Gizmos for North Dakota - Science: Grades 9-10 (Content Standards adopted 2006)

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

9-10.1: : Students understand the unifying concepts and processes of science.

9-10.1.2: : Describe the interaction of components within a system (e.g., interactions between living and nonliving components of an ecosystem, interaction between organelles of a cell)

9-10.1.3: : Explain how a system can be dynamic yet may remain in equilibrium (e.g., water cycle, rock cycle, population)

9-10.1.4: : Describe the relationship between form and function (e.g., solids, liquids, gases, cell specialization, simple machines, and plate tectonics)

9-10.1.6: : Identify principles governing evolution and equilibrium within systems (e.g., cause and effect, positive and negative feedback)

9-10.2: : Students use the process of science inquiry.

9-10.2.3: : Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations

9-10.2.4: : Formulate a testable hypothesis for a simple investigation

9-10.2.5: : Identify the independent and dependent variables, the control, and the constants when conducting an experiment

9-10.2.6: : Design and conduct a guided investigation

9-10.2.7: : Maintain clear and accurate records of scientific investigations

9-10.2.8: : Analyze data found in tables, charts, and graphs to formulate conclusions

9-10.3: : Students understand the basic concepts and principles of physical science.

9-10.3.2: : Classify changes in matter as physical or chemical

9-10.3.3: : Identify the Law of Conservation of Matter in physical and chemical changes

9-10.3.4: : Construct a model of an atom (e.g., protons, neutrons, electrons, nucleus, electron cloud)

9-10.3.5: : Identify the reactants and products in a chemical reaction

9-10.3.6: : Distinguish between balanced and unbalanced chemical equations

9-10.3.7: : Use Newton’s Laws to describe the motion of an object

9-10.3.8: : Describe the relationships between kinetic and potential energy in basic transformations (e.g., physical and chemical changes)

9-10.3.10: : Describe the differences between series and parallel circuits

9-10.4: : Students understand the basic concepts and principles of life science.

9-10.4.1: : Relate cell function to cell structure (i.e., cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast)

9-10.4.4: : Relate DNA, genes, and chromosomes

9-10.4.5: : Explain the relationship between spontaneous changes in DNA and a source of genetic variation

9-10.4.7: : Apply the basic concepts of genetics to predict inherited traits (i.e., segregation, independent assortment, dominant and recessive traits)

9-10.4.8: : Relate the concept of natural selection to its evolutionary consequences

9-10.4.9: : Identify evidence for evolution (e.g., fossil records, vestigial structures, similarities between organisms, and DNA)

9-10.4.10: : Explain the energy and organization related to trophic pyramids

9-10.4.11: : Explain how matter and energy flow through living and nonliving components in an ecosystem (e.g., carbon cycle, water cycle, nitrogen cycle)

9-10.4.12: : Compare and contrast photosynthesis and cellular respiration

9-10.5: : Students understand the basic concepts and principles of earth and space science.

9-10.5.2: : Relate the changes in the Earth's atmosphere to the evolution of photosynthetic life forms

9-10.5.4: : Identify the short-term and long-term effects of physical processes (e.g., plate tectonics, extreme weather phenomenon) on the environment and society

9-10.5.6: : Explain the effects of human activities (e.g., dams, levees, farming practices, deforestation, land-use practices, land-management strategies) on the environment

9-10.6: : Students understand relations between science and technology.

9-10.6.1: : Use appropriate technologies and techniques to solve a problem (e.g., computer-assisted tools, Internet, research skills)

9-10.6.3: : Explain how emerging technologies (e.g., genetic manipulation, biofuels, and hydrogen fuels) may impact society and the environment

9-10.7: : Students understand relations between science and personal, social, and environmental issues.

9-10.7.2: : Identify factors that affect populations (e.g., food webs, carrying capacity, overpopulation, disease, food supply, algal blooms, resources, conservation practices)

Correlation last revised: 9/22/2020

North Dakota - Science: Grades 9-10

Content Standards | Adopted: 2006