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Science
Science - Intradisciplinary Science(IDS)

Research and Inquiry
Evidence: Show Regard/Rules
The learner will be able to show regard for the rules of evidence.
Strand Scope Source
Evidence Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Explanations: Develop/Revise
The learner will be able to use logic and evidence to develop and revise scientific explanations.
Strand Scope Source
Explanations Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Arguments: Communicate/Support
The learner will be able to communicate and support a scientific argument.
Strand Scope Source
Arguments Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Science: Build/Understanding/Integrating
The learner will be able to build his/her understanding of science by integrating processes and scientific knowledge with scientific reasoning and critical thinking.
Strand Scope Source
Science Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2
  
Critical Thinking: Produce/Nature
The learner will be able to produce an understanding of nature by utilizing unifying ideas and processes to aid in considering and combining fundamental concepts.
Strand Scope Source
Critical Thinking Skills Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1
  
Society: Understand/Demonstrate
The learner will be able to understand that the history and nature of science demonstrate various parts of scientific inquiry, the human facets of science and the role of science in the growth of different cultures.
Strand Scope Source
Science & Society Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8
  
Inquiry: Skills
The learner will be able to begin to develop the skills necessary to perform scientific inquiries.
Strand Scope Source
Scientific Inquiry Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Science: Perspectives/Utilize
The learner will be able to comprehend and act on personal and social issues utilizing a personal and social perspective of science.
Strand Scope Source
Science: Perspectives Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.7
  
Attitudes/Values: Accept/Criticism
The learner will be able to accept criticism.
Strand Scope Source
Attitudes/Values Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Communication: Public
The learner will be able to communicate knowledge to the public.
Strand Scope Source
Communication Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Communicate: Procedures
The learner will be able to communicate scientific procedures.
Strand Scope Source
Procedures Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Communication: Methods
The learner will be able to communicate methods.
Strand Scope Source
Communication: Methods Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Data: Comprehend/Shown/Interpretation
The learner will be able to comprehend that the way data is shown impacts interpretations.
Strand Scope Source
Data: Representation Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.2
  
Data: Liken/Averages/Ranges
The learner will be able to liken data for two groups by representing averages and ranges of values.
Strand Scope Source
Data: Statistics Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Evidence and Explanations: Use/Form
The learner will be able to use evidence from experiments and observations to form scientific explanations.
Strand Scope Source
Evidence and Explanations Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Evidence: Judge
The learner will be able to judge evidence in terms of its significance for solving a problem.
Strand Scope Source
Evidence Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.2
  
Explanations: Alternatives/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze alternative explanations.
Strand Scope Source
Explanations Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Investigations: Recognize/Ideas/Guide
The learner will be able to recognize ideas that guide scientific explorations.
Strand Scope Source
Investigations Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Investigations: Planning/Scientific
The learner will be able to plan a scientific investigation.
Strand Scope Source
Investigations: Planning/Design Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Questioning: Investigations
The learner will be able to identify questions that guide scientific investigations.
Strand Scope Source
Questioning Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Problem Solving: Identify
The learner will be able to identify a problem.
Strand Scope Source
Problem Solving Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.1
  
Problem Solving: Solutions/Select
The learner will be able to select between alternative solutions.
Strand Scope Source
Problem Solving Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.1
  
Problem Solving: Judge/Compare/Study
The learner will be able to judge the reasonableness of answers to a problem by comparing them against usual values and studying the process utilized to find them.
Strand Scope Source
Problem Solving Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.2
  
Models: Test/Utility/Likening
The learner will be able to test the utility of a model by likening its estimations to observations.
Strand Scope Source
Models Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.2
  
Models: Utilize/Logic/Evidence
The learner will be able to utilize logic and evidence to develop and revise models.
Strand Scope Source
Models Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Models: Develop/Relate
The learner will be able to develop a physical, mental or mathematical model to demonstrate how objects and processes relate.
Strand Scope Source
Models Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.2
  
Science
The learner will be able to begin to develop an understanding of the nature of science.
Strand Scope Source
Science Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.2
  
