Sample Alignment to Framework for K 12 Science Education*

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1 hmhco.com New Energy for Science! Sample Alignment to Framework for K 12 Science Education* As called for by the Framework for K 12 Science Education, ScienceFusion engages students in three-dimensional learning, integrating Scientific and Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas through 360 of Inquiry. The following sample alignment highlights this seamless integration across K 8. Dimensions 1 3 Grades K 5, Pages 2 7 Dimensions 1 3 Grades 6 8, Pages 8 15 *The Next Generation Science Standards are based on the Framework for K 12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council. Next Generation Science Standards and the associated logo are registered trademarks of Achieve, Inc.

2 SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES Dimension 1 ScienceFusion Grades K 5 DIMENSION 1: SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES ScienceFusion engages students in all eight Practices, helping them understand how scientific knowledge develops so they appreciate the wide range of approaches to investigate, model, and explain the world. ScienceFusion also helps students understand the work of engineers as well as the links between engineering and science. GRADE K GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5 Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) p. 25 p. 17 p. 47, p. 43, p. 55, , p. 63, Developing and using models p. 25 p.17 p p. 8 p p. 8 p p. 11 p p. 9 p p. 9 Planning and carrying out investigations p. 9 p p. 23 p p. 17 p p. 20 p p. 18 p p. 18 Analyzing and interpreting data p.12 p p. 23 p p. 17 p p. 21 p p. 18 p p. 19 Using mathematics and computational thinking p. 15 p. 373 p. 161 p. 275 p. 249 p. 433 Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) p.15 p p. 45 p p. 31 p p. 37 p p. 41 p p. 50 Engaging in argument from evidence p. 25 p.9 p p p p p Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information p p. 20 p p.48 p p. 52 p p. 46 p p. 46 p p. 59 The interactive Write-In prompts your students to ask questions, define problems, and design solutions. DO NOT EDIT--LO Number changes must be made through File info DO NOTLOnumber=EC00214 EDIT--LO Number changes must be made through File info LOnumber=EC00214 DO NOT EDIT--LO Number changes must be made through File info LOnumber=EC00214 The The Mars Rover Spirit sent this image of Mars s surface back to Earth. Mars s surface has mountains, wide plains, canyons, and volcanoes. Its surface looks red because of the iron oxide in its soil. Inside Track Multiple Virtual Labs in every unit provide students with digital learning opportunities to plan, carry out online investigations, and communicate data. STEM activities ask students to apply engineering and technology solutions in real-world learning situations. Mars The inner planets are Earth s closest neighbors. Sometimes, these planets look like bright stars in the night sky. How are the inner planets alike and different? Active Reading As you read these pages, draw a star next to words or phrases that identify characteristics shared by all of the inner planets. 2 Untitled (tl) Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Images; (c) NASA/Alamy Images (tr) NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA; (bc) Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc. (tl) Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Images; (c) NASA/Alamy Images (tr) NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA; (bc) Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc. 3/26/ :23:01 AM Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Images not to scale Mercury Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 332 Venus Earth Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. Images taken by the Messenger space probe show the deep craters on Mercury s surface. Rocky objects slammed into Mercury, leaving deep scars. Images taken by the Venus Express probe show one of the more than 1,600 volcanoes on Venus s surface. For a long time, it was hard to study Venus s surface because of the thick clouds hiding it. These same clouds trap heat on Venus, making it the hottest planet. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company he inner planets are alike in some ways. They are all small and rocky. They have few moons or none at all. Still, each planet is unique. Mercury has a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide with a surface like our moon. Venus has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere, which makes it boiling hot. Drops of acid fall from Venus s clouds. Mars is dry and freezing cold. Huge dust storms blow across Mars s surface. Only Earth has water, soil, and air to support life. T Untitled Satellite images of Earth show large green, blue, and white areas. Earth is the only planet with a large supply of liquid water, an atmosphere of nitrogen and oxygen, and visible life. Survivor Mars! Suppose you have the chance to go to Mars. Think about what Mars is like. Make a list of things you would need to survive on Mars, and explain your choices. Sample answer: I would bring warm clothes because it s so cold on Mars. I would bring air, food, and water, because these things are not found on Mars /26/ :23:19 AM 3

3 Dimension 2 Crosscutting concepts ScienceFusion Grades K 5 ScienceFusion embeds the seven Crosscutting Concepts starting in the earliest years of school through Grade 8. Units and Lessons, organized around Big Ideas and Essential Questions, allow students to build connections and intellectual tools that are related across different areas of content and enrich their applications of practices across print, digital, and hands-on resources. DIMENSION 2: Crosscutting concepts that have common application across fields Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Patterns Living and nonliving Unit 2, Lesson 5 Real and pretend Unit 7, Lesson 22 Seasons Unit 7, Lesson 3 EQ: What are seasons? EQ: How does the sky seem to change? Unit 8, Lesson 3 EQ: How does the sun seem to move? Unit 7, Lesson 3 EQ: What are some weather patterns? Unit 7, Lesson 5 EQ: How do seasons affect living things? EQ: What causes day and night? Unit 7, Lesson 1 EQ: What is the water cycle? Unit 8, Lesson 1 EQ: How do Earth and the moon move? EQ: How can we model the moon s phases? EQ: How can we observe a plant s life cycle? Unit 5, Lesson 4 EQ: How can we observe weather patterns? Unit 6, Lesson 1 EQ: How do the sun, Earth, and moon interact? EQ: What is a dichotomous key? Unit 11, Lesson 2 EQ: How does ocean water move? Unit 15, Lesson 4 EQ: What are Newton s Laws? Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation 4 Matter can change. 5 Heating and cooling matter Unit 10, Lesson 31 Changing how things move EQ: Why do plants grow? Unit 10, Lesson 2 EQ: How can we change the way objects move? Unit 10, Lesson 5 EQ: How do we make sound? EQ: What do plants need to grow? Unit 7, Lesson 2 EQ: How does the sun heat Earth? EQ: What causes day and night? EQ: How do environmental changes affect living things? Unit 5, Lesson 4 EQ: How does earth s surface change quickly? Unit 10, Lesson 3 EQ: How doe simple machines affect work? EQ: How do people affect their environment? Unit 9, Lesson 4 EQ: How is heat produced? Unit 10, Lesson 5 EQ: How do we use electricity? Unit 5, Lesson 4 EQ: How does grought affect plants? Unit 8, Lesson 1 EQ: How do weathering and erosion shape earth s surface? Unit 15, Lesson 2 EQ: How do forces affect motion? Scale, proportion, and quantity How do we use science tools? Unit 7, Lesson 21 Measuring weather Unit 10, Lesson 29 Where things are EQ: How can we compare leaves? Unit 7, Lesson 1 EQ: What is weather? Unit 9, Lesson 1 EQ: What can we observe about objects? EQ: How do we use science tools? Unit 7, Lesson 4 EQ: How can we measure precipitation? Unit 9, Lesson 2 EQ: How can we compare volumes? EQ: How do scientists use tools? Unit 1, Lesson 4 EQ: How can you measure length? Unit 9, Lesson 3 EQ: What physical properties can we observe? EQ: What skills do scientists use? EQ: What kind of models do scientists use? Unit 7, Lesson 1 EQ: What are physical properties of matter? EQ: What are some science tools? Unit 12, Lesson 3 EQ: What are stars and galaxies? Unit 13, Lesson 6 EQ: What is atomic theory? Systems and system models 4 Animals and plants together Unit 5, Lesson 15 Day sky Unit 7, Lesson 22 Seasons Unit 5, Lesson 1 EQ: Where do plants and animals live? Unit 5, Lesson 2 EQ: What is a terrarium? Unit 7, Lesson 3 EQ: What are seasons? Unit 5, Lesson 1 EQ: How do plants and animals need one another? Unit 8, Lesson 1 EQ: What are planets and stars? Unit 8, Lesson 3 EQ: How can we model day and night? EQ: What are ecosystems? EQ: What is a food chain? EQ: How can we model the moon s phases? EQ: How can we model a food web? Unit 5, Lesson 1 EQ: What is the water cycle? Unit 6, Lesson 4 EQ: What are the planets in our solar system? EQ: How do cells work together? Unit 3, Lesson 4 EQ: How do our bodies move, breathe, and circulate blood? Unit 12, Lesson 1 EQ: What objects are part of the solar system? Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation 5 Heating and cooling matter. Unit 9, Lesson 27 Light Unit 10, Lesson 32 Magnets Unit 9, Lesson 2 EQ: What are solids, liquids, and gases? Unit 9, Lesson 4 EQ: How can matter change? Unit 10, Lesson 5 EQ: How do we make sound? Unit 7, Lesson 2 EQ: How does the sun heat Earth? Unit 9, Lesson 3 EQ: How does matter change? Unit 10, Lesson 1 EQ: What is energy? Unit 4, Lesson 4 EQ: What are some food chains? Unit 7, Lesson 1 EQ: What is the water cycle? Unit 9, Lesson 4 EQ: What are some changes to matter? Unit 7, Lesson 3 EQ: What is conservation of mass? Unit 9, Lesson 1 EQ: What are some forms of energy? Unit 10, Lesson 2 EQ: How do electric charges interact? Unit 6, Lesson 2 EQ: How does energy move through ecosystems? Unit 13, Lesson 6 EQ: What is the atomic theory? Unit 14, Lesson 3 EQ: What is light? Structure and function Unit 2, Lesson 7 What animals need Unit 3, Lesson10 What plants need 1 Plant parts EQ: What are living and nonliving things? Unit 3, Lesson 4 EQ: How can we group animals? EQ: What are some parts of plants? EQ: How do body coverings help animals? EQ: What are some plant parts? Unit 6, Lesson 3 EQ: How can we classify plant products? Unit 3, Lesson 4 EQ: What are structural adaptations? Unit 3, Lesson 6 EQ: What are behavioral adaptations? Unit 6, Lesson 3 EQ: What is soil? EQ: What are some plant structures? Unit 10, Lesson 2 EQ: How do electric charges interact? Unit 10, Lesson 4 EQ: What are electric circuits, conductors, & insulators? EQ: How do cells work together? EQ: What is a dichotomous key? Unit 9, Lesson 3 EQ: How can rocks be classified? Stability and change Unit 2, Lesson 8 Animals grow and change 2 Plants grow and change 4 Matter can change Unit 3, lesson 3 EQ: How are animals different? Unit 4, lesson 4 EQ: How are plants different? Unit 9, Lesson 4 EQ: How can matter change? EQ: How do body coverings help animals? Unit 3, Lesson 5 EQ: What are fossils? Unit 5, Lesson 4 EQ: How do environments change over time? Unit 3, Lesson 4 EQ: What are behavioral adaptations? EQ: How do environmental changes affect living things? Unit 5, Lesson 2 EQ: How does the earth s surface change slowly? Unit 3, Lesson 5 EQ: How are living things adapted to their environment? Unit 3, Lesson 6 EQ: Why do birds beaks differ? EQ: What are populations, habitats, and niches? EQ: What are physical and behavioral adaptations? Unit 8, Lesson 1 EQ: How do weathering and erosion shape earth s surface? Unit 10, Lesson 2 EQ: What was ancient earth like? 4 EQ = Essential Question 5

4 Dimension 3 CORE IDEAS ScienceFusion Grades K 5 ScienceFusion uses students natural curiosity as well as their reasoning skills to help them discover, interact with, and apply what they ve learned. Organized around the Core Ideas of physical, life, and earth and space sciences as well as engineering and technology, ScienceFusion guides students toward a coherent and scientifically based view of the natural sciences and engineering. CORE IDEAS IN FOUR DISCIPLINARY AREAS GRADE K GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5 PHYSICAL SCIENCES PS 1: Matter and Its Interactions Unit 8: Matter Unit 9: All About Matter Unit 9: Changes in Matter Unit 9: Matter Unit 7: Properties of Matter Unit 8: Changes in Matter PS 2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions Unit 10: Motion Unit 10: Forces and Energy Unit 10: Energy and Magnets Unit 10: Simple and Compound Machines Unit 11: Motion Unit 13: Matter Unit 15: Forces and Motion PS 3: Energy Unit 9: Energy Unit 10: Forces and Energy Unit 10: Energy and Magnets Unit 10: Simple and Compound Machines Unit 9: Energy Unit 10: Electricity Unit 14: Light and Sound PS 4: Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer Unit 10: Forces and Energy (includes Sound) Unit 10: Energy and Magnets Unit 10: Electricity Unit 14: Light and Sound LIFE SCIENCES Unit 2: Animals Unit 3: Plants Unit 3: Animals Unit 4: Plants Unit 3: All About Animals Unit 4: All About Plants LS 1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes LS 