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Earth & Space Science
-Earth's Systems
-Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth
-History of Earth
-Human Impacts
-Human Sustainability
-Space Systems
-Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles
-Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System
-Weather and Climate
Engineering Design
Life Science
-Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms
-Inheritance and Variation of Traits
-Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
-Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment
-Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
-Natural Selection and Adaptations
-Natural Selection and Evolution
-Structure and Function
-Structure, Function and Information Processing
Physical Science
-Chemical Reactions
-Energy
-Forces and Interactions
-Forces and Interactions: Pushes and Pulls
-Structure and Properties of Matter
-Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
-Waves: Light and Sound
-Waves: Waves and Information

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) DRAFT
-GSE Earth Science
--GSE SKE1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate observations about time patterns (day to night and night to day) and objects (such as sun, moon, stars) in the day and night sky.
---GSE SKE1.a. Ask questions to classify objects according to those seen in the day sky, the night sky, and both.
---GSE SKE1.b. Develop a model to communicate with pictures and words the changes that occur in the sky during the day, as day turns into night, during the night, and as night turns into day
Georgia
-Earth Science
--SKE1. Day and Night Sky Patterns and Objects
---SKE1.a. Changes in the Sky
---SKE1.b. Classifying Objects in the Sky
---SKE1.c. Heat and Light on Earth
--SKE2. Physical Attributes of Rocks and Soils
---SKE2.a. Observe and Group Rocks
---SKE2.b. Observe Soils
---SKE2.c. Recognize Earth Materials
--S1E1. Patterns in Weather and Climate Data
---a. Types of Weather
---c. Correlate Weather Data to Seasonal Changes
---b. Investigate Weather
--S1E2. Physical Properties of Water within Weather
---d. Explanation of Evaporation
---c. Weight of Water
---a. Change in Water
---b. Identify Forms of Precipitation
--S2E1. Stars
---a. Physical Attributes of Stars
--S2E2. Yearly Patterns of the Sun and the Moon
---d. Record the Shape of the Moon
---a. Position of the Sun
---c. Day and Night Length based on Season Change
---b. Movement of Shadows
--S2E3. Causes of Changes in Surroundings
---a. Identifying Effects on Specific Areas
--S3E1. Physical Attributes of Rocks and Soils
---d. Observation and Research How Water and Wind Affect Rocks and Soil
---a. Differentiate Between Rocks and Minerals
---c. Observe Similarities and Differences in Top Soil
---b. Observe Physical Attributes of Rocks and Minerals
--S3E2. Fossils
---a. Investigate Fossils through Observation
---b. Formation of Fossils
--S4E1. Physical Attributes of Stars and Planets
---d. Use of Technology in Space Observation
---a. Recognize Physical Attributes of Stars
---b. Compare and Contrast Stars and Planets
---c. Compare and Contrast Movement of Stars and Planets
--S4E2. Earth and the Moon in the Solar System
---d. Scale and Order of Solar System
---a. Model Day/Night Cycle of Earth
---c. Movement of Earth and Seasonal Change
---b. Moon Phase Sequences
--S4E3. States of Water in the Water Cycle and Weather
---d. Water Cycle
---e. Precipitation and Sky Formations
---a. Changes of States of Water
---c. Cloud Formation
---b. Temperatures of States of Water
--S4E4. Data Analysis to Predict and Infer Weather
---d. Differentiate between Weather and Climate
---c. Use Weather Condition Observations and Records to Predict Weather Patterns
---a. Identify and Explain Weather Instruments
---b. Using a Weather Map
--S5E1. Constructive and Destructive Processes on the Earth’s Surface
---c. Technology and Human Intervention in the Control of Constructive and Destructive Processes.
---a. Identify Surface Features Caused by Constructive Processes.
---b. Identify Surface Features Caused by Destructive Processes.