Science: Show/Application
The learner will be able to show the application of standards, logical arguments, and skepticism in science.
Strand Scope Source
Science Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Processes: Comprehend/Organization
The learner will be able to understand how organization and processes are interconnected.
Strand Scope Source
Processes Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.1
  
Measurement: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend measurement.
Strand Scope Source
Measurement Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Measurement: Comprehend/Errors/Impact
The learner will be able to comprehend that error in measurement can impact computations.
Strand Scope Source
Measurement Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Measurement: Interpret/Differences
The learner will be able to interpret differences between approximations and computed answers when measuring by utilizing estimates of magnitude of error.
Strand Scope Source
Measurement Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Technology: Communicate
The learner will be able to communicate a technological problem, the process, and its solution.
Strand Scope Source
Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.1
  
Technology: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend technology.
Strand Scope Source
Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.2
  
Science, Tech. & Society: Challenges
The learner will be able to comprehend the function of science and technology in local, national, and global challenges.
Strand Scope Source
Science, Tech. & Society Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.7.6
  
Science, Tech. & Society: Ventures
The learner will be able to comprehend that science and technology are necessary ventures of society that predict what could occur, but not what should occur.
Strand Scope Source
Science, Tech. & Society Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.7.6
  
Classification: Comprehend/Order
The learner will be able to comprehend order.
Strand Scope Source
Classification Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.1
  
Science & Technology: Cite/Example/N
The learner will be able to cite an example of how the introduction of a new technology caused science to progress.
Strand Scope Source
Science and Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.2
  
Science & Technology: Differences/Re
The learner will be able to find differences in the way scientific and technical knowledge are reported.
Strand Scope Source
Science and Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.2
  
Science & Technology: Differences/Qu
The learner will be able to find differences in the reasons behind the quest of science and that of technology.
Strand Scope Source
Science and Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.2
  
Science & Technology: Connect/World
The learner will be able to connect science with technology in order to create links between the natural and designed worlds.
Strand Scope Source
Science and Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6
  
Scientists: Influences
The learner will be able to understand that society, culture, and personal beliefs influence scientists.
Strand Scope Source
Scientists Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.1
  
Science: History/Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend the history of science.
Strand Scope Source
Science: History Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.3
  
Science: History/Explore/Cultures
The learner will be able to explore the contributions of various cultures to scientific thought and technological inventions.
Strand Scope Source
Science: History Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.3
  
Society: Impact/Comprehend/Progress
The learner will be able to comprehend that progress in science and technology can be impacted by the issues and challenges of society.
Strand Scope Source
Society: Impact on Science & Tech. Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.7.6
  
Impact on Society: Describe/Long-Term
The learner will be able to describe the long-term impacts of science and technology on society.
Strand Scope Source
Science & Tech.: Impact on Society Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.3
  
Math: Problem Solving/Functions
The learner will be able to comprehend connections within a problem situation, its model as a function in symbolic form and the graphed function.
Strand Scope Source
Math & Science: Problem Solving Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, Coord. with Math
  
Math, Science & Tech: Investigations
The learner will be able to utilize mathematics and scientific technology to improve scientific investigations and communication.
Strand Scope Source
Math, Science & Technology Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Technology: Design/Suggest
The learner will be able to suggest designs.
Strand Scope Source
Technology: Design Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.1
  
Technology: Solutions/Implement
The learner will be able to implement a proposed technological solution.
Strand Scope Source
Technology: Solutions Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.1
  
Technology: Solutions/Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate a technological solution, including its consequences.
Strand Scope Source
Technology: Solutions Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.1
  
Problem Solving: System Analysis
The learner will be able to formulate solutions to problems utilizing system analysis.
Strand Scope Source
Problem Solving: Methods Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.1
  
Investigations: Perform
The learner will be able to perform a scientific investigation.
Strand Scope Source
Investigations: Conducting Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Variables: Comprehend/Correlation
The learner will be able to comprehend that a credible correlation between two variables does not signify that one causes the other.
Strand Scope Source
Investigations: Variables Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.2
  
