Middle School Science
Middle School Science
Bring Science Alive! is a program built from the ground up to align to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common Core. Bring Science Alive! embodies the new vision for how science should be taught in schools–focusing on big picture concepts and teaching students how to “do science”—rather than memorize facts.
Bring Science Alive! Cells and Genetics
LIFE SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Use evidence to explore traits, survival, and reproduction; the structure and functions of body systems and cells; genes and inheritance of traits, mutations, and engineering and genetics.
Unit 1. Traits
- Traits for Survival
- Traits for Reproduction
Engineering Challenge
Performance Assessment
Unit 2. Bodies
- Interacting Body Systems
Engineering Challenge
- Levels of Organization
- Controlling Body Systems
Performance Assessment
Unit 3. Cells
- Cell Theory
- Parts of Cells
Unit 4. Genes
- Proteins, Genes, and Chromosomes
- Inheriting Genes
- Genes and the Environment
Unit 5. Changes in Genes
- Genetic Mutations
- Engineering and Genetics
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Performance Expectation
Traits
Bodies
Cells
Genes
Changes in Genes
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
MS-LS1-1. Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
MS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
MS-LS1-3. Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
MS-LS1-4. Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
MS-LS1-5. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
MS-LS1-8. Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
MS-LS3-1. Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
MS-LS3-2. Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
MS-LS4-5. Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Science and Engineering Practices
Traits
Bodies
Cells
Genes
Changes in Genes
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
Traits
Bodies
Cells
Genes
Changes in Genes
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Traits
Bodies
Cells
Genes
Changes in Genes
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
LS3.B: Variation of Traits
LS4.B: Natural Selection
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Bring Science Alive! Adaptations
LIFE SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Identify cause-and-effect relationships between Earth’s history and the fossil record, natural selection and changes in species, genes and patterns of inheritance; and humans, evolution, and heredity.
Unit 1. History of Life on Earth
- Earth’s History
- Fossils and the History of Life
Unit 2. The Evolution of Life
- Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Through Natural Selection
- Observing Natural Selection in Action
- Genes and Natural Selection
- Evolutionary Relationships
Unit 3. Human Impacts on Evolution
- Artificial Selection
- Genetic Engineering and Society
- Human Population and Global Change
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Performance Expectation
The History of Life on Earth
The Evolution of Life
Human Impacts on Evolution
MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
MS-LS3-1. Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
MS-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
MS-LS4-2. Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
MS-LS4-3. Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
MS-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
MS-LS4-5. Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
MS-LS4-6. Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Science and Engineering Practices
The History of Life on Earth
The Evolution of Life
Human Impacts on Evolution
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
The History of Life on Earth
The Evolution of Life
Human Impacts on Evolution
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
The History of Life on Earth
The Evolution of Life
Human Impacts on Evolution
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
LS3.B: Variation of Traits
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
LS4.B: Natural Selection
LS4.C: Adaptation
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Bring Science Alive! Ecosystems
LIFE SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Model interdependence in ecosystems, photosynthesis and cellular respiration, energy flow and cycling of matter, biodiversity, and explore the human impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity.
Unit 1. Resources In Ecosystems
- Resources in Living Systems
- Interactions Among Organisms
- Changing Ecosystems
Unit 2. Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
- Capturing the Sun’s Energy
- Using Stored Energy
- Food Webs and Trophic Pyramids
- Global Cycles of Matter
Unit 3. Humans and Changing Ecosystems
- Biodiversity
- The Importance of Healthy Ecosystems
- Engineering Solutions and Protecting Ecosystems
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Performance Expectations
Resources in Ecosystems
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
Humans and Changing Ecosystems
MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-LS1-6. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
MS-LS1-7. Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
MS-LS2-3. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Science and Engineering Practices
Resources in Ecosystems
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
Humans and Changing Ecosystems
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
Resources in Ecosystems
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
Humans and Changing Ecosystems
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Resources in Ecosystems
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
Humans and Changing Ecosystems
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycle of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
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Bring Science Alive! Space
EARTH SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Model cause-and-effect relationships involving Earth’s rotation, revolution, and tilted axis; lunar phases and eclipses, the solar system, galaxies, and the universe.
Unit 1: The Earth-Sun-Moon System
- Earth’s Rotation and Revolution
- Earth’s Tilted Axis
- Phases of the Moon
- Eclipses
Unit 2: The Solar System
- Gravity and the Solar System
- The Inner Solar System
- The Outer Solar System
Unit 3: The Solar System and Beyond
- Formation of the Solar System
- Beyond the Solar System
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Performance Expectations
The Earth-Sun-Moon System
The Solar System
The Solar System and Beyond
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
MS-ESS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Science and Engineering Practices
The Earth-Sun-Moon System
The Solar System
The Solar System and Beyond
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
The Earth-Sun-Moon System
The Solar System
The Solar System and Beyond
Cause and Effect
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
The Earth-Sun-Moon System
The Solar System
The Solar System and Beyond
ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
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Bring Science Alive! Planet Earth
EARTH SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Construct explanations about Earth’s natural resources, the rock and water cycles, rock layers, fossils, geologic time, plate tectonics, and natural hazards using varied time scales.