--S6E1. Views of the Universe
---a. Basic Historical Scientific Models
---f. Characteristics of Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
---d. Motion of Objects
---e. Gravity
---c. Compare/Contrast the Planets
---b. Position of the Solar System
--S6E2. The Earth, Moon and Sun
---a. Phases of the Moon
---c. Distribution of Sunlight on Earth
---b. Solar and Lunar Eclipses
--S6E3. Water in Earth Processes
---d. Causes of Waves, Currents, and Tides
---b. Atmospheric Conditions and the Water Cycle
---a. Water on Earth’s Surface
---c. Oceans
--S6E4. Distribution of Land and Oceans
---a. Heat Absorption and Loss on Land and in Water
---c. Moisture Evaporating and Weather Patterns
---b. Unequal Heating of Land and Water and Weather Systems
--S6E5. Formation of the Earth’s Surface
---f. Physical Processes Effect Geological Features
---g. Fossils
---h. Soil
---d. Surface and Rock Change Processes
---e. Lithosphere
---i. Human Activity
---j. Conserving Natural Resources
---b. Contribution of Minerals to Rock Composition
---a. Compare/Contrast Earth’s Internal Structure
---c. Formation Process of Rocks
--S6E6. Energy Sources
---a. The Sun
---b. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
--HS-ESS: Earth’s Systems
---HS-ESS2-2: Change to Earth's Surface
---HS-ESS2-3: Cycling of Matter by Thermal Convection
---HS-ESS2-5: Properties of Water
---HS-ESS2-6: Carbon Cycling
---HS-ESS2-7: Earth's Systems and Life on Earth
--HS-ESS: History of Earth
---HS-ESS1-5: Theory of Plate Tectonics
---HS-ESS1-6: Earth’s Formation
---HS-ESS2-1: Earth’s Internal and Surface Processes
--HS-ESS: Space Systems
---HS-ESS1-3: Element Production in Stars.
---HS-ESS1-1: The Sun
---HS-ESS1-2: Big Bang Theory
---HS-ESS1-4: Orbiting Objects
-Life Science
--SKL1. Classifying Organisms and Materials by Physical Attributes
---SKL1.a. Differentiate Between Living and Nonliving Organisms
---SKL1.b. Group Animals Based on Observable Features
---SKL1.c. Group Plants Based on Observable Features
--SKL2. Compare and Contrast Groups of Organisms
---SKL2.a. Explain Similarities and Differences in Animals
---SKL2.b. Explain Similarities and Differences in Plants
---SKL2.c. Compare/Contrast a Parent and a Baby
---SKL2.d. Match Parents and Their Offspring
---SKL2.e. Recognize Similar and Different Students
--S1L1. Basic Properties of Plants and Animals.
---d. Compare and Describe Various Animals
---b. Basic Needs of an Animal
---a. Basic Needs of a Plant
---c. Parts of a Plant
--S2L1. Life Cycles of Living Organisms.
---d. Identify Fungi as Living Organisms
---a. Life Cycle of Common Animals
---c. Investigate the Life Cycle of a Plant
---b. Relate Seasonal Changes to Tree Changes
--S3L1. Organisms and their Habitats
---d. Changing the Habitat of an Organism
---a. Differentiate between Georgian Habitats and Their Organisms
---c. Identify Georgian Animals
---b. Identify Georgian Plants
--S3L2. Humans and the Environment
---b. Environmental Protection
---a. Effects of Pollution on Habitats
--S4L1. Organisms and Energy Flow Within an Ecosystem.
---d. Plant and Animal Abundance in an Ecosystem
---b. Food Web/Food Chain
---a. Identify Roles within a Community
---c. Environmental Changes Effect on Ecosystems
--S4L2. Survival or Extinction of Organisms
---a. Helpful External Features
---b. Factors Leading to Extinction
--S5L1. Organism Classification
---b. Classifying Plants
---a. Classifying Animals and Vertebrates
--S5L2. Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors.
