Progression of Learning
MW.B.3: Chemical changes
MW.B.3.e: Combustion
MW.B.3.e.i: Describes the perceivable manifestations of rapid combustion (e.g. heat, light)
MW.B.3.e.ii: Explains a combustion reaction using the fire triangle
MW.B.4: Transformation of energy
MW.B.4.b: Law of conservation of energy
MW.B.4.b.i: Explain qualitatively the law of conservation of energy
Air Track
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
MW.B.4.b.ii: Applies the law of conservation of energy in different contexts
Air Track
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy of a Pendulum
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
Roller Coaster Physics
Trebuchet
MW.B.4.c: Energy efficiency
MW.B.4.c.i: Defines the energy efficiency of a device or system as the proportion of energy consumed that is transformed into effective work (amount of useful energy / amount of energy consumed x100)
MW.B.4.d: Distinction between heat and temperature
MW.B.4.d.i: Describes heat as a manifestation of energy
MW.B.4.d.ii: Describes the relationship between heat and temperature
Energy Conversion in a System
Temperature and Particle Motion
MW.D.d: Archimedes' principle
MW.D.d.i: Describes the relationship between the weight of the water displaced by an immersed body and the upward acting force
MW.D.d.ii: Explains the buoyancy of a body in terms of Archimedes' principle
MW.F.1: Electricity
MW.F.1.c: Ohm's law
MW.F.1.c.i: Qualitatively describes the relationship between voltage, resistance and current intensity in an electrical circuit
MW.F.1.c.ii: Applies the mathematical relationship between voltage, resistance and current intensity in an electrical circuit (V = RI)
MW.F.1.d: Electrical circuits
MW.F.1.d.i: Describes the function of different elements of an electrical circuit (e.g. the wires transmit electrons along the circuit, resistors transform electrical energy into another form of energy)
MW.F.1.d.iv: Represents a simple electrical circuit using a diagram
MW.G.a: Force
MW.G.a.i: Describes the effects produced by a force (change in the state of motion of a body, distortion of a body)
MW.G.b: Types of forces
MW.G.b.i: Recognizes different types of forces in technical objects or technological systems (e.g. gravitational force in a chute, magnetic force exerted by an electromagnet)
MW.G.c: Equilibrium of two forces
MW.G.c.i: Describes the conditions under which a body subjected to two forces can be in equilibrium
MW.G.d: Relationship between constant speed, distance and time
MW.G.d.i: Qualitatively describes the relationship between speed, distance and time
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
MW.G.d.ii: Applies the mathematical relationship between constant speed, distance and time (v = d/Δt)
Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs - Metric
Free-Fall Laboratory
LW.A.1: Ecology
LW.A.1.e: Dynamics of ecosystems
LW.A.1.e.i: Ecosystems
LW.A.1.e.i.i: Defines an ecosystem as the relationships between the individuals in a community and abiotic factors in the environment
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
LW.A.1.e.ii: Disturbances
LW.A.1.e.ii.i: Defines a disturbance in a community
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Food Chain
LW.A.1.e.ii.ii: Explains the effects of certain factors that disturb the ecological balance (e.g. human activity, natural disasters)
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Food Chain
LW.A.1.e.iii: Trophic relationships
LW.A.1.e.iii.: Describes the trophic levels (producers, consumers, decomposers)
LW.A.1.e.iii.: Explains the relationships between the trophic levels of a food web
LW.A.1.e.iv: Primary productivity
LW.A.1.e.iv.: Defines primary productivity as the quantity of organic matter produced by plants in a given territory
LW.A.1.e.iv.: Explains the effects of certain factors on primary productivity (e.g. bees help pollinate fruit trees, pathogenic microorganisms hinder plant growth)
LW.A.1.e.v: Material and energy flow
LW.A.1.e.v.: Describes material and energy flow in an ecosystem
LW.A.1.e.vi: Chemical recycling
LW.A.1.e.vi.: Describes certain processes underlying chemical recycling (e.g. action of microorganisms and decomposers, erosion)
Cell Energy Cycle
Forest Ecosystem
LW.B.c: Cellular components visible under a microscope
LW.B.c.ii: Describes the role of the main cellular components visible under a microscope
ES.C.1: Concepts related to astronomy
ES.C.1.b: Earth-Moon system
ES.C.1.b.i: Describes the tides in terms of the gravitational effect of the Earth-Moon system
T.B.d: Using measuring instruments
T.B.d.vi: Uses measuring instruments appropriately (e.g. ammeter, volumetric flask)
S.A.17: Generalizing on the basis of several structurally similar cases
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020