6thNGSS

MSLS11. MSLS12. MSLS13. MSLS14. MSLS1FromMoleculestoOrganisms:StructuresandProcesses Conductaninvestigationtoprovideevidencethatlivingthingsaremadeofcells eitheronecellormanydifferentnumbersandtypesofcells. Developanduseamodeltodescribethefunctionofacellasawholeandways partsofcellscontributetothefunction. Useargumentsupportedbyevidenceforhowthebodyisasystemofinteracting subsystemscomposedofgroupsofcells. Useargumentbasedonempiricalevidenceandscientificreasoningtosupportan explanationforhowcharacteristicanimalbehaviorsandspecializedplant structuresaffecttheprobabilityofsuccessfulreproductionofanimalsandplants respectively. Constructascientificexplanationbasedonevidenceforhowenvironmentaland geneticfactorsinfluencethegrowthoforganisms. Gatherandsynthesizeinformationthatsensoryreceptorsrespondtostimuliby sendingmessagestothebrainforimmediatebehaviororstorageasmemories.

MSLS15. MSLS18.

MSLS3Heredity:InheritanceandVariationofTraits MSLS32. Developanduseamodeltodescribewhyasexualreproductionresultsin offspringwithidenticalgeneticinformationandsexualreproductionresultsinoffspringwith geneticvariation. MSESS2EarthsSystems MSESS24. DevelopamodeltodescribethecyclingofwaterthroughEarthssystemsdriven byenergyfromthesunandtheforceofgravity. MSESS25. Collectdatatoprovideevidenceforhowthemotionsandcomplexinteractionsof airmassesresultsinchangesinweatherconditions. MSESS26. Developanduseamodeltodescribehowunequalheatingandrotationofthe Earthcausepatternsofatmosphericandoceaniccirculationthatdetermine regionalclimates.

MSESS3EarthandHumanActivity MSESS33. Applyscientificprinciplestodesignamethodformonitoringandminimizinga humanimpactontheenvironment.* MSESS35. Askquestionstoclarifyevidenceofthefactorsthathavecausedtheriseinglobal temperaturesoverthepastcentury.

MSPS33. MSPS34.

MSPS35.

MSPS3Energy Applyscientificprinciplestodesign,construct,andtestadevicethateither minimizesormaximizesthermalenergytransfer.* Plananinvestigationtodeterminetherelationshipsamongtheenergytransferred, thetypeofmatter,themass,andthechangeintheaveragekineticenergyofthe particlesasmeasuredbythetemperatureofthesample. Construct,use,andpresentargumentstosupporttheclaimthatwhenthemotion energyofanobjectchanges,energyistransferredtoorfromtheobject. MSETS1EngineeringDesign Definethecriteriaandconstraintsofadesignproblemwithsufficientprecisionto ensureasuccessfulsolution,takingintoaccountrelevantscientificprinciplesand potentialimpactsonpeopleandthenaturalenvironmentthatmaylimitpossible solutions. Evaluatecompetingdesignsolutionsusingasystematicprocesstodetermine howwelltheymeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem. Analyzedatafromteststodeterminesimilaritiesanddifferencesamongseveral designsolutionstoidentifythebestcharacteristicsofeachthatcanbecombined intoanewsolutiontobettermeetthecriteriaforsuccess. Developamodeltogeneratedataforiterativetestingandmodificationofa proposedobject,tool,orprocesssuchthatanoptimaldesigncanbeachieved.

MSETS11.

MSETS12. MSETS13.

MSETS14.