| Area |
Goal |
Standard |
Benchmark |
Benchmark Number |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Identify and classify recyclable materials. |
12.E.2c |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Analyze and explain large-scale dynamic forces, events and processes that affect the Earth’s land, water and atmospheric systems (e.g., jetstream, hurricanes, plate tectonics). |
12.E.3a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Describe interactions between solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and organisms that have resulted in ongoing changes of Earth (e.g., erosion, El Nino). |
12.E.3b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Evaluate the biodegradability of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. |
12.E.3c |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Explain how external and internal energy sources drive Earth processes (e.g., solar energy drives weather patterns; internal heat drives plate tectonics). |
12.E.4a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Describe how rock sequences and fossil remains are used to interpret the age and changes in the Earth. |
12.E.4b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources. |
Analyze the processes involved in naturally occurring short-term and long-term Earth events (e.g., floods, ice ages, temperature, sea-level fluctuations). |
12.E.5 |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Identify and describe characteristics of the sun, Earth and moon as familiar objects in the solar system. |
12.F.1a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Identify daily, seasonal and annual patterns related to the Earth’s rotation and revolution. |
12.F.1b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Identify and explain natural cycles and patterns in the solar system (e.g., order of the planets; moon phases; seasons as related to Earth’s tilt, one’s latitude, and where Earth is in its yearly orbit around the sun). |
12.F.2a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Explain the apparent motion of the sun and stars. |
12.F.2b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Identify easily recognizable star patterns (e.g., the Big Dipper, constellations). |
12.F.2c |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Simulate, analyze and explain the effects of gravitational force in the solar system (e.g., orbital shape and speed, tides, spherical shape of the planets and moons). |
12.F.3a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Describe the organization and physical characteristics of the solar system (e.g., sun, planets, satellites, asteroids, comets). |
12.F.3b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Compare and contrast the sun as a star with other objects in the Milky Way Galaxy (e.g., nebulae, dust clouds, stars, black holes). |
12.F.3c |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Explain theories, past and present, for changes observed in the universe. |
12.F.4a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Describe and compare the chemical and physical characteristics of galaxies and objects within galaxies (e.g., pulsars, nebulae, black holes, dark matter, stars). |
12.F.4b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Compare the processes involved in the life cycle of stars (e.g., gravitational collapse, thermonuclear fusion, nova) and evaluate the supporting evidence. |
12.F.5a |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences. |
Know and apply concepts that explain the composition and structure of the universe and Earth’s place in it. |
Describe the size and age of the universe and evaluate the supporting evidence (e.g., red-shift, Hubble’s constant). |
12.F.5b |
| SCIENCE |
Goal 13: Understand the relationships among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts. |
Know and apply the accepted practices of science. |
Use basic safety practices (e.g., not tasting materials without permission, “stop/drop/roll”). |
13.A.1a |
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