Scientists: Engineers/Comprehend/Work
The learner will be able to comprehend that creativity and a solid base of knowledge are necessary to the progress of work in science and engineering.
Strand Scope Source
Scientists: Engineers Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.6.2
  
Science: Knowledge/Comprehend/Alteration
The learner will be able to comprehend that alterations in the knowledge of science occur over time and are almost always based on previous knowledge.
Strand Scope Source
Science: Knowledge Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.3
  
Science: Knowledge/Understand/Change
The learner will be able to understand that new information can change existent scientific knowledge.
Strand Scope Source
Science: Knowledge Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Science: Perspectives/Human Endeavor
The learner will be able to comprehend science as a human endeavor.
Strand Scope Source
Science: Perspectives Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.1
  
Predictions: Accurately
The learner will be able to predict accurately.
Strand Scope Source
Predictions Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.2
  
Predictions: Alternative/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze alternative predictions.
Strand Scope Source
Predictions Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.2.1
  
Ethics: Use/Scientists
The learner will be able to use the ethical practices which scientists use.
Strand Scope Source
Ethics Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.8.1
  
Changes: Recognize/Series
The learner will be able to recognize the series of alterations that happen in objects, living things and natural and man-made systems.
Strand Scope Source
Changes Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.5
  
Changes: Comprehend/Time
The learner will be able to comprehend alteration over a period of time.
Strand Scope Source
Changes Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.5
  
Math Skills: Comprehend/Statistics
The learner will be able to comprehend how to utilize statistics.
Strand Scope Source
Math Skills Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, Coord. with Math
  
Math Skills: Represent/Powers of Ten
The learner will be able to represent big numbers utilizing powers of ten.
Strand Scope Source
Math Skills Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Math Skills: Liken/Powers of Ten
The learner will be able to liken very diverse things utilizing powers of ten.
Strand Scope Source
Math Skills Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Function & Structure: Show/Reciproca
The learner will be able to show how structure and function are reciprocal by describing function in terms of structure and vice-versa.
Strand Scope Source
Function & Structure Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.4
  
Public Issues: Understand/Debates
The learner will be able to understand that before society debates issues, it should fully understand the scientific and technological principles.
Strand Scope Source
Science, Tech. & Society: Public Iss Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.7.6
  
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Physical Science
Forces: Motion
The learner will be able to understand forces and motion.
Strand Scope Source
Forces: Motion Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Motion: Compute/Forces/Moves
The learner will be able to compute how forces impact how an object moves.
Strand Scope Source
Motion Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Gravity: Explore/Force/Mass
The learner will be able to explore that gravity is a universal force that each body of mass exerts on any other body of mass.
Strand Scope Source
Gravity: Physical Science Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Energy: Conservation/Disorder
The learner will be able to understand the conservation of energy and the increase in disorder.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Conservation Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.5
  
Energy: Potential/Explore
The learner will be able to explore potential energy.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Potential, Kinetic, Work Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.5
  
Energy: Types/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between potential energy, kinetic energy and energy in a field.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Types Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.5
  
Energy: Matter/Comprehend/Interactions
The learner will be able to comprehend the interactions of matter and energy.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Matter Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.6
  
Energy: Kinetic/Explore
The learner will be able to explore kinetic energy.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Potential, Kinetic, Work Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.5
  
Energy: Conservation/Explore/Universe
The learner will be able to explore that the total energy of the universe remains the same and cannot be destroyed.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Conservation Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.5
  
Sun: Energy/Explore/Life
The learner will be able to explore how the energy for life comes from the sun.
Strand Scope Source
Sun: Energy Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.4.5
  
Heat: Transfer/Heat Energy
The learner will be able to explore how heat energy is moved by conduction, convection, and/or radiation.
Strand Scope Source
Heat: Transfer Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.5
  
Waves: Explore/Frequency/Wavelength
The learner will be able to explore how wavelength and frequency are inversely related.
Strand Scope Source
Waves Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.6
  
