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Codes: Plain text = Minn. Standards, Italics = national standards, underline = notes, MASS = Minn. Academic Science Standards, AAAS = Benchmarks for Science Literacy, NSES = National Science Education Standards. Grade Levels: indicate MASS designation. They will be assigned by courses. 9 indicates grades 9-12. Many citations need to be added in later edits. |
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History and Nature of Science 7-8 |
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The student will understand that science is a way of knowing about the world that is characterized by empirical data, logical argument, and skeptical review. (MASS I A 7 a 0) |
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1. The student will recognize how scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes available, or as new theories cause scientists to look at old observations differently. (MASS I A 7 a 1) |
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2. The student will explain natural phenomena by using appropriate physical, conceptual and mathematical models.(MASS I A 7 a 2) |
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The student will understand that science is a way of knowing about the world that is characterized by empirical data, logical argument, and skeptical review. (MASS I A 8 a 0) |
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1. The student will explain and give examples of how science can be used to make informed ethical decisions by identifying likely consequences of particular actions. (MASS I A 8 a 1) |
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2. The student will explain the development, usefulness and limitations of scientific models in the explanation and prediction of natural phenomena. (MASS I A 8 a 2) |
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The student will design and conduct scientific investigations. (MASS I B 7 a 0) |
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1. The student will formulate a testable hypothesis based on prior knowledge. (MASS I B 7 a 1) |
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2. The student will recognize that a variable is a condition that may influence the outcome of an investigation and know the importance of manipulating one variable at a time. (MASS I B 7 a 2) |
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3. The student will write a specific step-by-step procedure for a scientific investigation. (MASS I B 7 a 3) |
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4.The student will explain how classroom scientific investigations relate to established scientific principles. (MASS I B 7 a 4) |
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The student will understand that scientific inquiry is used by scientists to investigate the natural world in systematic ways. (MASS I B 8 a 0) |
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1. The student will know that scientific investigations involve the common elements of systematic observations, the careful collection of relevant evidence, logical reasoning and innovation in developing hypotheses and explanations. (MASS I B 8 a 1) |
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2. The student will describe how scientists can conduct investigations in a simple system and make generalizations to more complex systems. (MASS I B 8 a 2) |
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The student will use multiple skills to design and conduct scientific investigations. (MASS I B 8 b 0) |
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1. The student will specify variables to be changed, controlled and measured. (MASS I B 8 b 1) |
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2.The student will use sufficient trials and adequate sample size to ensure reliable data. (MASS I B 8 b 2) |
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3. The student will use appropriate technology and mathematics skills to access, gather, store, retrieve and organize data. (MASS I B 8 b 3) |
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The student will know that science and technology are human efforts that both influence and are influenced by society. (MASS I C 7 a 0) |
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1. The student will give examples of the development of technology influencing scientific knowledge, and investigation and scientific knowledge influencing the development of technology. (MASS I C 7 a 1) |
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2. The student will understand that science cannot answer all questions and technology cannot solve all human problems or meet all human needs (with regard to the environment) (NSES Pg 169 ) |
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3. The student will understand that science influences society through its knowledge and world view (on environmental issues). (NSES Pg 169 ) |
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The student will know that science and technology are human efforts that both influence and are influenced by society. (MASS I C 8 a 0) |
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1. The student will evaluate the credibility and validity of scientific and technological information from various sources. (MASS I C 8 a 1) |
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2. The student will understand that technological solutions have intended benefits and unintended consequences (with regard to the environment). Some consequences can be predicted others cannot. (NSES Pg 166 ) |
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The student will understand how scientific discovery, culture, societal norms, and technology have influenced one another in different time periods. (MASS I D 7 a 0) |
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1. The student will cite examples of individuals throughout history who made discoveries and contributions in science and technology. (MASS I D 7 a 0) |
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2. The student will cite examples of how culture influences scientific and technological advances. (MASS I D 7 a 2) |
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The student will understand how scientific discovery, culture, societal norms, and technology have influenced one another in different time periods. (MASS I D 8 a 0) |
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1.The student will relate personal experiences in scientific investigation to the experiences of scientists throughout history. (MASS I D 8 a 1) |
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2. The student will cite examples of how science and technology contributed to changes in agriculture, manufacturing, sanitation, medicine, warfare, transportation, information processing or communication. (MASS I D 8 a 2) |
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Physical Science Grades 6-8 |