---a. Compare/Contrast Learned Behaviors and Inherited Traits
---b. Genes
--S5L3. Cell Diagraming and Labeling
---a. Magnifying Cells
---c. Compare/Contrast Multi-Celled and Single-Celled Organisms
---b. Identify Plant and Animals Cell Parts
--S5L4. Microorganisms
---a. Beneficial Microorganisms
---b. Harmful Microorganisms
--S7L1. Organism Diversity
---b. Classify Organisms Using a Dichotomous Key
---a. Dichotomous Key Development
--S7L2. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems
---b. Cell Structures
---a. Cell Nutrient Intake
---c. Human Body Organ System
--S7L3. Biological Traits
---a. Role of Genes and Chromosomes
---b. Compare/Contrast Asexually and Sexually Reproducing Organisms
---c. Selective Breeding
--S7L4. Organism Dependence
---d. Relationships between Organisms
---e. Terrestrial Biomes and Aquatic Communities
---b. Energy in the Food Web
---a. Matter in the Food Web
---c. Environmental Conditions Affect Organism Survival
--S7L5. Evolution
---a. Changing Physical Characteristics
---c. Fossil Records
---b. Natural Selection
--HS-LS: Structure and Function
---HS-LS1-1: DNA Structure
---HS-LS1-2: Interacting Systems in Multi-Celled Organisms
---HS-LS1-3: Homeostasis
--HS-LS: Natural Selection and Evolution
---HS-LS4-1: Evidence of Evolution
---HS-LS4-2: Process of Evolution
---HS-LS4-3: Explain Organism Survival
---HS-LS4-4: Natural Selection
---HS-LS4-5: Changes in the Environment
--HS-LS: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
---HS-LS1-4: Cell Division
---HS-LS3-1: Coding Instructions for Traits
---HS-LS3-3: Expressed Traits
--HS-LS: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
---HS-LS2-1: Carrying Capacity
---HS-LS2-2: Biodiversity and Populations
---HS-LS2-6: Complex Interactions
---HS-LS2-7: Reducing Human Impact
---HS-LS2-8: Group Behavior
---HS-LS4-6: Test a Solution to Reduce Human Impact
--HS-LS: Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
---HS-LS1-5: Photosynthesis
---HS-LS1-6: Amino Acids
---HS-LS1-7: Cellular Respiration
---HS-LS2-3: Aerobic and Anaerobic Cycling of Matter and Energy
---HS-LS2-4: Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy among Organisms
---HS-LS2-5: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration in Carbon Cycle
-Physical Science
--SKP1. Materials and their Physical Properties
---SKP1.a. Compare and Sort Materials of Different Composition
---SKP1.b. Classify Common Materials Based on Physical Attributes
--SKP2. Types of Motion
---SKP2.a. Sort Objects Based on Motion
---SKP2.b. Push, Pull, and Roll
--SKP3. Effects of Gravity
---SKP3.a. Recognize What Earth’s Gravity Affects
---SKP3.b. Recognize What Earth’s Gravity Doesn’t Affect
---SKP3.c. Properties of Gravity
--S1P1. Light and Sound
---d. Differentiate Various Sounds
---e. Identify Emergency Sounds
---c. Vibrations Producing Sound
---a. Sources of Light
---b. Shadows
--S1P2. Effects of Magnets
---b. Common Objects Attracted to Magnets
---a. Magnets Attract and Repel
---c. Objects and Materials that Don’t Block Magnetic Force
--S2P1. Properties of and Changes in Matter
---b. Changes in Objects
---a. Identify Common States of Matter
--S2P2. Sources and Uses of Energy
---a. Identify Sources of Energy
---b. Uses of Energy
--S2P3. Speed and Direction Affected by Pushes and Pulls
---a. Pushing and Pulling Affects Nature
---b. Effects of Changes of Speed
--S3P1. Heating and Cooling
---d. Measure Changes in Water Temperature over Time
---a. Categorize Heat Energy Production Methods
---c. Heat Energy Transfer from the Sun
---b. Insulation
--S3P2. Magnets
---a. Investigate Common Objects Attracted to Magnets
---b. Investigate Magnet Interaction
--S4P1. The Nature of Light
---a. Identify Transparent, Opaque, and Translucent Materials
---c. Physical Attributes of Lens and Prisms
---b. Investigate Light Reflection
--S4P2. Producing and Varying Sound by Vibration
---b. Conditions Affecting Pitch
---a. Sound Production
--S4P3. The Effect of Force on Objects
---d. Gravitational Force
---a. Simple Machines
---c. Additional Forces Affect Speed and Direction
---b. Observe How Force Affects Speed and Motion
--S5P1. Objects and Mass
---a. Determining Mass
---b. Necessity of Magnification
--S5P2. Physical and Chemical Changes
---b. Changes in State of Water
---a. Examples of Physical Change.
---c. Chemical Reactions
--S5P3. Electricity and Magnetism
---d. Bar magnets and Electromagnet
---a. Static Electricity
---b. Electric Circuit
---c. Insulators or Conductors
--S8P1. Matter
---a. Atoms and Molecules
---g. Law of Conservation of Matter
---f. Elements
---d. Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
---e. Physical and Chemical Changes of Matter
---c. Movement of Particles
---b. Pure Substances and Mixtures
--S8P2. Forms and Transformations of Energy.
