Class Motto
"I am a scientist!"
Since you are a scientist, you're going to learn:
- What scientist know
- How scientist think
- What scientists do
- How scientist act
- What scientist know
- How scientist think
- What scientists do
- How scientist act
Scientists Are:
Organized
I can keep track of my school documents and due dates. I can write clear enough for other people to read. I can keep my documents in the right order. |
Hard Working
I can show up to appointments on time. I can use my time effectively when I'm in class. I can turn in scheduled work on time. |
Persistent
I can happily accept when I'm wrong without feeling dumb. I can try again and again until I understand something. I can fix my school work in order to get a better grade. |
Collaborative
I can share my thoughts without being nervous. I can listen to others ideas respectfully. I can help others in my group and I can ask for help. |
Scientists Do:
Questions
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I can ask good questions and define engineering problems.
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Models
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I can make and use a model.
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Investigations
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I can plan and do an investigation.
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Data
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I can analyze and interpret data.
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Explanations
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I can come up with explanations to questions and design solutions to problems.
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Arguments
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I can argue about things using evidence.
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Information
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I can get, evaluate, and communicate information.
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Scientist Know:
Biology
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All living things are made of cells.
Unicellular organisms have one cell. Multicellular organisms have cells of many types. Cells work together in a system to keep organisms alive. Cells are a system with organelles that do individual jobs. Jobs of nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria, cell wall, and cell membrane. Body systems are made of multiple levels of organization: cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems Jobs of circulatory, excretory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems. |
Genetics
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Asexual reproduction (1 parent) results in little to no genetic variation.
Sexual reproduction (2 parents) results in a lot of genetic variation. Animals and plants have specific adaptations to increase the probability of successful reproduction. Genetic mutations are when DNA is changed. Genetic mutations can cause a beneficial, harmful, or neutral changes to the organism's structure. Humans have technologies that allow us to increase the probability of getting traits we want in organisms. Benefits and disadvantages of artificial selection, genetic modification, and gene therapy. |
Evolution
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Genetic variation in a population can affect the probability of an individual surviving and reproducing.
Over time, specific traits may increase or decrease in a population. Patterns in the fossil record document the existence, diversity, and extinction of life. Patterns in body structure help us figure out possible evolutionary relationships. Patterns in the way embryos develop show similarities and differences between species. |
Earth Processes
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Energy and matter cycle around the earth.
The materials that make up igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks cycle between types of rocks. The processes of melting, crystallization, weathering, deposition, sedimentation, and deformation work together to form minerals and rocks. Earth's surface changes at varying times and spatial scales. When designing structures there are specific constraints for earthquakes, landslides, and floods. Earth has layers with different densities and different chemical compositions. |
Earth History
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Earth's crust is broken into plates.
Earth's plates cause patterns in earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, trenches, rocks, and fossils. We can use relative dating with rock layers and fossils to figure out which things are older than other things. We can use fossils and rocks to infer the age and history of the earth. |
Newton's Laws
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Changes in the motion of objects depends on the mass and the sum of the forces.
Objects at rest stay at rest until acted on by an outside force. The more force you apply, the more an object accelerates. The more mass an object has, the more force you have to apply to change the acceleration. Forces always have an equal and opposite force. |
Forces
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Fields exist between objects and exert forces even though the objects are not touching.
The strength and speed of electromagnets, electric motors, and generators depend on the factors like turns of wire, strength of magnets, and number of magnets. Gravity is an attractive force. Gravity is stronger when objects have more mass and when they are closer together. |
Scientist Think:
Patterns
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I can find patterns, defend patterns, and manipulate patterns.
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Stability & Change
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I can identify what is changing, how to make things stable, and why things change.
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Cause & Effect
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I can figure out what causes what and what the effect of changing something will be.
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Scale, Proportion, & Quantity
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I can understand the range of scales, utilize proportions, and use a scale model.
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Matter & Energy
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I can track the flow and change of energy and matter.
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Systems
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I can define my system, keep track of my input and outputs, and relate systems together.
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Structure & Function
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I can figure out how the structure and function support each other and use them to build.
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