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Unit
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Standards Code
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Standard
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Correlation
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Encounter Water
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G6.2.B
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b. rivers and streams are dynamic systems that erode and transport sediment, change course, and flood their banks in natural and recurring patterns.
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The effects on watershed of drawing water out for human purposes.
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Encounter Water
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G6.2.C
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c. beaches are dynamic systems in which sand is supplied by rivers and moved along the coast by wave action.
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The effects on beaches of rechannelling water for human purposes.
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Natural Living
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G6.3.A
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a. energy can be carried from one place to another by heat flow, or by waves including water waves, light and sound, or by moving objects.
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Transformations of energy that occur in relation to use of vehicles.
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Natural Living
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G6.3.B
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b. when fuel is consumed, most of the energy released becomes heat energy.
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Inefficiencies of burning fuels to produce electricity
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.3.D
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d. heat energy is also transferred between objects by radiation; radiation can travel through space.
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The greenhouse effect
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.4.A
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a. the sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the Earth's surface, powering winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle.
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The greenhouse effect
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Encounter Water
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G6.4.A
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a. the sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the Earth's surface, powering winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle.
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Water cycle
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.4.B
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b. solar energy reaches Earth through radiation, mostly in the form of visible light.
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The greenhouse effect
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.4.D
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d. convection currents distribute heat in the atmosphere and oceans.
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Global climate change
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.4.E
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e. differences in pressure, heat, air movement, and humidity result in changes of weather.
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Global climate change
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Eat Green
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G6.5.A
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a. energy entering ecosystems as sunlight is transferred by producers into chemical energy through photosynthesis, and then from organism to organism in food webs.
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Transformation of energy as it moves through food web.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G6.5.B
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b. over time, matter is transferred from one organism to others in the food web, and between organisms and the physical environment.
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Decomposition of organic matter produces nutrients for plants.
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Eat Green
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G6.5.B
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b. over time, matter is transferred from one organism to others in the food web, and between organisms and the physical environment.
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Transfer of matter related to food web
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.5.C
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c. populations of organisms can be categorized by the functions they serve in an ecosystem.
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Concept of ecosystem
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G6.5.C
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c. populations of organisms can be categorized by the functions they serve in an ecosystem.
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Decomposers
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Eat Green
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G6.5.C
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c. populations of organisms can be categorized by the functions they serve in an ecosystem.
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Roles of various types of organisms in the production of food.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G6.5.D
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d. different kinds of organisms may play similar ecological roles in similar biomes.
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Decomposers
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Eat Green
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G6.5.D
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d. different kinds of organisms may play similar ecological roles in similar biomes.
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Roles of various types of organisms in the production of food.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G6.5.E
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e. the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on the resources available and abiotic factors, such as quantity of light and water, range of temperatures, and soil composition.
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Concept of ecosystem
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Natural Living
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G6.6.A
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a. the utility of energy sources is determined by factors that are involved in converting these sources to useful forms and the consequences of the conversion process.
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Inefficiency of burning fuel to produce electricity; losses due to transmission.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G6.6.B
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b. different natural energy and material resources, including air, soil, rocks, minerals, petroleum, fresh water, wildlife, and forests, and classify them as renewable or nonrenewable.
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Effects on larger systems of renewing soil through organic processes (compost) rather than use of fertilizers.
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Encounter Water
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G6.6.B
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b. different natural energy and material resources, including air, soil, rocks, minerals, petroleum, fresh water, wildlife, and forests, and classify them as renewable or nonrenewable.
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Understand the water cycle and how water pollution impacts it.
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Natural Living
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G6.6.B
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b. different natural energy and material resources, including air, soil, rocks, minerals, petroleum, fresh water, wildlife, and forests, and classify them as renewable or nonrenewable.
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Renewable vs. non-renewable energy sources; cradle-to-cradle product life cycle
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Natural Living
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G6.6.C
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c. natural origin of the materials used to make common objects.
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Packaging with natural and unnautral materials.
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Eat Green
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G7.1.A
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a. cells function similarly in all living organisms.
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Living things are made mostly of carbon, oxygen, hydrogran an dnitrogen.
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Eat Green
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G7.5.A
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a. plants and animals have levels of organization for structure and function, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the whole organism.
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Different parts of plants can be used as food.
