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AGSD K-12 Science Curriculum (Final)
Science - *Grade 5

Earth and Space Science

The learner will be able to describe how the development of civilization relates to the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.8.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain earth's features (land only).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain earth processes (water cycle).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe the behavior of earth's water systems (watershed).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the impact of earth's water systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the water cycle using the processes of condensation and evaporation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to identify earth resources and the way in which they influence everyday life (land, plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the value and uses of earth's resources.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to compare the locations of human settlements associated with available resources.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to know that raw materials come from natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify resources used to provide humans with energy, food, housing and water.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how plants and animals may be classified as natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to examine the renewability of resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to determine how consumption may impact the availability of resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain natural resource distribution.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to distinguish between readily available and less accessible resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to identify the locations of different concentrations of fossil fuels and mineral resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain how people use natural resources in their environment.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.8.7.A
  
The learner will be able to locate and identify natural resources in different parts of the world.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.8.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast how people use natural resources in different parts of the world.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.8.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how people use natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.8.7.B
  
The learner will be able to define the roles of Pennsylvania agencies that deal with natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.8.7.D
  
The learner will be able to identify types of minerals and fossil fuels used by humans.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify fiber and other raw materials used in clothing and shelter production.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify renewable resources and describe their uses.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to identify nonrenewable resources and describe their uses.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize interrelationships between resources and systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.8.7.B
  
The learner will be able to compare finished products to their original raw material.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to compare the time spans of renewability for fossil fuels and alternative fuels.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to comprehend the sun as a major source of energy that produces wavelengths of visible, infrared, and ultraviolet radiation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the major layers of the atmosphere of earth.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to illustrate the major layers of the atmosphere of earth.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain factors that influence condensation and evaporation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the earth's layers: a metal core, a mantle, and a thin outer crust.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to differentiate between examples of surface changes that occur rapidly and those that occur slowly.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the processes that formed the geological structures and resources in his/her state including mountains, glacial formations, ridges, and water gaps.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the processes used in the creation of geologic features and that these processes that occur today are similar to those processes that occurred in the past.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe how the rock cycle has affected the rock formations in his/her state.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare the properties of the planets.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to understand the role of the watershed.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to identify and explain what determines the boundaries of a watershed.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain how water enters a watershed.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the impact of watersheds and wetlands on people.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.E
  
The learner will be able to explain factors that affect water quality and flow through a watershed.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain how water is necessary for all life.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.1.7.C
  
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Life Science

The learner will be able to explain that the cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living things (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain reproductive cycles (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the life cycle of living things (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the ways in which alterations in the environment may impact the survival of a species (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that members of the same species can possess variations which can be an advantage to survival (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the similarities and differences that characterize diverse living things.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how the structures of organisms help them to function in unique ways (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe that organisms have specific structures each with a specific function (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe how changes in the environment influence the survival of organisms.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
The learner will be able to account for the adaptations among living things that live in a specific environment.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify that populations of organisms can increase rapidly.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the processes involved in the formation of coal and oil in his/her state.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to define how energy and fuels can be produced through the process of biomass conversion.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize the environmental, societal, and economic impacts that waste has on the environment.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how energy and fuels can be produced through the process of biomass conversion.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe that cells have specific structures each with a specific function (plants).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the role of recycling and waste management.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to identify materials that can be recycled in the community.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the process of closing the loop in recycling.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe different types of pest controls and their effects on the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify alternative products that can be used in life to reduce pollution.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe how human actions affect the health of the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to identify land use practices and their relation to environmental health.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain how acid deposition can affect water, soil and air quality.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the relationship between resource use, reuse, recycling and environmental health.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to identify residential and industrial sources of pollution and their effects on environmental health.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain society's standard of living in relation to agriculture.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast agricultural changes that have been made to meet society's needs.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast how animals and plants affect agricultural systems.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare several technological advancements and their effect(s) on the historical growth of agriculture.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare different environmental conditions related to agricultural production, cost and quality of the product.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to investigate how agricultural science has recognized the various soil types found in Pennsylvania.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the importance of particle sizes in different soil types.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to determine how water has influenced the development of Pennsylvania soil types.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to investigate how soil types have influenced the plant types used on Pennsylvania farms.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to analyze how soil types and geographic regions have impacted the profitability of Pennsylvania farms.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to analyze the needs of plants and animals as they relate to climate and soil conditions.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain how different soil types determine the characteristics of ecosystems.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe diversity of plants and animals in ecosystems.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify Pennsylvania plants and animals that are on the threatened or endangered list.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.7.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe state laws passed regarding threatened and endangered species in Pennsylvania.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.7.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain the role of environmental laws and regulations.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.9.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify and explain environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, Act 26 on Agricultural Education).
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.9.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the role of local and state agencies in enforcing environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Agriculture, Game Commission).
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.9.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain and describe characteristics of a wetland.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.D
  