Energy: Transformations/Explore/Wave
The learner will be able to explore that wave energy can be transformed into other types of energy and vice-versa.
Strand Scope Source
Energy: Transformations Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.6
  
Electric Fields: Explain
The learner will be able to explain an electric field.
Strand Scope Source
Electric Fields Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Electric Force: Explore/Charged
The learner will be able to explore electric force as a force between any two charged objects.
Strand Scope Source
Electric Force Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Magnetism: Properties/Explain/Field
The learner will be able to explain a magnetic field.
Strand Scope Source
Magnetism: Properties Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Electricity & Magnetism: Liken/Field
The learner will be able to liken the interaction between a magnetic and an electric field.
Strand Scope Source
Electricity and Magnetism Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.4
  
Electromagnetic Waves: Explore/Charged
The learner will be able to explore how electromagnetic waves are the result of the acceleration of a charged object.
Strand Scope Source
Electromagnetic Waves Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.6
  
Electrons: Explore/Flow/Impacted
The learner will be able to explore how electron flow is impacted by the makeup and temperature of a material.
Strand Scope Source
Electrons Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.6
  
Atoms: Nucleus/Explore/Impact/Force
The learner will be able to explore the impact of nuclear forces that keep atoms together.
Strand Scope Source
Atoms: Nucleus Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.3.1
  
Systems: Comprehend
The learner will be able to identify a system and the factors that influence the system.
Strand Scope Source
Systems Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.1
  
Systems: Interpret/Comprehend/Work
The learner will be able to interpret systems to comprehend how things work.
Strand Scope Source
Systems Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.1
  
Systems: Explore/Alter/Dimensions
The learner will be able to explore how various properties or relationships in a system alter as their dimensions increase or decrease.
Strand Scope Source
Systems Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.3
  
Systems: Judge/Alteration/Impact
The learner will be able to judge how alteration in a system impacts the system.
Strand Scope Source
Systems Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.1.1
  
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Earth and Space Science(IDS Physical)
Universe: Origin/Theories
The learner will be able to explore theories for the origin of the universe.
Strand Scope Source
Universe: Origin Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.4
  
Stars: Life Cycle
The learner will be able to explain the life cycle of stars.
Strand Scope Source
Stars Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.4
  
Stars: Explore/Gravity/Impact
The learner will be able to explore how gravity impacts stars.
Strand Scope Source
Stars Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.4
  
Stars: Explore/Nuclear/Impact
The learner will be able to explore how nuclear reactions impact stars.
Strand Scope Source
Stars Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.4
  
Earth: History/Explore/Early
The learner will be able to explore that the earth on which we presently exist differs greatly from the early planet.
Strand Scope Source
Earth: History Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.3
  
Earth: Energy/Differentiate
The learner will be able to differentiate between the earth's internal and external sources of energy.
Strand Scope Source
Earth: Energy Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.1
  
Earth: Energy/Explore/Internal
The learner will be able to explore the earth's internal sources of energy.
Strand Scope Source
Earth: Energy Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.1
  
Earth: Energy/Explore/External
The learner will be able to explore the earth's external sources of energy.
Strand Scope Source
Earth: Energy Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.1
  
Earth: Energy/Explore/Transfer Heat
The learner will be able to explore how the earth transfers internal heat outward. This transfer drives convection in the mantle that propels the plates which makeup the earth's surface.
Strand Scope Source
Earth: Energy Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.1
  
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Earth and Space Science(IDS Life)
Rocks: Dating/Radioactive Decay
The learner will be able to find out when rock was created by exploring and utilizing known decay rates of radioactive isotopes present in the rock.
Strand Scope Source
Rocks Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.5.3
  
Natural Resources: Renewable and Non
The learner will be able to explore renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.
Strand Scope Source
Natural Resources Master NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grade 12, 12.7.3
  
Earth: History/Rock/Fossil/Geologic Time
The learner will be able to survey rock sequences and utilize fossils to correlate the sequences at different locations to explore and approximate geologic time.
Strand Scope Source