Unit 1. Earth’s Systems
- Energy in Earth’s Systems
- Earth’s Dynamic Surface
Unit 2. Processes that Shape Earth
- Earth’s Tectonic Plates
- The Rock Cycle
- The Water Cycle
- Earth’s Natural Resources
Unit 3. Earth Processes Through Geologic Time
- Investigating Rock Strata
- Reconstructing Earth’s History
Unit 4. Earth’s Natural Hazards
- Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes
- Mass Wasting, Tsunamis, and Floods
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Performance Expectation
Earth's System
Processes that Shape Earth
Earth Processes Through Geologic Time
Earth's Natural Hazards
MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
MS-ESS2-3. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
MS-ESS3-1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Science and Engineering Practices
Earth's System
Processes that Shape Earth
Earth Processes Through Geologic Time
Earth's Natural Hazards
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
Earth's System
Processes that Shape Earth
Earth Processes Through Geologic Time
Earth's Natural Hazards
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Earth's System
Processes that Shape Earth
Earth Processes Through Geologic Time
Earth's Natural Hazards
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS2.A: Earth’s Materials and Systems
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
ESS3.B: Natural Hazards
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
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Bring Science Alive! Weather and Climate
EARTH SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Investigate the atmosphere and energy transfer, the water cycle, air pressure and air masses, weather prediction, climate factors and patterns, and Earth’s changing climate.
Unit 1. The Atmosphere and Energy
- Earth’s Atmosphere
- Earth and Solar Energy
- Taking Earth’s Temperature
Unit 2. Weather
- Air Pressure and Wind
- Water and the Weather
- Air Masses and Changing Weather
- Severe Weather
Unit 3. Climate
- Climate Patterns
- Global Circulation of the Atmosphere
- How the Ocean Affects Climate
- Local Climate
- Earth’s Climate Over Time
- Climate Today and Tomorrow
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Performance Expectation
The Atmosphere and Energy
Weather
Climate
MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
MS-ESS2-6. Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
MS-PS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
MS-PS3-4. Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
MS-PS3-5. Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Science and Engineering Practices
The Atmosphere and Energy
Weather
Climate
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Crosscutting Concepts
The Atmosphere and Energy
Weather
Climate
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
The Atmosphere and Energy
Weather
Climate
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
ESS3.B: Natural Hazards
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
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Bring Science Alive! Matter
PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Apply the concepts of conservation of matter and energy transfer to model atoms, molecules, particle motion, state changes, and chemical reactions; and explore engineering solutions involving chemical reactions.
Unit 1: The Composition of Matter
- Atoms and Elements
- Molecules and Extended Structures
- Substances and Their Properties
Unit 2: States of Matter
- The Motion of Particles
- Heat, Temperature, and State Changes
Unit 3. Chemical Reactions
- Identifying Chemical Reactions
- Atoms in Chemical Reactions
- Energy in Chemical Reactions
- Chemical Engineering and Society
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Performance Expectation
The Composition of Matter
States of Matter
Chemical Reactions
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
MS-PS1-1. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
MS-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
MS-PS1-3. Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
MS-PS1-4. Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
MS-PS1-5. Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
MS-PS1-6. Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Science and Engineering Practices
The Composition of Matter
States of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
The Composition of Matter
States of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
The Composition of Matter
States of Matter
Chemical Reactions
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
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Bring Science Alive! Waves
PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Explore mechanical waves and their properties by looking at patterns in data, waves in different mediums, the wave model of light, properties of light waves, and technologies using waves to transfer information.
Unit 1. Mechanical Waves
- Types of Waves
- Properties of Waves
- Wave Energy
- Waves in Different Media
Unit 2. Light Waves
- The Wave Model of Light
- Properties of Light Waves
Unit 3. Waves for Information Transfer
- Sending Information Using Wave Pulses
- Analog and Digital Information
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Performance Expectation
Mechanical Waves
Light Waves
Waves for Information Transfer
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
MS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
MS-PS4-2. Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
MS-PS4-3. Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Science and Engineering Practices
Mechanical Waves
Light Waves
Waves for Information Transfer
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
Mechanical Waves
Light Waves
Waves for Information Transfer
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Mechanical Waves
Light Waves
Waves for Information Transfer
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
PS4.A: Wave Properties
PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation
PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation
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Bring Science Alive! Forces and Energy
PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 100% NGSS
Solve engineering problems and plan investigations about forces, Newton’s Laws of Motion; kinetic and potential energy; thermal energy, heat, and the thermal properties of matter.
Unit 1. Forces
- Describing Motion
- Forces in Interactions
- Effects of Forces
Unit 2. Noncontact Forces
- Gravity
- Electricity
- Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Unit 3. Kinetic and Potential Energy
- Forms of Energy
- Measuring Kinetic Energy
- Types of Potential Energy
Unit 4. Thermal Energy
- Thermal Energy and Heat
- Thermal Properties of Matter
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Performance Expectation
Forces
Noncontact Forces
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Thermal Energy
MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
MS-PS2-1. Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
MS-PS2-2. Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
MS-PS2-3. Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
MS-PS2-4. Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
MS-PS2-5. Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
MS-PS3-1. Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
MS-PS3-2. Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
MS-PS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
MS-PS3-4. Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
MS-PS3-5. Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Science and Engineering Practices
Forces
Noncontact Forces
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Thermal Energy
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Developing and Using Models
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Crosscutting Concepts
Forces
Noncontact Forces
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Thermal Energy
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Patterns
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Stability and Change
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Forces
Noncontact Forces
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Thermal Energy
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
PS2.A: Forces and Motion
PS2.B: Types of Interactions
PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces
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