Here is what we look forward to learning about in class this year!:
General Skills:
1. follow safety procedures in the classroom and laboratory
2. safely and accurately use the following measurement tools: • metric ruler • balance • stopwatch • graduated cylinder • thermometer • spring scale • voltmeter
3. use appropriate units for measured or calculated values
4. recognize and analyze patterns and trends
5. classify objects according to an established scheme and a student-generated scheme
6. develop and use a dichotomous key
7. sequence events
8. identify cause-and-effect relationships
9. use indicators and interpret results
1. follow safety procedures in the classroom and laboratory
2. safely and accurately use the following measurement tools: • metric ruler • balance • stopwatch • graduated cylinder • thermometer • spring scale • voltmeter
3. use appropriate units for measured or calculated values
4. recognize and analyze patterns and trends
5. classify objects according to an established scheme and a student-generated scheme
6. develop and use a dichotomous key
7. sequence events
8. identify cause-and-effect relationships
9. use indicators and interpret results
Living Environment Skills:
1. manipulate a compound microscope to view microscopic objects
2. determine the size of a microscopic object, using a compound microscope
3. prepare a wet mount slide
4. use appropriate staining techniques
5. design and use a Punnett square or a pedigree chart to predict the probability of certain traits
6. classify living things according to a student-generated scheme and an established scheme
7. interpret and/or illustrate the energy flow in a food chain, energy pyramid, or food web
8. identify pulse points and pulse rates
9. identify structure and function relationships in organisms
Physical Setting Skills:
1. given the latitude and longitude of a location, indicate its position on a map and determine the latitude and longitude of a given location on a map
2. using identification tests and a flow chart, identify mineral samples
3. use a diagram of the rock cycle to determine geological processes that led to the formation of a specific rock type
4. plot the location of recent earthquake and volcanic activity on a map and identify patterns of distribution
5. use a magnetic compass to find cardinal directions
6. measure the angular elevation of an object, using appropriate instruments
7. generate and interpret field maps including topographic and weather maps
8. predict the characteristics of an air mass based on the origin of the air mass
9. measure weather variables such as wind speed and direction, relative humidity, barometric pressure, etc.
10. determine the density of liquids, and regular- and irregular-shaped solids
11. determine the volume of a regular- and an irregular-shaped solid, using water displacement
12. using the periodic table, identify an element as a metal, nonmetal, or noble gas
13. determine the identity of an unknown element, using physical and chemical properties
14. using appropriate resources, separate the parts of a mixture
15. determine the electrical conductivity of a material, using a simple circuit
16. determine the speed and acceleration of a moving object
1. manipulate a compound microscope to view microscopic objects
2. determine the size of a microscopic object, using a compound microscope
3. prepare a wet mount slide
4. use appropriate staining techniques
5. design and use a Punnett square or a pedigree chart to predict the probability of certain traits
6. classify living things according to a student-generated scheme and an established scheme
7. interpret and/or illustrate the energy flow in a food chain, energy pyramid, or food web
8. identify pulse points and pulse rates
9. identify structure and function relationships in organisms
Physical Setting Skills:
1. given the latitude and longitude of a location, indicate its position on a map and determine the latitude and longitude of a given location on a map
2. using identification tests and a flow chart, identify mineral samples
3. use a diagram of the rock cycle to determine geological processes that led to the formation of a specific rock type
4. plot the location of recent earthquake and volcanic activity on a map and identify patterns of distribution
5. use a magnetic compass to find cardinal directions
6. measure the angular elevation of an object, using appropriate instruments
7. generate and interpret field maps including topographic and weather maps
8. predict the characteristics of an air mass based on the origin of the air mass
9. measure weather variables such as wind speed and direction, relative humidity, barometric pressure, etc.
10. determine the density of liquids, and regular- and irregular-shaped solids
11. determine the volume of a regular- and an irregular-shaped solid, using water displacement
12. using the periodic table, identify an element as a metal, nonmetal, or noble gas
13. determine the identity of an unknown element, using physical and chemical properties
14. using appropriate resources, separate the parts of a mixture
15. determine the electrical conductivity of a material, using a simple circuit
16. determine the speed and acceleration of a moving object
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