Gizmos for Pennsylvania - Science: 10th Grade (Academic Standards adopted 2012)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

3.1: : Biological Sciences

3.1.10.A2: : Energy Flow

3.1.10.A2.1: : Explain cell processes in terms of chemical reactions and energy changes.

3.1.10.A4: : Cell Cycles

3.1.10.A4.1: : Describe the cell cycle and the process and significance of mitosis.

3.1.10.A7: : Molecular Basis of Life

3.1.10.A7.2: : Explain how cells store and use information to guide their functions.

3.1.10.A8: : Unifying Themes

3.1.10.A8.1: : Investigate the spatial relationships of organisms’ anatomical features using specimens, models, or computer programs.

3.1.10.B1: : Heredity

3.1.10.B1.1: : Describe how genetic information is inherited and expressed.

3.1.10.B3: : Molecular Basis of Life

3.1.10.B3.1: : Describe the basic structure of DNA and its function in genetic inheritance.

3.1.10.B3.2: : Describe the role of DNA in protein synthesis as it relates to gene expression.

3.1.10.B5: : Unifying Themes

3.1.10.B5.2: : Compare and contrast Mendelian and non- Medalian patterns of inheritance.

3.1.10.C1: : Natural Selection

3.1.10.C1.1: : Explain the mechanisms of biological evolution.

3.1.10.C3: : Unifying Themes

3.1.10.C3.1: : Interpret data from fossil records, anatomy and physiology, and DNA studies relevant to the theory of evolution.

3.2: : Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics

3.2.10.A1: : Properties of Matter

3.2.10.A1.1: : Predict properties of elements using trends of the periodic table.

3.2.10.A1.2: : Identify properties of matter that depend on sample size. Explain the unique properties of water (polarity, high boiling point, forms hydrogen bonds, high specific heat) that support life on Earth.

3.2.10.A2: : Structure of Matter

3.2.10.A2.1: : Compare and contrast different bond types that result in the formation of molecules and compounds.

3.2.10.A2.2: : Explain why compounds are composed of integer ratios of elements.

3.2.10.A3: : Matter & Energy

3.2.10.A3.1: : Describe phases of matter according to the kinetic molecular theory.

3.2.10.A4: : Reactions

3.2.10.A4.1: : Describe chemical reactions in terms of atomic rearrangement and/or electron transfer.

3.2.10.A4.2: : Predict the amounts of products and reactants in a chemical reaction using mole relationships.

3.2.10.A4.3: : Explain the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions.

3.2.10.A4.4: : Identify the factors that affect the rates of reactions.

3.2.10.A5: : Unifying Themes

3.2.10.A5.1: : Describe the historical development of models of the atom and how they contributed to modern atomic theory.

3.2.10.A5.2: : Apply the mole concept to determine number of particles and molar mass for elements and compounds.

3.2.10.B1: : Force & Motion of Particles and Rigid Bodies

3.2.10.B1.1: : Analyze the relationships among the net forces acting on a body, the mass of the body, and the resulting acceleration using Newton’s Second Law of Motion.

3.2.10.B1.2: : Apply Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation to the forces between two objects.

3.2.10.B1.3: : Use Newton’s Third Law to explain forces as interactions between bodies.

3.2.10.B1.4: : Describe how interactions between objects conserve momentum.

3.2.10.B2: : Energy Storage and Transformations: Conservation Laws

3.2.10.B2.1: : Explain how the overall energy flowing through a system remains constant.

3.2.10.B2.2: : Describe the work-energy theorem.

3.2.10.B3: : Heat/Heat Transfer

3.2.10.B3.2: : Analyze the processes of convection, conduction, and radiation between objects or regions that are at different temperatures.

3.2.10.B4: : Electrical and Magnetic Energy

3.2.10.B4.2: : Describe the relationship between electricity and magnetism as two aspects of a single electromagnetic force.

3.2.10.B5: : Nature of Waves (Sound and Light Energy)

3.2.10.B5.1: : Understand that waves transfer energy without transferring matter.

3.2.10.B5.2: : Compare and contrast the wave nature of light and sound.

3.2.10.B5.3: : Describe the components of the electromagnetic spectrum.

3.2.10.B5.4: : Describe the difference between sound and light waves.

3.2.10.B6: : Unifying Themes

3.2.10.B6.1: : Explain how the behavior of matter and energy follow predictable patterns that are defined by laws.

3.3: : Earth and Space Sciences

3.3.10.A1: : Earth Features and the Processes that Change It

3.3.10.A1.1: : Relate plate tectonics to both slow and rapid changes in the earth’s surface.

3.3.10.A1.4: : Explain how the Earth is composed of a number of dynamic, interacting systems exchanging energy or matter.

3.3.10.A4: : Sciences and Transfer of Energy

3.3.10.A4.2: : Explain how the Earth’s systems and its various cycles are driven by energy.

3.3.10.A7: : Unifying Themes

3.3.10.A7.1: : Interpret and create models of the Earth’s physical features in various mapping representations.

3.3.10.A7.4: : Describe factors that contribute to global climate change.

3.3.10.B1: : Composition and Structure

3.3.10.B1.1: : Explain how gravity is responsible for planetary orbits.

3.3.10.B2: : Unifying Themes

3.3.10.B2.3: : Explain the scale used to measure the sizes of stars and galaxies and the distances between them.

3.4: : Technology and Engineering Education

3.4.10.C1: : Design Attributes

3.4.10.C1.1: : Apply the components of the technological design process.

3.4.10.E3: : Energy and Power Technologies

3.4.10.E3.1: : Compare and contrast the major forms of energy: thermal, radiant, electrical, mechanical, chemical, nuclear and others.

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

Pennsylvania - Science: 10th Grade

Academic Standards | Adopted: 2012

3.1: : Biological Sciences

3.2: : Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics

3.3: : Earth and Space Sciences

3.4: : Technology and Engineering Education