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The student will know that matter is made of small particles and this explains the properties of matter. (MASS A 6 3) |
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1. The student will know that there are more than 100 different elements with unique properties. (MASS II A 6 a 1) Master in 6 reinforce in JH. |
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2. The student will use evidence to explain that matter is made of small particles called atoms or molecules which are too small to see. (MASS II A 6 a 2) Master in JH. |
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3. The student will know that the mass of a substance remains constant whether it is together, in parts or in a different state. (MASS IIA 6 a 3) Master in 6 reinforce in JH. |
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4. The student will describe the states of matter in terms of the space between particles. (MASS II A 6 a 4) Master in JH. |
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5. The student will distinguish between volume, mass and density. (MASS II A 6 a 5) Master in 6, reinforce in JH. |
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6. The student will use the characteristic properties of density, melting point, boiling point and solubility to identify and distinguish mixtures and pure substances. (MASS II A 6 a 6) Introduce in 6, master in JH. |
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7. The student will know that atoms are the smallest unit of an element that maintains the characteristics of the element. (MASS II A 6 a 7) Master in 6 reinforce in JH. |
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8.The student will understand that there are groups of elements that have similar properties, as organized on the periodic table. (AAAS 4D6) Mastered in JH. |
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The student will differentiate between chemical and physical changes (MASS II B 6 a 0) |
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1. The student will define chemical and physical changes. (MASS II B 6 a 1) Introduce in 6, master in JH. |
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2. The student will observe that substances react chemically with other substances to form new substances with different characteristic properties. (MASS II B 6 a 2) Introduce in 6, master in JH. |
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3. The student will give examples and classify substances as mixtures or pure substances. (MASS II B 6 a 3) Introduce in 6, master in JH. |
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4. The student will understand that no matter how substances within a closed system interact with one another, or how they combine or break apart, the total mass of the system remains the same. (AAAS 4D/7) Introduce in 6, master in JH. |
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The student will understand that energy exists in many forms and can be transferred in many ways (MASS II C 6 a 0) |
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1. The student will compare and contrast heat, chemical, mechanical and electrical energy and identify transformations of energy from one form to another in everyday situations. (MASS II C 6 a 1) Master in 6, reinforce in JH |
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2. The student will recognize that heat is transferred by convection, conduction and radiation from warmer objects to cooler ones until both reach the same temperature. (MASS II C 6 a 2) Master in JH |
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3. The student will demonstrate that visible light from the sun or reflected by objects may be made up of a mixture of many different colors of light. (MASS II C 6 a 3) Master in JH |
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4. The student will recognize the relationship between light and heat. (MASS II C 6 a 4) Master in 6, reinforce in JH. |
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5. The student will describe waves in terms of speed, frequency and wave length. (MASS II C 6 a 5) Master in JH |
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6. The student will recognize that vibrations such as sound and earthquakes move in waves and that waves move at different speeds in different materials. (MASS II C 6 a 6) Master in JH |
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The student will describe the motion of objects (MASS II D 6 a 0) |
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1. The student will use a frame of reference to describe the position, speed, and acceleration of an object. (MASS II D 6 a 1) position and speed mastered in 6th, acceleration mastered in JH |
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2. The student will measure and graph the positions and speed of an object. (MASS II D 6 a 2) Master in 6, reinforce in JH |
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3. The student will recognize that unbalanced forces acting on an object change the object’s speed and/or direction. (MASS II D 6 a 3) Master in 6, reinforce in JH |
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The student will understand that a variety of forces govern the structure and motion of objects in the universe (MASS II E 6 a 0) |
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1. The student will know that electric currents and magnets can exert a force on certain objects and each other. (MASS II E 6 a 1) |
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2. The student will know that there are positive and negative charges and that like charges repel one another and opposite charges attract. (MASS II E 6 a 2) |
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Earth and Space Grades 7-8 |
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The student will identify Earth's composition, structure, and processes (MASS III A 8 a 0) |
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1. The student will explain how earthquakes, volcanoes, sea-floor spreading and mountain building are evidence of the movement of crustal plates. These are caused by heat flow and the movement of material within the earth. (MASS III A 8 a 1) |
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2. The student will describe how features on the Earth’s surface are created and constantly changing through a combination of slow and rapid processes of weathering, erosion, sediment deposition, landslides, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. (MASS III A 8 a 2) |
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3. The student will describe the various processes and interactions of the rock cycle. (MASS III A 8 a 3) |
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4. The student will interpret successive layers of sedimentary rocks and their fossils to document the age and long history of the changing surface of the Earth. (MASS III |
