| Lesson |
Landing Site |
Data from Mars |
Mining Site |
Data from the Moon |
Water on the Moon |
| UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES |
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| Systems, order, and organization |
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| Evidence, models, and explanation |
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| Change, constancy, and measurement |
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| Evolution and equilibrium |
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| Form and function |
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| SCIENCE AS INQUIRY |
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| Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry |
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| Understandings about scientific inquiry |
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| PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
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| Structure of atoms |
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| Structure and properties of matter |
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| Chemical reactions |
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| Motion and forces |
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| Conservation of energy and increase in disorder |
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| Interactions of energy and matter |
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| LIFE SCIENCE |
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| The cell |
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| Molecular basis of heredity |
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| Biological evolution |
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| Interdependence of organisms |
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| Matter, energy, and organization in living systems |
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| Behavior of organisms |
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| EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE |
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| Energy in the Earth system |
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| Geochemical cycles |
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| Origin and evolution of the Earth system |
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| Origin and evolution of the universe |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
| SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
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| Abilities of technological design |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Understandings about science and technology |
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| SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES |
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| Personal and community health |
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| Population growth |
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| Natural resources |
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| Environmental quality |
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| Natural and human-induced hazards |
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| Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges |
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| HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE |
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| Science as a human endeavor |
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| Nature of scientific knowledge |
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x |
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x |
x |
| Historical perspectives |
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