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Digital Citizenship
Standard 1: Understand how to safely use technology in a manner that is both responsible and fun.
- I can understand basic safety tips to protect myself online.
- I can understand appropriate online contact and who to maintain contact with.
- I can define cyber-bullying behavior.
- I can recognize malicious information and threats to my computer.
- I can analyze online content to ensure that it is valid/trusted.
- I can synthesize online content including the citation of owners and creators of that content.
- I can understand copyright rules and regulations and/or know where to look for that information.
- I can determine whether part of someone else's work can be used under the four fair use criteria.
- I can understand how to search for and download music legally.
- I know how to site a source from the internet.
- I can demonstrate proper communication with others using technology.
- I can demonstrate an understanding of cyber-bullying behavior and the resources available if a victim.
- I know how to create an appropriate online personal profile and keep it secure.
- I understand what a digital footprint is and how it is permanent.
Introduction to Physical Science
Standard 1: Understand how science is organized and explored
Standard 1: Understand how science is organized and explored
- I can understand the role of a scientist.
- I can define science.
- I know the branches of science.
- I understand the difference between science and technology and how they work together.
- I can define scientific law and theory and differentiate between them.
- I can define model and give an example of one.
- I understand the process of the scientific method.
- I can recognize the tools that scientists use.
- I can use the SI system of units and convert between units.
- I can put information into a data table.
- I can determine which type of graph to use based on the data given/collected.
- I can read a graph to find out information.
- I can read and write in scientific notation.
- I can define accuracy and precision.
- I can determine how many significant figures a number has.
- I can round measurements to the correct number of significant figures based on the rules for significant figures.
Forces & Motion
Standard 1: Analyze the relationships among position, velocity, acceleration, and time.
Standard 2: Know the concepts behind Newton's three laws of motion and be able to solve various problems involving them.
Standard 3: Analyze how forces affect motion
Standard 4: Know the different forms of energy and how to solve problems involving energy.
Standard 5: Evaluate the work, power, and efficiency of a system.
Standard 1: Analyze the relationships among position, velocity, acceleration, and time.
- I can discuss motion using a frame of reference.
- I can describe the speed/velocity of an object with words, drawings, graphs, and equations.
- I can describe the acceleration of an object with words, drawings, graphs, and equations.
Standard 2: Know the concepts behind Newton's three laws of motion and be able to solve various problems involving them.
- I can define force and friction.
- I can explain how Newton's 1st Law applies to objects at rest or moving at constant velocity.
- I can use Newton's 2nd Law to analyze the relationship between force, acceleration, and mass.
- I can use Newton's 3rd Law to explain forces as interactions between bodies.
- I can apply Newton's three laws of motion to everyday situations.
Standard 3: Analyze how forces affect motion
- I can determine momentum.
- I can apply the law of conservation of momentum.
- I can quantify interactions between objects to show that the total momentum is conserved in situations.
- I can predict the motion of an object depending on the forces acting on it.
- I can predict the motion of two objects that interact.
Standard 4: Know the different forms of energy and how to solve problems involving energy.
- I can define energy.
- I can differentiate among the various forms of energy.
- I can recognize that energy can be transformed from one form to others.
- I can compare and contrast open, closed, and isolated systems.
- I can calculate potential and kinetic energy.
Standard 5: Evaluate the work, power, and efficiency of a system.
- I can define work and power.
- I can recognize when work is being done.
- I can calculate work, power, and efficiency.
- I can explain the relationship between work and power.
Matter
Standard 1: Identify the states of matter and explain the changes they go through.
Standard 2: Describe particles, substances, mixtures, elements, and compounds.
Standard 3: Identify patterns in chemical and physical properties and use them to predict likely chemical and physical changes.
Standard 4: Understand the structure of an atom and the development of the atomic theory.
Standard 5: Understand the variations in atomic structure and how those variations affect properties.
Standard 6: Recognize how elements are arranged in the periodic table and be able to predict properties of elements.
Standard 1: Identify the states of matter and explain the changes they go through.
- I can recognize that matter is made of particles in constant motion.
- I can identify the four states of matter.
- I can differentiate between the arrangement of particles in solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas.
- I can explain why adding energy to or removing energy from matter can cause it to change phase.
- I can identify the different changes of state.
Standard 2: Describe particles, substances, mixtures, elements, and compounds.
- I can identify and give examples of elements and compounds.
- I can categorize examples of pure substances and different kinds of mixtures.
- I can explain the differences and similarities between compounds and mixtures and provide examples of each.
Standard 3: Identify patterns in chemical and physical properties and use them to predict likely chemical and physical changes.
- I can identify and compare physical and chemical properties of matter.
- I can identify and compare physical and chemical changes.
- I can evaluate a situation to determine whether physical or chemical changes have taken place.
- I can explain how the law of conservation of mass applies to both physical and chemical changes.
Standard 4: Understand the structure of an atom and the development of the atomic theory.
- I can describe the contributions of the different scientists to the current atomic theory.
- I can demonstrate the structure of an atom.
- I can explain the properties of protons, electrons, and neutrons.
Standard 5: Understand the variations in atomic structure and how those variations affect properties.
- I can compare the atomic mass and atomic number of various elements to determine the number of subatomic particles for each element.
- I can organize electrons into energy levels.
- I can define characteristics of isotopes and provide examples of how they are used.
Standard 6: Recognize how elements are arranged in the periodic table and be able to predict properties of elements.
- I can explain the rationale behind the Periodic Table of Elements.
- I can analyze patterns present in the periodic table and relate to atomic structure.
- I can apply the trends of the Periodic Table of Elements to predict chemical and physical properties of an element.