All Standards

Titlesort ascending Standard Topic Definition Type of Standard
MS-LS4-2 MS.Natural Selection and Adaptations

Compare similarities and differences between modern and fossil organisms.

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MS-LS2-4 MS.Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

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MS-LS1-8 MS.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Show that sensory receptors send messages to the brain.

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MS-LS1-5 MS.Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms

Explain how environment and genetics influence organisms' growth.

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MS-LS1-3 MS.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Argue that the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of cells.

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MS-LS1-2 MS.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Model the function of a cell.

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MS-LS1-1 MS.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Provide evidence that living things are made of cells

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MS-ETS1-4 MS.Engineering Design

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing...

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MS-ETS1-3 MS.Engineering Design

Analyze test results to come up with better solutions.

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MS-ETS1-1 MS.Engineering Design

Precisely define the criteria and constraints of a design problem.

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HS-LS4-5 HS.Natural Selection and Evolution

Evaluate claims about the effects of environmental change.

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HS-LS2-8 HS.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Evaluate the role of group behavior in survival.

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HS-LS1-3 HS.Structure and Function

...provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.

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HS-LS1-2 HS.Structure and Function

Model how interacting systems provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.

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HS-ESS3-4 Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems. NGSS
HS-ESS3-2 Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios. NGSS
HS-ESS3-1 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity. NGSS
History and Nature of Science B. Scientific Inquiry

Use simple tools to observe/describe natural world.

MnSS
5-PS1-1 5.Structure and Properties of Matter

Model how matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

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4-LS1-2 4.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Model how animals receive, process, and respond to information.

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4-LS1-1 4.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures...

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3-LS4-4 3.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Environmental change and its influence on plants and animals

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3-LS4-3 3.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

In a particular habitat, show how some organisms can survive well while others cannot.

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3-LS4-2 3.Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

Variations in a species may provide survival advantages.

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3-LS3-2 3.Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

Show that traits can be influenced by the environment.

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3-5-ETS1-2 3-5.Engineering Design

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem...

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2-PS1-1 2.Structure and Properties of Matter

Describe and classify materials by observable properties.

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2-LS4-1 2.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

...compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

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1-LS1-1 1.Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Mimic plants and animals to design a solution to a human problem.

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