2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Unit 4: Habitats Unit 5: Environments Unit 5: Environments for Living Things Unit 3: Plants and Animals Unit 3: Plants and Animals Unit 3: Cells to Body Systems Unit 4: Ecosystems and Interactions Unit 4: Energy and Ecosystems Unit 5: Ecosystems Unit 6: Energy and Ecosystems LS 3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits Unit 3: Animals Unit 4: Plants Unit 3: All About Animals Unit 4: All About Plants Unit 3: Plants and Animals Unit 3: Plants and Animals Unit 4: Living Things Grow and Reproduce LS 4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity EARTH and SPACE SCIENCES Unit 3: All About Animals (includes fossils) ESS 1: Earth s Place in the Universe ESS 2: Earth s Systems Unit 7: Weather and the Seasons Unit 7: Weather and Seasons Unit 7: All About Weather Unit 5: Changes to Earth s Surface Unit 7: Water and Weather Unit 10: Fossils Unit 5: Day and Night Unit 8: Objects in the Sky Unit 8: The Solar System Unit 8: Earth and Its Moon Unit 6: Earth and Space Unit 12: The Solar System and the Universe Unit 5: Weather Unit 8: Changes to Earth s Surface Unit 9: The Rock Cycle Unit 11: Earth s Oceans ESS 3: Earth and Human Activity Unit 6: Earth s Resources Unit 6: Earth s Resources Unit 6: Earth and Its Resources Unit 6: People and Resources Unit 4: Energy and Ecosystems Unit 7: Natural Resources ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE Unit 1: Doing Science Unit 1: How Scientists Work Unit 2: Technology All Around Us Unit 1: Work Like a Scientist Unit 2: Technology and Our World Unit 1: Investigating Questions Unit 2: The Engineering Process Unit 5: Weather Unit 1: Studying Science Unit 2: The Engineering Process ETS 1: Engineering Design ETS 2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society STEM features in every unit also address the ETS Core Ideas. STEM features in every unit also address the ETS Core Ideas. STEM features in every unit also address the ETS Core Ideas. STEM features in every unit also address the ETS Core Ideas. STEM features in every unit also address the ETS Core Ideas. 6 7

5 SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES Dimension 1 ScienceFusion Grades 6 8 MODULE A ScienceFusion engages students in all eight Practices, helping them understand how scientific knowledge develops so they appreciate the wide range of approaches to investigate, model, and explain the world. ScienceFusion also helps students understand the work of engineers as well as the links between engineering and science. MODULE B MODULE C MODULE D MODULE E MODULE F MODULE G MODULE H MODULE I MODULE J MODULE K Cells and Heredity The Diversity of Living Things The Human Body Ecology and the Environment The Dynamic Earth Earth s Water and Atmosphere Space Science Matter and Energy Motion, Forces, and Energy Sound and Light Introduction to Science and Technology SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES Analyzing Nutrients, p Analyzing a Greenhouse, p Analyzing the Life Cycles of Aluminum and Glass, p Analyzing the Life Cycles of Aluminum and Glass, p Analyzing the Life Cycles of Aluminum and Glass p Building a Wind Turbine, p Testing a Simple Machine, p Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) Developing and using models Planning and carrying out investigations Using mathematics and computational thinking Engaging in argument from evidence The interactive Write-In prompts your students to ask questions, define problems, and design solutions. Answers 9. There is a steady supply of wind to turn the turbines. DO NOT EDIT--LO Number changes must be made through File info LOnumber=EC61734 Answers Turn, Turn, Turn 10. See students pages for annotations. 10 Identify Underline the kind of energy that is found in moving water. A wind-powered water pump can pull water from deep underground when electricity is not available. 9 Infer What is the main benefit of placing these turbines in open water? Wind farms are a form of clean energy, because they do not generate air pollution as they generate electricity. 