S09 Essential Skills

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Science Essential Skills for Level 9

First Semester:

(THIS IS HYPOTHESIZED-OR A THEORY AND CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Students will be able to:

• Recognize a theory as compared to a hypothesis that gives rise to a theory. (September)
• Identify the variable, constant, and control in a scientific experiment. (September)
• Collect and analyze data while constructing a graph to display the data. (September)
• Draw a conclusion and use the data to justify the strength of that conclusion. (September)
• Differentiate between work, power, and energy and the transfer of one to the other as energy flows. (October)
• Give examples of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. (October)
• Convey energy transfer as it is applied to thermal and mechanical energy. (October)
• Interpret physical and chemical properties of metals and nonmetals as it applies to the periodic table. (November)
• Demonstrate atomic theory, Bohr model, and apply these to covalent and ionic bonding, using H2O, CO2, NaCl, and C6H12O6. (November)
• Identify a balanced equation and relate it to a simple chemical reaction using reactants and products, understanding the conservation of matter. (December)
• Identify related demonstrations that exemplify the Gas Laws dealing with pressure, volume, and temperature. (December)

END of First Semester

Students will be able to:

• List the 4 main layers (crust, mantle, outer core, inner core) of the earth and describe two characteristics of each layer.
• Relate the patterns of earthquakes, volcanoes, and landforms on a world map to each other and to (hypothetical) plate boundaries.
• Explain how earth’s surface has changed over time by interpreting a geologic cross section.
• Use a geological time scale to interpret earth’s history, with correlating, rock layers, fossils, and other data to determine relative age.
• Identify the criteria that distinguish a renewable and non-renewable resource.
• Identify and differentiate between the layers of the atmosphere when given a diagram.
• Explain and analyze general weather patterns by collecting, plotting, and interpreting data.
• Analyze a diagram of differential solar heating and wind patterns.
• Describe the effects of severe weather on a population and the surrounding environment.
• Identify sources of pollution that affect water quality.
• Analyze the importance of the snow pack for Colorado’s water supply.
• Describe the relationship between ocean currents and climates.
• Predict the effects of changes in ocean level as caused by changes in the size of polar ice caps.
• Interpret a diagram and identify the varied lengths of days and seasons.
• Explain why the sun and the planets are a “system”.
• Identify several parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• Analyze how the introduction of new technology has affected or could affect human activity.
• Analyze and describe the dynamics of natural systems by comparing models of cyclic change.