Course curriculum

  • 1

    Competency 001 (Lab Processes, Equipment and Safety)

  • 2

    Competency 002 (History and Nature of Science)

    • Competency 002 (History and Nature of Science)

    • Investigations

    • Inquiry-Based Instruction

    • Safely and Properly Using Tools, Equipment, Materials, and Data

    • Guiding Students' Observations and Investigations

    • Fostering Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

    • Analyzing Results of Experiments and Investigations

    • Teaching Students About Potential Sources of Error

    • Teaching Students to Communicate and Explain Results

    • Scientific Ethics

    • Forming and Evaluating Scientific Knowledge

    • Historical Development of Science and Technology
  • 3

    Competency 003 (Impact of Science)

    • Competency 003 (Impact of Science)

    • Factors Affecting Decisions in Science

    • Evaluating Options

    • Science and Personal Choices

    • Human Population Growth

    • Natural Resources

    • Role of Science and Scientists
  • 4

    Competency 004 (Concepts and Processes)

    • Competency 004 (Concepts and Processes):

    • Disciplines of Science

    • Using Patterns to Make Predictions

    • Interrelationships of Systems

    • Exploring Natural Phenomena

    • Describing Patterns and Properties of Systems

    • Change and Constancy in Systems

    • Form and Function

    • Scientific Models
  • 5

    Competency 005 (Students as Learners and Science Instruction)

    • Competency 005 (Students as Learners and Science Instruction)

    • Factors Affecting Science Learning

    • Meeting the Needs of All Students

    • Teaching Students to Use Science to Make Informed Decisions

    • Misconceptions in Science

    • Hands-On Learning Experiences

    • Higher-Level Thinking

    • Inclusive Activities

    • Sequence of Learning Activities
  • 6

    Competency 006 (Science Assessment)

    • Competency 006 (Science Assessment)

    • Relationships Between Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction

    • Assessing Students' Comprehension

    • Choosing and Creating Assessments

    • Communicating Evaluation Requirements and Assessment Results to Students
  • 7

    Competency 007 (Forces and Motion)

    • Competency 007 (Forces and Motion)

    • Properties of Universal Forces

    • Measuring, Graphing, and Describing Changes in Motion

    • Unbalanced Forces and Motion

    • Relationship Between Force and Motion
  • 8

    Competency 008 (Physical and Chemical Properties)

    • Competency 008 (Physical and Chemical Properties)

    • Explaining and Measuring the Properties of Substances

    • Physical Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases

    • Physical and Chemical Changes

    • Understanding Changes in Life and Earth Science

    • Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, and Solutions

    • Chemical Reactions
  • 9

    Competency 009 (Energy and Interactions)

    • Competency 009 (Energy and Interactions)

    • Conservation of Energy

    • Heat Energy and Related Processes

    • Principles of Electricity and Magnetism

    • Properties of Light

    • Properties, Production, and Transmission of Sound
  • 10

    Competency 010 (Energy Transformations and Conservation)

    • Competency 010 (Energy Transformations and Conservation)

    • Electrical Energy

    • Transfer of Energy

    • Energy Transformations and the Conservation of Matter and Energy
  • 11

    Competency 011 (Structure and Function of Living Things)

    • Competency 011 (Structure and Function of Living Things)

    • Structures and Functions of Living Systems

    • Life Cycles

    • Needs of Organisms

    • Structure and Function in Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems, and Organisms

    • Human Body Systems and Their Functions

    • Taxonomic Classifications
  • 12

    Competency 012 (Reproduction and the Mechanisms of Heredity)

    • Competency 012 (Reproduction and the Mechanisms of Heredity)

    • Reproduction of Plants and Animals

    • Inherited Traits and Learned Characteristics

    • Organization of Hereditary Material

    • Dominant and Recessive Traits

    • Environmental and Genetic Factors
  • 13

    Competency 013 (Adaptations and Evolution)

    • Competency 013 (Adaptations and Evolution)

    • Adaptive Characteristics

    • Evolution of Populations and Species

    • Change of Traits
  • 14

    Competency 014 (Organisms and the Environment)

    • Competency 014 (Organisms and the Environment)

    • Internal and External Stimuli

    • Organisms and Their Environments

    • Needs of Organisms, Populations, and Species

    • Interrelationships and Interdependence

    • Factors Affecting the Size and Growth of Populations

    • Adaptive Characteristics and How They Affect Species' Place in the Ecosystem

    • How Populations and Species Change and Affect Ecosystems
  • 15

    Competency 015 (Structure and Function of Earth Systems)

  • 16

    Competency 016 (Cycles in Earth Systems)

    • Competency 016 (Cycles in Earth Systems)

    • Rock Cycle and Properties of Rocks

    • Water Cycle and Weather Processes

    • Nutrient Cycle

    • Human and Natural Processes Affecting Earth Systems

    • Properties and Uses of Earth's Materials
  • 17

    Competency 017 (Energy in Weather and Climate)

    • Competency 017 (Energy in Weather and Climate)

    • Elements of Weather and How to Measure Them

    • Weather and Climate

    • Weather Charts and Predictions

    • Energy Transfers and How They Affect Weather and Climate

    • How Earth's Position, Orientation, and Surface Affect Weather and Climate
  • 18

    Competency 018 (Solar System and the Universe)

    • Competency 018 (Solar System and the Universe)

    • Properties and Traits of Objects in the Sky

    • Earth-Moon-Sun System

    • Properties and Components of the Solar System