Missouri Standards Alignment

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Missouri standards alignment
Stile unitGradeDisciplinary Core IdeaStandardPerformance Expectation
Cells6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.A.1Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.
Cells6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.A.2Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of the cells contribute to that function.
Cells6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.A.3Develop an argument supported by evidence for how multicellular organisms are organized by varying levels of complexity; cells, tissue, organs, organ systems.
Body Systems6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.A.3Develop an argument supported by evidence for how multicellular organisms are organized by varying levels of complexity; cells, tissue, organs, organ systems.
Body Systems6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.A.4Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.
Plants6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.B.1Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Plants6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.B.2Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
The Survival of the Species6From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.B.1Construct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Energy6Energy6-8.PS3.B.1Construct, 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.
Energy6Engineering Design6-8.ETS1.B.3Develop 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.
Heat6Energy6-8.PS3.A.3Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Heat6Energy6-8.PS3.A.4Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the temperature of the sample.
Earth Systmes6Earth's Systems6-8.ESS2.C.1Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Earth Systmes6Earth's Systems6-8.ESS2.C.2Research, collect, and analyze data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Earth Systmes6Earth's Systems6-8.ESS2.C.3Develop 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.
Climate Change6Earth and Human Activity6-8.ESS3.C.2Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Climate Change6Earth and Human Activity6-8.ESS3.D.1Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century.
Food Chains and Food Webs7Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics6-8.LS2.A.2Construct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem.
Food Chains and Food Webs7Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics6-8.LS2.B.1Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, including food chains and food
The Importance of Biodiversity7Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics6-8.LS2.C.1Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that explains how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
The Importance of Biodiversity7Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics6-8.LS2.C.2Evaluate benefits and limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.
The Importance of Biodiversity7Engineering Design6-8.ETS1.A.1Define 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.
The Importance of Biodiversity7Engineering Design6-8.ETS1.B.1Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Active Earth7Earth's Systems6-8.ESS2.A.1Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth's interior drives convection which cycles Earth's crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean sea floor at ridges, submergence of ocean sea floor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Active Earth7Earth's Systems6-8.ESS2.A.2Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Active Earth7Earth's Systems6-8.ESS2.B.1Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Active Earth7Earth and Human Activity6-8.ESS3A.1Construct 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 and human activity.
Active Earth7Earth and Human Activity6-8.ESS3.B.1Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
States of Matter7Matter and Its Interactions6-8.PS1.A.4Develop a model that describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Physical and Chemical Change7Matter and Its Interactions6-8.PS1.A.2Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Physical and Chemical Change7Matter and Its Interactions6-8.PS1.B.1Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms remains the same during a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Physical and Chemical Change7Matter and Its Interactions6-8.PS1.B.2Construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Ecosystems7From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.B.2Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Ecosystems7From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes6-8.LS1.C.1Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Ecosystems7Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics6-8.LS2.A.1Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on individual organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Ecosystems7Matter and Its Interactions6-8.PS1.A.3Gather, analyze, and present information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and how they impact society.
Elements and Compounds7Matter and Its Interactions6-8.PS1.A.1Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Our Place in Space8Earth's Place in the Universe6-8.ESS1.A.1Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to explain the cyclic patterns of lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.
Our Place in Space8Earth's Place in the Universe6-8.ESS1.A.2Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth's tilt and directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
Our Place in Space8Earth's Place in the Universe6-8.ESS1.A.3Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Our Place in Space8Earth's Place in the Universe6-8.ESS1.B.1Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Energy Conservation and Electricity8Energy6-8.PS3.A.1Construct 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.
Energy Conservation and Electricity8Energy6-8.PS3.A.2Develop 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.
Newton's Laws of Motion8Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions6-8.PS2.A.1Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.
Newton's Laws of Motion8Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions6-8.PS2.A.2Plan and conduct 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.
Newton's Laws of Motion8Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions6-8.PS2.B.2Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Waves8Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer6-8.PS4.A.1Use 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.
Waves8Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer6-8.PS4.A.2Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Non-contact Forces8Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions6-8.PS2.B.1Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Non-contact Forces8Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions6-8.PS2.B.3Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that electric and magnetic fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Non-contact Forces8Engineering Design6-8.ETS1.B.2Analyze 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.
Human Impacts on Ecosystems8Earth's Place in the Universe6-8.ESS1.C.1Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's history.
Human Impacts on Ecosystems8Earth and Human Activity6-8.ESS3.C.1Analyze data to define the relationship for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
Human Impacts on Ecosystems8Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity6-8.LS4.A.1Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Evolution8Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity6-8.LS4.B.1Construct 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.
Evolution8Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity6-8.LS4.B.2Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Evolution8Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity6-8.LS4.C.1Interpret graphical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in population over time.