SWBAT use the periodic table to explain atomic structure and to predict the properties of elements.
SWBAT use models to explain nuclear processes (fission, fusion, decay) and their role in energy production, stars, and radiometric dating.
SWBAT develop and use models to describe how atomic structure determines bonding, predict intermolecular forces, macroscopic properties of substances, and/or inform chemical nomenclature and formulas.
SWBAT use models to predict the products of chemical reactions, balance chemical equations, as evidence for the conservation of mass.
SWBAT uses mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.
SWBAT develop and use models to explain how pressure, temperature, and volume affect particle motions and system behavior.
SWBAT use models to explain how energy is transferred between systems and surroundings in physical and chemical thermodynamic processes.
SWBAT construct explanations on the effect of changes in temperature and concentration of the reactants on the rate of chemical reactions.
SWBAT refine the design of a system by specifying a change in conditions that affect equilibrium systems and can be used to favor the formation of products.
SWBAT demonstrate and explain how ecosystems are the result of biotic and abiotic interactions and how energy can be converted from one form to another.
SWBAT demonstrate understanding and examples of how ecosystems have structure and diversity that change over time.
SWBAT demonstrate and explain how populations change over time in reaction to a variety of factors and/or how human populations change in reaction to a variety of factors, including social and cultural factors.
SWBAT demonstrate understanding and typical examples of how earth’s systems interact, resulting in a state of balance over time and/or understanding that most of the Earth’s atmospheric processes are driven by input of energy from the sun.
SWBAT organize verbal and written explanations of when humans use natural resources and how this usage alters natural systems. Students will offer solutions on how humans can mitigate their impact on land and water resources through sustainable use.
SWBAT describe in written and verbal formats how humans use energy from a variety of sources, resulting in positive and negative consequences.
SWBAT demonstrate and/or model how human activities have physical, chemical, and biological consequences for the atmosphere.
SWBAT model certain human activities, including the use of resources, that have physical, chemical, and biological consequences for ecosystems and/or describe pollutants that can have both direct and indirect impacts on the health of organisms, including humans.
SWBAT demonstrate their understanding of local and regional human activities can have impacts at the global level and/or how the health of a species is closely tied to its ecosystem when minor environmental changes can have a large impact.
