force to explain the motion of objects near Earth and in the universe.
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Presentations Gravity
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rotational Motion/Universal Gravitation
9P.2.2.2. The student will understand that when objects change their motion or interact with other objects in the absence of frictional forces, the total amount of mechanical energy remains constant.
9P.2.2.2.1. Explain and calculate the work, power, potential energy and kinetic energy involved in objects moving under the influence of gravity and other mechanical forces.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Multimedia Lesson Work, Power & Simple Machines
Virtual Lab Energy Transformation
Presentations Forms of Energy
Presentations Gravity
Presentations Introduction to Energy
Presentations Machines and Work
Presentations Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency
Presentations Potential and Kinetic Energy
Presentations Power
Presentations What Is Work?
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Electrical Energy - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Electrical Energy - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Heat
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Kinetics and Equilibrium
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 Matter and Energy
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
9P.2.2.2.2. Describe and calculate the change in velocity for objects when forces are applied perpendicular to the direction of motion.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set I
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces - Set II
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rotational Motion/Universal Gravitation
9P.2.2.2.3. Use conservation of momentum and energy to analyze the elastic collision of two solid objects in one-dimensional motion.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Momentum and Collisions
9P.2.3. Energy
9P.2.3.1. The student will understand that sound waves are generated from mechanical oscillations of objects and travel through a medium.
9P.2.3.1.2. Describe how vibration of physical objects sets up transverse and longitudinal waves in gases, liquids and solid materials.
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Interactive/Simulation Longitudinal Waves
Presentations Waves
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Vibrations and Waves
9P.2.3.1.3. Explain how wave properties, such as interference, resonance, refraction and reflection, affect sound waves.
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Presentations Musical Sounds
Presentations Sound and Sound Waves
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Vibrations and Waves
9P.2.3.1.4. Describe the Doppler effect changes that occur in an observed sound as a result of the motion of a source of the sound relative to a receiver.
Multimedia Lesson Sound
Presentations Sound and Sound Waves
Vocabulary Terms Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound
9P.2.3.2. The student will understand that electrons respond to electric fields and voltages by moving through electrical circuits and this motion generates magnetic fields.
9P.2.3.2.1. Explain why currents flow when free charges are placed in an electrical field, and how that forms the basis for electrical circuits.
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Presentations Electric Current
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electric Circuits
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
9P.2.3.2.2. Explain and calculate the relationship of current, voltage, resistance and power in series and parallel circuits.
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Presentations Electric Current
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electric Circuits
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
9P.2.3.2.3. Describe how moving electric charges produce magnetic forces and moving magnets produce electric forces.
Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism
Presentations Magnetism
Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism
9P.2.3.2.4. Use the interplay of electric and magnetic forces to explain how motors, generators, and transformers work.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electromagnetism
9P.2.3.3. The student will understand that magnetic and electric fields interact to produce electromagnetic waves.
9P.2.3.3.1. Describe the nature of the magnetic and electrical fields in a propagating electromagnetic wave.
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Presentations Light
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Vibrations and Waves
9P.2.3.3.2. Quantitatively relate the speed of light in a medium to its frequency and wave-length in that medium, and in free space.
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Presentations Interactions of Light
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
9P.2.3.3.4. Use properties of light, including reflection, refraction, interference, Doppler effect and the photoelectric effect, to explain phenomena and describe applications.
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Lenses
Virtual Lab Mirrors and Lenses
Presentations Interactions of Light
Presentations Light
Presentations Refraction and lenses
Presentations Wave Interactions
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
9P.2.3.3.5. Compare the wave model and particle model in explaining properties of light.
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Presentations Light
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
9P.2.3.3.6. Compare the wavelength, frequency and energy of different kinds of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum and describe their applications.
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Interactive/Simulation Electromagnetic Spectrum
Presentations Light
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Vibrations and Waves
9P.2.3.4. The student will understand that heat is energy transferred between objects or regions that are at different temperatures by the processes of convection, conduction and radiation.
9P.2.3.4.1. Describe and calculate the quantity of heat transferred between solids and/or liquids, using specific heat, density and temperatures.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Heat
9P.2.3.4.2. Explain the role of gravity, pressure and density in the convection of heat by a fluid.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Heat and Heat Technology
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
9P.2.3.4.3. Compare the rate at which objects at different temperatures will transfer thermal energy by electromagnetic radiation.
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Heat and Heat Technology
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
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