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Natural Living
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G7.5.F
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f. the structures and processes by which flowering plants generate pollen and ovules, seeds, and fruit.
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Growing seasons for various types of crops.
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Natural Living
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G7.7.A
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a. select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data.
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Natural Living
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G8.1.E
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e. changes in velocity can be changes in speed, direction, or both.
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Relate energy required for transportation to acceleration and deceleration of masses.
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Natural Living
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G8.2.F
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f. the greater the mass of an object the more force is needed to achieve the same change in motion.
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Relate energy required for transportation to acceleration and deceleration of masses.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G8.3.B
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b. compounds are formed by combining two or more different elements. Compounds have properties that are different from the constituent elements.
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Organic matter consists primarily of carbon, hydrogran, nitrogen and oxygen.
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Eat Green
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G8.3.B
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b. compounds are formed by combining two or more different elements. Compounds have properties that are different from the constituent elements.
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Organic matter consists primarily of carbon, hydrogran, nitrogen and oxygen.
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Natural Living
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G8.3.B
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b. compounds are formed by combining two or more different elements. Compounds have properties that are different from the constituent elements.
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How plastics are made and why they don't decompose.
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Encounter Water
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G8.3.D
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d. the states (solid, liquid, gas) of matter depend on molecular motion.
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Water Cycle
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G8.5.C
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c. chemical reactions usually liberate heat or absorb heat.
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Composting generates heat.
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Natural Living
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G8.5.C
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c. chemical reactions usually liberate heat or absorb heat.
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What fuels are.
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Encounter Water
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G8.5.D
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d. physical processes include freezing and boiling, in which a material changes form with no chemical reaction.
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Water cycle
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G8.5.E
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e. how to determine whether a solution is acidic, basic or neutral.
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Maintaining pH of compost
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Eat Green
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G8.5.E
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e. how to determine whether a solution is acidic, basic or neutral.
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Effects of different types of food on body pH.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G8.6.A
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a. carbon, because of its ability to combine in many ways with itself and other elements, has a central role in the chemistry of living organisms.
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Amount of carbon in composting raw materials.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G8.6.B
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b. living organisms are made of molecules largely consisting of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur.
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Amount of carbon in composting raw materials.
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Eat Green
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G8.6.B
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b. living organisms are made of molecules largely consisting of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur.
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The mineral nutrients supplied by fruits and vegetables.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G8.6.C
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c. living organisms have many different kinds of molecules including small ones such as water and salt, and very large ones such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins and DNA.
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The human body as a system
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Natural Living
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G9-12PHYS2.A
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a. how to calculate kinetic energy using the formula E=(1/2)mv2.
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The energy required to get a vehicale moving at a certain speed.
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Natural Living
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G9-12PHYS2.C
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c. how to solve problems involving conservation of energy in simple systems such as falling objects.
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Application of conservation of energy to transportation scenarios.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12PHYS3.A
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a. heat flow and work are two forms of energy transfer between systems.
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Energy input and output of systems
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Natural Living
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G9-12PHYS3.G
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g.* how to solve problems involving heat flow, work, and efficiency in a heat engine and know that all real engines have some heat flow out.
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Calculating maximum efficiency for production of electricity or transportaiton of people and goods through the burning of fuels
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Natural Living
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G9-12PHYS5.C
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c. any resistive element in a DC circuit dissipates energy which heats the resistor. Students can calculate the power (rate of energy dissipation) in any resistive circuit element by using the formula Power = (potential difference IR) times (current I) = I2R.
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Difference in energy efficiency between incadnescent and fluorescent lamps.
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Natural Living
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G9-12PHYS5.I
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i. plasmas, the fourth state of matter, contain ions and/or free electrons and conduct electricity.
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How fluorescent lamps work
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12CHEM2.A
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a. atoms combine to form molecules by sharing electrons to form covalent or metallic bonds, or by exchanging electrons to form ionic bonds.
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Identify the chemical reactions involved in composting
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12CHEM3.A
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a. how to describe chemical reactions by writing balanced equations.
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Identify the chemical reactions involved in composting
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12CHEM3.E
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e. how to calculate the masses of reactants and products in a chemical reaction from the mass of one of the reactants or products, and the relevant atomic masses.
