Learning Objectives for the Year
Introductory Unit: Scientific Method and ILOS
Learning Objective 1 Scientific Method I can correctly state the steps to the scientific method and understand how to use it in an experiment.
Learning Objective 2 Scientific Method Understand the difference between a dependent and an independent variable as well a control in an experiment.
Learning Objective 3 Scientific Method I can distinguish between fact and inference.
Unit 1 Forces and Matter: Strand 7.1.1, 7.1.2 and 7.1.5
Learning Objective 4 I can provide evidence that a change in an object’s motion is dependent on the mass of the object and the sum of the forces acting on it.
Learning Objective 5 I can understand of Newton’s First Law of Motion
Learning Objective 6 I can understand of Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
Learning Objective 7 I Can apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects in a system.
Learning Objective 8 I can support the claim that gravitational interactions within a system are attractive and dependent upon the masses of interacting objects
Unit 2 Electricity and Magnetism: Strand 7.1.3 and 7.1.4
Learning Objective 9 I can construct a model to describe the nature of fields existing between objects that exert forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Learning Objective 10 I can use data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Learning Objective 11 I can understand the cause and effect relationship between properties of objects (such as magnets or electrically charged objects) and the forces they exert.
Unit 3 - Changes to Earth Over Time: Strand 7.2.1 - 7.2.6
Learning Objective 12 I can develop a model of the rock cycle to describe the relationship between energy flow and matter cycling that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Learning Objective 13 I can describe the processes of melting, crystallization, weathering, deposition, sedimentation, and deformation, which act together to form minerals and rocks.
Learning Objective 14 I can develop and use a scale model of the matter in the Earth’s interior to demonstrate how differences in density and chemical composition (silicon, oxygen, iron, and magnesium) cause the formation of the crust, mantle, and core.
Learning Objective 15 I can identify constraints of specific geologic hazards and evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining the stability of human-engineered structures, such as homes, roads, and bridges. Examples of geologic hazards could include earthquakes, landslides, or floods.
Learning Objective 16 I can analyze and interpret data about the patterns between plate tectonics and: (1) The occurrence of earthquakes and volcanoes. (2) Continental and ocean floor features. (3) The distribution of rocks and fossils.
Learning Objective 17 I can construct an explanation based on evidence for how processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. For example, slow plate motions, rapid landslides, uplift of a mountain range or deposition of fine sediments.
Learning Objective 18 I can make an argument from evidence for how the geologic time scale shows the age and history of Earth.
Unit 4 - Cells the Structure and Function of Life: Strand 7.3.1, 7.3.2 and 7.3.3
Learning Objective 19 I can correctly use a microscope to observe carry out an investigation that provides evidence that the basic structures of living things are cells. Emphasize that cells can form single-celled or multicellular organisms, and that multicellular organisms are made of different types of cells.
Learning Objective 20 I can develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell in living systems and the way parts of cells contribute to cell function by correctly identifying the following cell parts and their functions: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplast, nucleus and other organelles
Learning Objective 21 I can explain the difference between a plant and an animal cell as well as a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell.
Learning Objective 22 I can construct an explanation using evidence to explain how body systems have various levels of organization. Emphasize understanding that cells form tissues, tissues form organs, and organs form systems specialized for particular body functions.
Learning Objective 23 I can explain the relationships between the circulatory, excretory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems.
Learning Objective 24 I Can match a particular structure to the appropriate level (e.g., heart to organ, cactus to organism, muscle to tissue) and relate the structure of an organ to its component parts and the larger system of which it is a part.
Unit 5 - Reproduction and Inheritance: Strand 7.4.1 - 7.4.4 and 7.5.1
Learning Objective 25 I can develop and use a model to explain the effects that different types of reproduction have on genetic variation, including asexual and sexual reproduction.
Learning Objective 26 I can obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about specific animal and plant adaptations and structures that affect the probability of successful reproduction.
Learning Objective 27 I can develop and use a model to describe why genetic mutations may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Learning Objective 28 I can obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the technologies that have changed the way humans affect the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Learning Objective 29 I can construct an explanation that describes how the genetic variation of traits in a population can affect some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Unit 6 - Changes in Species Over Time: Strand 7.5.2 -7.5.4
Learning Objective 30 I can analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth, under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Learning Objective 31 I can construct explanations that describe the patterns of body structure similarities and differences between modern organisms, and between ancient and modern organisms, to infer possible evolutionary relationships.