---d. Heat Transfer Through Atoms
---a. Energy Transformation
---c. Forms of Energy
---b. Potential and Kinetic Energy
--S8P3. Force, Mass, and the Motion of Objects
---a. Velocity and Acceleration
---b. Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
---c. Simple Machines
--S8P4. Sound and Electromagnetic Radiation
---d. Behavior of Waves
---e. Properties of Sound
---f. Parts of a Wave
---a. Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves
---c. Objects and Colors in the Human Eye
---b. Light Wave Manipulation
--S8P5. Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism
---a. Properties of Gravity
---c. Electric Currents and Magnets
---b. Series and Parallel Circuits
--HS-PS: Forces and Interactions
---HS-PS2-1: Newton’s Second Law of Motion
---HS-PS2-2: Momentum Conservation
---HS-PS2-3: Minimizes Force on a Macroscopic Object
---HS-PS2-4: Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law
---HS-PS2-5: Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields
--HS-PS: Energy
---HS-PS3-5: Electric and Magnetic Fields
---HS-PS3-4: Thermal Energy Transfer
---HS-PS3-3: Converting Energy
---HS-PS3-1: Energy Components in a System
---HS-PS3-2: Particles and Energy
--HS-PS: Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
---HS-PS4-2: Digital Transmission and Data Storage
---HS-PS4-3: Electromagnetic Radiation
---HS-PS4-4: Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation
---HS-PS4-5: Technological Devices
---HS-PS4-1: Relationships among Frequency, Wavelength and Speed of Waves
--HS-PS: Structure and Properties of Matter
---HS-PS1-1: Periodic Table
---HS-PS1-3: Electrical Forces between Substances
---HS-PS1-8: Nucleus Composition and Energy Release
---HS-PS2-6: Molecular-level Structure
--HS-PS: Chemical Reactions
---HS-PS1-2: Outcomes of Simple Chemical Reactions
---HS-PS1-4: Energy Release or Absorption
---HS-PS1-5: Rates of Reaction
---HS-PS1-6: Chemical Systems
---HS-PS1-7: Conservation of Mass
Montana

Earth and Space Science
-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe
--ESS1.A The Universe and Its Stars
--ESS1.B Earth and the Solar System
--ESS1.C The History of Planet Earth
-ESS2 Earth's Systems
--ESS2.A Earth Materials and Systems
--ESS2.B Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
--ESS2.C The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
--ESS2.D Weather and Climate
--ESS2.E Biogeology
-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
--ESS3.A Natural Resources
--ESS3.B Natural Hazards
--ESS3.C Human Impacts on Earth Systems
--ESS3.D Global Climate Change
Engineering Design
-ETS1 Engineering Design
--ETS1.A Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
--ETS1.B Developing Possible Solutions
--ETS1.C Optimizing the Design Solution
-ETS2A - Interdependence of Science, Engineering & Technology
-ETS2B - Influence of Science, Engineering & Technology on Society & the Natural World
Life Science
-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
--LS1.A Structure and Function
--LS1.B Growth and Development of Organisms
--LS1.C Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
--LS1.D Information Processing
-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
--LS2.A Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
--LS2.B Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
--LS2.C Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
--LS2.D Social Interactions and Group Behavior
-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
--LS3.A Inheritance of Traits
--LS3.B Variation of Traits
-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
--LS4.A Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
--LS4.B Natural Selection
--LS4.C Adaptation
--LS4.D Biodiversity and Humans
Physical Science
-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions
--PS1.A Structure and Properties of Matter
--PS1.B Chemical Reactions
--PS1.C Nuclear Processes
-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
--PS2.A Forces and Motion
--PS2.B Forces and Motion
--PS2.C Stability and Instability in Physical Systems
-PS3 Energy
--PS3.A Definitions of Energy
--PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
--PS3.C Relationship Between Energy and Forces
--PS3.D Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
-PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
--PS4.A Wave Properties
--PS4.B Electromagnetic Radiation
--PS4.C Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Analyzing & Interpreting Data
Asking Question/Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations & Designing Solutions
Data Analysis
Developing & Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Investigations
Mathematics & Computational Thinking
Obtaining, Evaluating, Communicating Information
Planning & Carrying Out Investigations

Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models

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