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Identify the chemical reactions involved in composting
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12CHEM5.D
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d. how to use the pH scale to characterize acid and base solutions.
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Monitoring pH in a compost pile
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Encounter Water
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G9-12CHEM5.D
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d. how to use the pH scale to characterize acid and base solutions.
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The pH of pure water
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Encounter Water
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G9-12CHEM6.D
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d. how to calculate the concentration of a solute in terms of grams per liter, molarity, parts per million and percent composition.
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How water pollution is measured
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12CHEM7.B
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b. chemical processes can either release (exothermic) or absorb (endothermic) thermal energy.
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Coposting as endothermic or exothermic
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Natural Living
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G9-12CHEM8.D
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d.* the definition and role of activation energy in a chemical reaction.
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Why plastics don't deompose.
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Eat Green
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G9-12CHEM10.A
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a. large molecules (polymers) such as proteins, nucleic acids, and starch are formed by repetitive combinations of simple sub-units.
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The chemical composition fo various types of foods
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Eat Green
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G9-12CHEM10.B
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b. the bonding characteristics of carbon lead to a large variety of structures ranging from simple hydrocarbons to complex polymers and biological molecules.
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The chemical composition fo various types of foods
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Eat Green
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G9-12CHEM10.C
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c. amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
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Proteins in plants and animals; how animals build proteins from amino acids.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12BIO1.A
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a. cells are enclosed within semi-permeable membranes that regulate their interaction with their surroundings.
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Cells as systems
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Eat Green
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G9-12BIO1.B
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b. enzymes are proteins and catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium. The activity of enzymes depends on the temperature, ionic conditions and pH of the surroundings.
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How digestion works.
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Eat Green
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G9-12BIO1.F
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f. usable energy is captured from sunlight by chloroplasts, and stored via the synthesis of sugar from carbon dioxide.
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Energy efficiency related to eating low on the food chain.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12BIO6.A
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a. biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms, and is affected by alterations of habitats.
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The nature of an ecological system.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12BIO6.B
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b. how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of non-native species, or changes in population size.
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The nature of an ecological system.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12BIO6.C
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c. how fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are determined by the relative rates of birth, immigration, emigration, and death.
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The nature of an ecological system.
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12BIO6.D
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d. how water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem and how oxygen cycles via photosynthesis and respiration.
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Composting cycle
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12BIO6.E
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e. a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of its producers and decomposers.
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Roles of animals, plants and insects in an ecological system
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12BIO6.E
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e. a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of its producers and decomposers.
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Decomposers involved in composting.
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Eat Green
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G9-12BIO6.F
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f. at each link in a food web, some energy is stored in newly made structures but much is dissipated into the environment as heat and this can be represented in a food pyramid.
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Energy efficiency of eating lower on the food chain.
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Eat Green
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G9-12BIO9.F
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f.* the individual functions and sites of secretion of digestive enzymes (amylases, proteases, nucleases, lipases), stomach acid, and bile salts.
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How food is digested
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12EARTH5.A
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a. how differential heating of the Earth results in circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute the heat.
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The mechanisms of global climate change
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12EARTH5.E
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e. the distribution of rain forests and deserts on Earth in bands at specific latitudes.
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Dfiferent types of ecological systems of earth.
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12EARTH5.F
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f.* the interaction of wind patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges that results in the global pattern of latitudinal bands of rain forests and deserts.
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The mechanisms of global climate change
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12EARTH5.G
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g.* features of the ENSO cycle (El Ni–o) in terms of sea-surface and air temperature variations across the Pacific, and some climatic results of this cycle.
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The mechanisms of global climate change
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12EARTH6.C
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c. how the Earth's climate has changed over time, corresponding to changes in the Earth's geography, atmospheric composition and/or other factors (solar radiation, plate movement, etc.).
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The mechanisms of global climate change
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Get Connected (Systems)
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G9-12EARTH6.D
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d.* use of computer models to predict the effects of increasing greenhouse gases on climate for the planet as a whole and for specific regions.
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The mechanisms of global climate change
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Recycle Organics (Composting)
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G9-12EARTH7.B
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b. the global carbon cycle in terms of the different physical and chemical forms of carbon in the atmosphere, oceans, biomass, and fossil fuels, and the movement of carbon among these reservoirs.
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Composting in relation to carbon cycle
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