Science

Standards
Earth and Space Sciences
1.	Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
2.	Understands Earth's composition and structure
3.	Understands the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it
Life Sciences
4.	Understands the principles of heredity and related concepts
5.	Understands the structure and function of cells and organisms
6.	Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment
7.	Understands biological evolution and the diversity of life
Physical Sciences
8.	Understands the structure and properties of matter
9.	Understands the sources and properties of energy
10.	Understands forces and motion
Nature of Science
11.	Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
12.	Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
13.	Understands the scientific enterprise

Topics
	1.	Ability to support life
	2.	Atomic structure
	3.	Atoms and molecules
	4.	Biogeochemical cycles
	5.	Characteristics of organisms
	6.	Characteristics of the Earth system
	7.	Chemical reactions
	8.	Classification of organisms
	9.	Conservation of matter and energy
	10.	Diversity and unity among organisms
	11.	Earth’s atmosphere
	12.	Earth’s history
	13.	Earth’s surface features
	14.	Electricity and Magnetism
	15.	Energy in the Earth system
	16.	Energy transfer and entropy
	17.	Environmental issues
	18.	Ethics in science
	19.	Forces and motion
	20.	Forms of energy
	21.	Genetic mutation and recombination
	22.	Gravity
	23.	Interdependence of organisms
	24.	Life cycles
	25.	Matter and energy in living systems
	26.	Models
	27.	Molecular basis of heredity
	28.	Motion of the Earth and Moon
	29.	Natural selection and biological evolution
	30.	Nuclear reactions and forces
	31.	People in science
	32.	Plate tectonics
	33.	Populations and ecosystems
	34.	Position and motion
	35.	Properties of substances
	36.	Regulation and behavior
	37.	Relationships between organisms and the environment
	38.	Reproduction
	39.	Rock cycle
	40.	Rocks, minerals, and soil
	41.	Science, technology, and society
	42.	Scientific collaboration and communication
	43.	Scientific data collection/analysis/interpretation
	44.	Scientific explanations
	45.	Scientific investigation
	46.	Scientific investigations/repeatability
	47.	Scientific knowledge
	48.	Seasons, weather, and climate
	49.	States of matter
	50.	Structure and function in cells
	51.	Structure and function in organisms
	52.	Survival and extinction
	53.	The Solar System
	54.	The Sun and other stars
	55.	The universe
	56.	Vibrations and waves
	57.	Water in the Earth system

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