174 Visualize It! Like wind, moving water has kinetic energy. People have harnessed the energy of falling or flowing water to power machines since ancient times. Some grain and saw mills still use water to power their equipment. Electrical energy produced by moving water is called hydroelectric energy. Hydroelectric energy is renewable because the water cycle is driven by the sun. Water that evaporates from oceans and lakes falls on higher elevations and flows downhill in streams, rivers, and waterfalls. The energy in flowing water is converted to electrical energy when it spins turbines connected to electric generators inside the dam. Hydroelectric energy is a good source of energy only in locations where there are large, reliable amounts of flowing water. Another disadvantage of hydroelectric energy is that hydroelectric dams and their technology are expensive to build. The dams also can block the movement of fish between the sea and their spawning grounds. Special fish ladders must be built to allow fish to swim around the dam. Debris grate Dam Generator Multiple Virtual Labs in every unit provide students with digital learning opportunities to plan, carry out online investigations, and communicate data. Engineering & Technology Skills Objectives Identify a need Explain how a need for clean energy has driven a technological solution. Conduct research Describe two examples of wind power generators. Brainstorm solutions Design a technological solution to a problem. Select a solution Test and modify a prototype to achieve the desired result. In hydroelectric dams, a tunnel called a penstock directs the flow of water to each turbine. The flow of water is controlled by raising or lowering a head gate over the water intake. Outflow River Test and evaluate Redesign to improve Communicate results 5/16/2011 8:19:12 AM Untitled The Modern Design Turbines used today in wind farms for generating electricity are usually three-bladed and pointed into the wind by computer-controlled motors. They are very efficient and vibrate very little, so they are quiet and reliable. These turbines are white or light gray, to blend with the clouds. Their blades can be more than 40 meters (130 ft) long. The towers can be over 90 meters (300 ft) tall. The tips of their blades can travel more than 320 kilometers (200 miles) per hour! Building a Wind Turbine During the Industrial Revolution, machines began to replace human and animal power for doing work. From agriculture to manufacturing to transportation, machines made work faster and easier. But machines must have fuel. Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline powered the Industrial Revolution and are still used today. But burning fossil fuels produces waste products that harm the environment. In addition, fossil fuels will eventually run out. As a result, there is a need to find new ways to produce energy. 1 Brainstorm What are other possible sources of renewable energy that could be used to turn a generator? Lesson 4 Renewable Energy Resources Unit 3 Earth s Atmosphere Untitled Infer What problems may have been encountered as prototypes for modern wind turbines were tested? Build a prototype There are many possible sources of clean energy. One of the most abundant sources of clean energy is wind. A wind turbine is a device that uses energy from the wind to turn an axle. The turning axle can be used to pump water, cut lumber, grind grain, or generate electricity. In an electric generator, the axle spins magnets around a coiled wire. The spinning magnets cause electrons to flow within the wire, producing electrical current. Most often, the electrical current is used to charge a battery and the energy is stored. There are many types of wind turbines. Turbine Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) These have a main axle that is horizontal. turbines have the electrical generator at the top of a tower. HAWTs must be pointed into the wind to work. But into because the blades are always facing the wind, they are always being pushed by the wind. And because wind flows is over the blades fairly evenly, vibration reduced and the turbines last longer. Engineering Design Process Brainstorming Solutions Penstock STEM activities ask students to apply engineering and technology solutions in real-world learning situations. Transformer Intake Reservoir Head gate 11 Explain What is the purpose of the lake that is located behind the dam of a hydroelectric plant? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Windmills such as these have been used for centuries to grind grain and pump surface water for irrigation. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: Ingo Wagner/dpa/Corbis; (t) Chris Cheadle/All Canada Photos/Corbis; David Muenker/Alamy Images Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: (bg)(bg) Ingo Wagner/dpa/Corbis; (t) Chris Cheadle/All Canada Photos/Corbis; (b) (b) David Muenker/Alamy Images Wind is created by the sun s uneven heating of air masses in Earth s atmosphere. Wind energy uses the force of moving air to drive an electric generator or do other work. Wind energy is renewable because the wind will blow as long as the sun warms Earth. Wind energy is harnessed by machines called wind turbines. Electricity is generated when moving air turns turbine blades that drive an electric generator. Clusters of wind turbines, called wind farms, generate large amounts of electricity. Although wind energy is a renewable energy resource, it has several disadvantages. Wind farms can be placed only in areas that receive large amounts of wind. The equipment required to collect and convert wind energy is also expensive to produce and maintain. And the production and maintenance of this equipment produces a small amount of pollution. The turbine blades can also be hazardous to birds. 11. The lake stores water for the dam and ensures that there will be an adequate flow of water. How do humans get energy from moving water? Active Reading How do humans use wind energy? 8 Designing a Bridge, p Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information Building a Periscope, p Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: (bkgd) Stockbyte/Alamy; (br) Getty Images Royalty Free Analyzing the Life Cycle of a Paper Cup, p Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: Steve Cole/Getty Images Analyzing and interpreting data Designing a Device, p Vertical-axis wind turbines a main axle that is vertical.(vawt) have VAWTs do not need to be pointed into the wind to work. Also, the generator can be the ground so it is easy to placed near reach. But each blade moves against the wind for part of its rotation so VAWTs are not vibrate more than HAWTs. as efficient and Now it s your turn to design an efficient wind turbine that will generate enough electricity to light a small bulb /16/2011 8:19:14 AM

6 Dimension 2 Crosscutting concepts ScienceFusion Grades 6 8 ScienceFusion embeds the seven Crosscutting Concepts starting in the earliest years of school through Grade 8. Units and Lessons, organized around Big Ideas and Essential Questions, allow students to build connections and intellectual tools that are related across different areas of content and enrich their applications of practices across print, digital, and hands-on resources. DIMENSION 2: Crosscutting concepts that have common application across fields Module A Cells and Heredity Module B The Diversity of Living Things Module C The Human Body Module D Ecology and The Environment Module E The Dynamic Earth Module F Earth s Water and Atmosphere Patterns EQ: How are traits inherited? Unit 2, Lesson 5 EQ: How are patterns of inheritence studied? EQ: What evidence supports the theory of evolution? EQ: How do ecosystems change? EQ: How are the relative ages of rock measured? EQ: How do the water cycle and other global patterns affect local weather? EQ: What tools do we use to predict weather? Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation EQ: How are traits inherited? EQ: What is the theory of evolution by natural selection? EQ: How do plants stay alive? EQ: How do your skeletal and muscular systems work? EQ: How are different parts of the environment connected? EQ: How do energy and matter move through ecosystems? EQ: How do we use nonrenewable energy resources? EQ: What impact can human activities have on water resources? EQ: What is the rock cycle? EQ: What is plate tectonics? EQ: Why do earthquakes happen? EQ: How are siesmic waves used to study earthquakes? EQ: What is wind? EQ: How do the water cycle and other global patterns affect local weather? Scale, proportion, and quantity Unit1, Lesson 1 EQ: What are living things made of? Unit 1, Lesson 4 EQ: How has life on Earth changed over time? EQ: How are nutrition, fitness, and health related? EQ: How can Earth support life? EQ: How is the absolute age of rock measured? EQ: What are minerals, how do they form, and how can they be indetified? EQ: How does an ocean wave form and move? EQ: What is the atmosphere? Systems and system models Unit 1, Lesson 4 EQ: How are living things organized? Unit 1, Lesson 6 EQ: How do cells get and use energy? EQ: How do the circulatory and resipratory systems work? EQ: How does your body s defense system work? EQ: How are different parts of the environment connected? EQ: What are land biomes? EQ: What are aquatic ecosystems? EQ: How do ecosystems change? EQ: How do matter and energy move through Earth s spheres? EQ: What is plate tectonics? EQ: How do the water cycle and other global patterns affect local weather? EQ: What tools do we use to predict weather? Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation Unit 1, Lesson 6 EQ: How do cells get and use energy? EQ: What are living things? EQ: How do plants stay alive? EQ: How do the body systems work together to maintain homeostasis? EQ: How does energy flow through an ecosystem? EQ: How do energy and matter move through ecosystems? EQ: How do we use nonrenewable energy resources? EQ: How do matter and energy move through Earth s spheres? EQ: How are seismic wavies used to study earthquakes? EQ: How does an ocean wave form and move? EQ: How does energy move through Earth s system? EQ: How is climate affected by energy from the sun and variations on Earth s surface? Structure and function EQ: What are the building blocks of organisms? EQ: How are traits inherited? Unit 2, Lesson 6 EQ: What is DNA? EQ: How do organisms maintain homeostasis? EQ: How are organisms classified? EQ: What are plants? Unit 2, Lesson 5 EQ: What are animals? Unit 1, Lesson 4 EQ: How do your body s digestive and excretory systems work? EQ: How do the nervous and endocrine systems work? EQ: How are different parts of the environment connected? EQ: What are minerals, how do they form, and how can they be identified? EQ: What are Earth s layers? EQ: What makes water so important? EQ: What lies within and beneath Earth s oceans? EQ: What is the atmosphere? Unit 4, Lesson 7 EQ: What are the causes and effects of climate change? Stability and change EQ: What is the theory of evolution by natural selection? EQ: What evidence supports the theory of evolution? EQ: How are nutrition, fitness, and health related? EQ: What determines population size? EQ: How do ecosystems change? 10 EQ = Essential Question 11

7 Dimension 2 Crosscutting concepts ScienceFusion Grades 6 8 ScienceFusion embeds the seven Crosscutting Concepts starting in the earliest years of school through Grade 8. Units and Lessons, organized around Big Ideas and Essential Questions, allow students to build connections and intellectual tools that are related across different areas of content and enrich their applications of practices across print, digital, and hands-on resources. DIMENSION 2: Crosscutting concepts that have common application across fields Module G Space Science Module H Matter and Energy Module I Motion, Forces, and Energy Module J Sound and Light Module K Introduction to Science and Technology Patterns EQ: How do stars change over time? EQ: How do Earth, the moon, and the sun affect each other? EQ: How are elements arranged on the periodic table? EQ: How do atoms interact with each other? Unit 3, Lesson 6 EQ: What are electronics, and how have they changed? EQ: How does sound technology work? EQ: How do scientists show the results of investigations? Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation EQ: How are Earth s days, years, and seasons realted to the way Earth moves in space? EQ: How do Earth, the moon, and the sun affect each other? EQ: How are chemical reactions modeled? EQ: What happens when fluids exert pressure? EQ: How do simple machines work? EQ: What is sound? EQ: How does light interact with matter? EQ: How can we evaluate technology? EQ: What are technological systems? Scale, proportion, and quantity EQ: What makes up the universe? EQ: What are some properties of stars? Unit 2, Lesson 5 EQ: What is known about the gas giant planets? EQ: How do you know what parts make up the atom? Unit 5, Lesson 3 EQ: What is ph a measure of? EQ: How are distance, time, and speed related? EQ: How do simple machines work? EQ: What makes something electrically charged? EQ: How can we describe a wave? EQ: What is sound? EQ: What is the relationship between various EM waves? EQ: How do scientists show the results of investigations? EQ: What are the tools and units used in science? Systems and system models EQ: How have people modeled the solar system? EQ: How do we explore space? EQ: How do you know what parts make up the atom? EQ: How do atoms interact with each other? EQ: How do simple machines work? Unit 3, Lesson 6 EQ: What are electronics, and how have they changed? Unit 3, Lesson 5 EQ: How can light be used? EQ: How do scientists show the results of investigations? EQ: How do scientists use models and simulations? EQ: What is the engineering design process? Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation EQ: What properties define matter? EQ: How do particles in solids, liquids, and gases move? EQ: What is energy? EQ: How is temperature related to kinetic energy? EQ: How is work related to energy? EQ: What are kinetic and potential energy? EQ: What makes something electrically charged? EQ: What are waves? EQ: How do sound waves travel and interact? EQ: How does light interact with matter? Structure and function EQ: What makes up the universe? EQ: What are some properties of stars? EQ: What are physical and chemcial properties of matter? EQ: How do we know what parts make up the atom? EQ: How can we describe a wave? EQ: What is sound? EQ: What is the relationship between various EM waves? Stability and change EQ: How do stars change over time? A digital experience for every textbook lesson teaches the same concepts, but delivers the material in a different way. This gives students multiple exposures to all standards. Inquiry-based Video Projects give your students a foundation for applying scientific reasoning and engineering design skills in a variety of STEM and environmentally related scenarios. 12 EQ = Essential Question 13

8 Dimension 3 CORE IDEAS ScienceFusion Grades 6 8 CORE IDEAS IN FOUR DISCIPLINARY AREAS PHYSICAL SCIENCES PS 1: Matter and its Interactions PS 2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions GRADE 6 8 Module H: Matter and Energy Unit 1: Matter Unit 3: Atoms and the Periodic Table Unit 4: Interactions of Matter Unit 5: Solutions, Acids, and Bases Module I: Motion, Forces, and Energy ScienceFusion uses students natural curiosity as well as their reasoning skills to help them discover, interact with, and apply what they ve learned. Organized around the Core Ideas of physical, life, and earth and space sciences as well as engineering and technology, ScienceFusion guides students toward a coherent and scientifically based view of the natural sciences and engineering. CORE IDEAS IN FOUR DISCIPLINARY AREAS EARTH and SPACE SCIENCES ESS 1: Earth s Place in the Universe ESS 2: Earth s Systems Unit 1: Motion and Forces Unit 2: Work, Energy, and Machines Unit 3: Electricity and Magnetism PS 3: Energy Module H: Matter and Energy Unit 1: Introduction to Waves LS 1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Module A: Cells and Heredity Unit 1: Cells Module B: The Diversity of Living Things Unit 2: Earth s Organisms Module E: The Dynamic Earth Unit 1: Earth s Water Unit 2: Oceanography Unit 3: Earth s Atmosphere Unit 4: Weather and Climate ESS 3: Earth and Human Activity Module D: Ecology and the Environment Unit 3: Earth s Resources Unit 4: Human Impact on the Environment Unit 3: Electricity and Magnetism LIFE SCIENCES Unit 1: The Universe Unit 2: The Solar System Unit 3: The Earth-Moon-Sun System Unit 4: Exploring Space Module F: Earth s Water and Atmosphere Module J: Sound and Light Module I: Motion, Forces, and Energy Module G: Space Science Unit 1: Earth s Surface Unit 2: Earth s History Unit 3: Minerals and Rocks Unit 4: The Restless Earth Unit 2: Energy Unit 3: Light PS 4: Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer GRADE 6 8 ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE ETS 1: Engineering Design Module K: Introduction to Science and Technology Unit 1: The Nature of Science Unit 2: Measurement and Data Unit 3: Engineering, Technology, and Society Module C: The Human Body Unit 1: Human Body Systems Unit 2: Human Health LS 2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ETS 2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society STEM features in every unit also address the ETS Core Ideas. Module D: Ecology and the Environment Unit 1: Interactions of Living Things Unit 2: Earth s Biomes and Ecosystems Unit 3: Earth s Resources Unit 4: Human Impact on the Environment LS 3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits Module A: Cells and Heredity Unit 2: Reproduction and Heredity LS 4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity Module B: The Diversity of Living Things Unit 1: Life Over Time Unit 2: Earth s Organisms 14 15

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