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MN.6.13.Reading Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Reading Benchmarks: Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
6.13.7.7. Compare and integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, table, map).
6.13.9.9. Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
6.13.4.4. 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 6-8 texts and topics.
6.14.2.2. 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.
6.14.2.2.a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when usefu
6.14.2.2.b. Develop the topic with relevant, credible, sufficient, and well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
8.1.1.2. The student will understand that scientific inquiry uses multiple interrelated processes to investigate questions and propose explanations about the natural world.
8.1.1.2.1. Use logical reasoning and imagination to develop descriptions, explanations, predictions and models based on evidence.
8.1.3. Interactions Among Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Society
8.1.3.2. The student will understand that men and women throughout the history of all cultures, including Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, have been involved in engineering design and scientific inquiry.
8.1.3.2.1. Describe examples of important contributions to the advancement of science, engineering and technology made by individuals representing different groups and cultures at different times in history.
8.1.3.3. The student will understand that science and engineering operate in the context of society and both influence and are influenced by this context.
8.1.3.3.2. Understand that scientific knowledge is always changing as new technologies and information enhance observations and analysis of data.
8.1.3.4. The student will understand that current and emerging technologies have enabled humans to develop and use models to understand and communicate how natural and designed systems work and interact.
8.1.3.4.1. Use maps, satellite images and other data sets to describe patterns and make predictions about local and global systems in Earth science contexts.
8.1.3.4.2. Determine and use appropriate safety procedures, tools, measurements, graphs and mathematical analyses to describe and investigate natural and designed systems in Earth and physical science contexts.
8.2.1.1. The student will understand that pure substances can be identified by properties which are independent of the sample of the substance and can be explained by a model of matter that is composed of small particles.
8.2.1.1.1. Distinguish between a mixture and a pure substance and use physical properties including color, solubility, density, melting point and boiling point to separate mixtures and identify pure substances.
8.2.1.2. The student will understand that substances can undergo physical and/or chemical changes which may change the properties of the substance but do not change the total mass in a closed system.
8.2.1.2.1. Identify evidence of chemical changes, including color change, generation of a gas, solid formation and temperature change.
8.2.1.2.4. Recognize that acids are compounds whose properties include a sour taste, characteristic color changes with litmus and other acid/base indicators, and the tendency to react with bases to produce a salt and water.
8.3.1.1.3. Recognize that major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and mountain building, result from the slow movement of tectonic plates.
8.3.1.3. The student will understand that rocks and rock formations indicate evidence of the materials and conditions that produced them.
8.3.1.3.1. Interpret successive layers of sedimentary rocks and their fossils to infer relative ages of rock sequences, past geologic events, changes in environmental conditions, and the appearance and extinction of life forms.
8.3.1.3.2. Classify and identify rocks and minerals using characteristics including, but not limited to, density, hardness and streak for minerals; and texture and composition for rocks.
8.3.2.1.3. Explain how heating of the Earth's surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and hydrosphere producing winds, ocean currents and the water cycle, as well as influencing global climate.
8.3.2.2. The student will understand that patterns of atmospheric movement influence global climate and local weather.
8.3.2.2.1. Describe how the composition and structure of the Earth's atmosphere affects energy absorption, climate and distribution of particulates and gases.
8.3.3.1. The student will understand that the Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes the moon, the sun, seven other planets and their moons, and smaller objects.
8.3.3.1.1. Recognize that the sun is a medium-sized star, one of billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and the closest star to Earth.
8.3.4.1. The student will understand that in order to maintain and improve their existence, humans interact with and influence Earth systems.
8.3.4.1.1. Describe how mineral and fossil fuel resources have formed over millions of years, and explain why these resources are finite and non-renewable over human time frames.
8.3.4.1.2. Recognize that land and water use practices in specific areas affect natural processes and that natural processes interfere and interact with human systems.