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Physical Science

The learner will be able to describe systems by outlining a system's relevant components and its purpose and/or designing a model that depicts its function.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to evaluate materials for the appropriateness of their application.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe the factors that were considered in the design of a specific object.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize alterations in sound of moving objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain alterations in sound of moving objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe how light and sound travel in waves of varying speed, size, and frequency.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to associate energy sources and transfers to temperature and heat.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the conversion of one form of energy to another using knowledge of each of the forms of energy.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe how convex and concave lenses alter light images.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the components of a basic system and their relationship to each other.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain a system as a group of related components that function together to produce a desired result.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize change as a variable that describes natural and physical systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.E
  
The learner will be able to describe the significance of order in a system.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the impact that altering one part of a system has on the entire system.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.E
  
The learner will be able to utilize system analysis to solve problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to differentiate between system inputs, outputs, and processes.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to categorize fluid power systems based on the fluid used or the mode of transmission.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
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Research and Inquiry

The learner will be able to design controlled experiments, identify variables, and manipulate variables.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the results, present improvements, recognize and infer the effects of solutions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to communicate, utilize space/time relationships, operationally define, raise questions, make hypotheses, experiment, and test.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to interpret data, formulate models, design models, and generate solutions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize knowledge of various measurement systems to measure and record the properties of objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.B
  
The learner will be able to design an exploration with limited variables to investigate a question.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to answer "what if" questions based on inference, observation, experience, or prior knowledge.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to formulate questions about objects, organisms, and/or events that can be answered through scientific exploration.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to assess the importance of experimental data in answering the question.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to assess the suitability of questions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to utilize suitable instruments and apparatus to study materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.B
  
The learner will be able to define various problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to define all aspects of a problem, including necessary data, and questions that must be answered.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to suggest the best solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to implement a solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to implement a plan of action for the best alternative solution.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize various types of models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize the functions of various types of models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the use of models as an application of scientific and technological concepts.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize models to predict specific results and observations.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize the uses of tools, materials, machines, people, information, money, energy, and time to meet the requirements for a specific design.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain relationships by forming inferences and making predictions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the appropriate and safe use of tools, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to communicate suitable conclusions from the investigation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize the resources required to solve a given problem in a community, that will improve the quality of life.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.8.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the resources required to solve a given problem in a community, that will improve the quality of life.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.8.7.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize process knowledge to formulate and interpret observations.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to measure materials using different scales.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain safe procedures for the use of tools and materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to utilize parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast potential solutions to technological, economic, social, and environmental problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.8.7.B
  
The learner will be able to choose suitable instruments to measure the size, weight, temperature, and shape of both living and non-living objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe how new information can alter existing theories and practice.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to differentiate between a scientific theory and a belief.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to conduct a two-part investigation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe scientific knowledge.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to utilize scientific knowledge.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize repeating structural patterns.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize different forms of patterns.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize patterns that occur in physical, informational, and biochemical systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain patterns that occur in physical, informational, and biochemical systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to classify specific objects using different forms of patterns.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe how ratio is used to explain alterations.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.E
  
The learner will be able to recognize important earth resources in his/her state.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe scale as a means of associating concepts and ideas by some measure.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain scale as a form of ratio and apply to a situation in life.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to utilize various applications of size and dimensions of scale in scientific, technological, and mathematical applications.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe how human ingenuity and technological resources fulfill specific human needs and improve the quality of life.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.8.7.B
  
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