Learning Objective 32 I can analyze data to compare patterns in the embryological development across multiple species to identify similarities and differences not evident in the fully formed anatomy
Learning Objective 1 Scientific Method I can correctly state the steps to the scientific method and understand how to use it in an experiment.
Learning Objective 2 Scientific Method Understand the difference between a dependent and an independent variable as well a control in an experiment.
Learning Objective 3 Scientific Method I can distinguish between fact and inference.
Unit 1 Forces and Matter: Strand 7.1.1, 7.1.2 and 7.1.5
Learning Objective 4 I can provide evidence that a change in an object’s motion is dependent on the mass of the object and the sum of the forces acting on it.
Learning Objective 5 I can understand of Newton’s First Law of Motion
Learning Objective 6 I can understand of Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
Learning Objective 7 I Can apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects in a system.
Learning Objective 8 I can support the claim that gravitational interactions within a system are attractive and dependent upon the masses of interacting objects
Unit 2 Electricity and Magnetism: Strand 7.1.3 and 7.1.4
Learning Objective 9 I can construct a model to describe the nature of fields existing between objects that exert forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Learning Objective 10 I can use data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Learning Objective 11 I can understand the cause and effect relationship between properties of objects (such as magnets or electrically charged objects) and the forces they exert.
Unit 3 - Changes to Earth Over Time: Strand 7.2.1 - 7.2.6
Learning Objective 12 I can develop a model of the rock cycle to describe the relationship between energy flow and matter cycling that create igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Learning Objective 13 I can describe the processes of melting, crystallization, weathering, deposition, sedimentation, and deformation, which act together to form minerals and rocks.
Learning Objective 14 I can develop and use a scale model of the matter in the Earth’s interior to demonstrate how differences in density and chemical composition (silicon, oxygen, iron, and magnesium) cause the formation of the crust, mantle, and core.
Learning Objective 15 I can identify constraints of specific geologic hazards and evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining the stability of human-engineered structures, such as homes, roads, and bridges. Examples of geologic hazards could include earthquakes, landslides, or floods.
Learning Objective 16 I can analyze and interpret data about the patterns between plate tectonics and: (1) The occurrence of earthquakes and volcanoes. (2) Continental and ocean floor features. (3) The distribution of rocks and fossils.
Learning Objective 17 I can construct an explanation based on evidence for how processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. For example, slow plate motions, rapid landslides, uplift of a mountain range or deposition of fine sediments.
Learning Objective 18 I can make an argument from evidence for how the geologic time scale shows the age and history of Earth.
Unit 4 - Cells the Structure and Function of Life: Strand 7.3.1, 7.3.2 and 7.3.3
Learning Objective 19 I can correctly use a microscope to observe carry out an investigation that provides evidence that the basic structures of living things are cells. Emphasize that cells can form single-celled or multicellular organisms, and that multicellular organisms are made of different types of cells.
Learning Objective 20 I can develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell in living systems and the way parts of cells contribute to cell function by correctly identifying the following cell parts and their functions: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplast, nucleus and other organelles
Learning Objective 21 I can explain the difference between a plant and an animal cell as well as a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell.
Learning Objective 22 I can construct an explanation using evidence to explain how body systems have various levels of organization. Emphasize understanding that cells form tissues, tissues form organs, and organs form systems specialized for particular body functions.
Learning Objective 23 I can explain the relationships between the circulatory, excretory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems.
Learning Objective 24 I Can match a particular structure to the appropriate level (e.g., heart to organ, cactus to organism, muscle to tissue) and relate the structure of an organ to its component parts and the larger system of which it is a part.
Unit 5 - Reproduction and Inheritance: Strand 7.4.1 - 7.4.4 and 7.5.1
Learning Objective 25 I can develop and use a model to explain the effects that different types of reproduction have on genetic variation, including asexual and sexual reproduction.
Learning Objective 26 I can obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about specific animal and plant adaptations and structures that affect the probability of successful reproduction.
Learning Objective 27 I can develop and use a model to describe why genetic mutations may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Learning Objective 28 I can obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the technologies that have changed the way humans affect the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Learning Objective 29 I can construct an explanation that describes how the genetic variation of traits in a population can affect some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Unit 6 - Changes in Species Over Time: Strand 7.5.2 -7.5.4
Learning Objective 30 I can analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth, under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Learning Objective 31 I can construct explanations that describe the patterns of body structure similarities and differences between modern organisms, and between ancient and modern organisms, to infer possible evolutionary relationships.
Learning Objective 32 I can analyze data to compare patterns in the embryological development across multiple species to identify similarities and differences not evident in the fully formed anatomy