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Scope and Sequence – Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade Science
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Fourth Grade Benchmarks
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Kindergarten Science |
Grade 1 Science |
Grade 2 Science |
Grade 3 Science |
Grade 4 Science |
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Balls and Ramps
(Insights) o
Animals 2 X 2
(FOSS) o
Senses
(Insights) |
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Solids and
Liquids (STC) o
Weather (STC) o
Living Things
(Insights) |
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Habitats
(Insights) and Soils (STC) o
Balancing and
Weighing (STC) o
New Plants
(FOSS) |
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Human Body
(FOSS) and Sound (STC) o
Land &
Water (STC) o
Earth Material
(FOSS) |
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Chemical Tests
(STC) o
Animal Studies
(STC) o
Ideas and
Inventions (FOSS) o
Electric
Circuits (STC) |
Seventh Grade Benchmarks
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Grade 5 Science |
Grade 6 Science |
Grade 7 Science |
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Experiments with
Plants (STC) o
Models and
Design (FOSS) and Floating and Sinking (STC) o
Introduction of
Spreadsheet Computer Applications (Excel) o
Mixtures and
Solutions (FOSS) o
Crime Lab
Chemistry and Mystery Festival (GEM) |
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Measuring Time
(STC) o
Stargazing and
Solar System o
Environments
(FOSS) o
Weather and
Water (FOSS) o
Environmental
Camping Trip |
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Properties of
Matter and Measurement o
Interactions of
Matter o
Biological
Sciences (Cells) o
Genetics o
Taxonomy o
Humans and the
Environment |
Tenth Grade Benchmarks
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Grade 8 Science |
Ninth grade for most students |
Tenth grade for most students |
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Academic Physical Science |
Honors Physical Science |
Applied Biology |
Academic Biology |
Honors Biology |
Advanced Placement Biology |
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Catastrophic
Events (STC) § Storms § Earthquakes § Volcanoes o
Rocks and
Minerals o
Weathering and
Soil Formation o
Fresh Water o
Environmental
Health o
Astronomy o
Global
Positioning System & Global Information System |
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Introduction
and Skills of Physical Science o
Properties of
Matter o
Atomic
Structure o
Compounds o
Mixtures o
Chemical
Reactions o
Force and
Energy o
Heat Transfer o
Work and
Machines o
Motion o
Electricity o
Magnetism o
Waves and Sound o
Light |
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Skills of
Physical Science o
Matter o
Atomic
Structures o
Periodic Table o
Basic Concepts
of Chemistry o
Fluid Mechanics o
Motion o
Simple Machines o
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Momentum and
Energy o
Electricity o
Magnetism o
Waves |
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Scientific
Method o
Early Earth
History o
Discovering
Life: Basic Chemistry, Molecules of Life o
Cells:
Structure and Function o
Energy and
Photosynthesis o
Cell
Reproduction o
Genetics and
Inheritance o
DNA o
Biotechnology
and Environment o
Classification o
Bacteria, Food
Safety, and Viruses |
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Study of Life
and Scientific Method o
Biochemistry o
Early Earth
History - Cell Biology o
Photosynthesis
and Cellular Respiration o
Cell Division o
Human and
Mendelian Genetics o
DNA, Genes
& Chromosomes o
Protein
Synthesis o
Biotechnology o
Classification o
People and the
Environment |
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Study of Life o
Early Earth o
Cell Biology o
DNA o
Cell Division o
Protein
Synthesis o
Human and
Mendelian Genetics o
Biotechnology -
Gene Technologies o
Energy o
Photosynthesis o
Plant -
Structure / Function Adaptation o
Cell
Respiration o
Classification o
Microbiology o
Evolution o
Integrated |
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Ecology o
Biochemistry o
Cellular Basis
of Life o
Genetics o
Microbiology o
Evolution o
Energy Flow o
Anatomy and
Physiology o
Biodiversity |
Twelfth Grade Benchmarks
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Eleventh grade for most students |
Twelfth grade |
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Conceptual Chemistry |
Academic Chemistry |
Honors Chemistry |
Advanced Placement Chemistry |
Academic Physics |
Honors Physics |
Advance Placement Physics |
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Matter and
Change o
Scientific
Method o
Metrics and
Density o
Data Analysis o
Atomic Structure o
Nuclear
Chemistry o
Naming / Formula
Writing o
Chemical
Equations and Reactions o
Moles o
Electrons o
Periodicity o
Bonding o
States of Matter o
Properties of
Water o
Heat o
Gas Laws o
Mole
Relationships o
Water and
Solutions o
Acids and Bases |
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Matter and
Change o
Scientific
Method / Lab Skills o
Problem Solving,
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Atomic Structure o
Nuclear
Chemistry o
Naming and
Forming Writing o
Chemical
Reactions and Equations o
Moles o
Stoichiometry o
Electrons o
Periodicity o
Bonding o
States of Matter o
Gases o
Water and
Solutions o
Rates and
Equilibrium |
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Introduction to
Chemistry o
Atomic Theory o
Chemical
Reaction Balancing Equations o
Mole Concept o
Introduction to
States of Matter o
Quantum Theory o
Electron
Configuration and Periodicity o
Bonding o
Molecular
Geometry o
States of Matter o
Solutions o
Thermochemistry o
Rates of
Reactions o
Thermodynamics o
Chemical
Equilibrium o
Introduction to
Acids and Bases |
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Introduction to
Chemistry o
Atoms and
Elements o
Molecules and Compounds o
Chemical
Reactions and Stoichiometry o
Balancing and
Wring Chemical Reactions o
Thermodynamics o
Atomic Structure o
Nuclear
Chemistry o
Electron
Configurations o
Bonding Theories o
Organic
Chemistry o
Gases o
Intermolecular
Forces o
Solutions and
Their Behavior o
Control of
Chemical Reactions o
Determination of
Rate Laws o
Chemical
Equilibrium o
Chemistry of
Acids and Bases o
Reaction Between
Acids and Bases o
Precipitation
Reaction o
Entropy and Free
Energy o
Electron
Transfer Reaction |
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Scientific
Method o
Mechanics o
Waves and Optics o
Thermodynamics o
Electricity and
Magnetism o
Modern Physics |
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Scientific
Method o
Mechanics o
Waves and Optics o
Thermodynamics o
Electricity and
Magnetism o
Modern Physics |
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Scientific
Method o |