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Avon Grove School District
AGSD K-12 Science Curriculum (Final)
Science - *Grade 8 Earth Science

Earth and Space Science

The learner will be able to describe the origin of meteorites, comets and asteroids.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to find the similarities and differences between comets, meteorites and asteroids.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to talk about geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand the components of the solar system: the sun, nine planets and their moons, asteroids, and comets.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that most objects in the solar system, such as planets, are in regular and predictable motion.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that the motions in the solar system explain certain phenomena, such as eclipses or phases of the moon.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain how the revolution of the earth creates the seasons.
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Avon Grove school District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the motion of planets.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the properties of planets.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the features of planets.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize the use of probes, satellites, light and radio telescopes, and spectroscopes to obtain information on space.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize the findings of many space instruments with regard to the composition and extent of the solar system and universe.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to examine the findings of many space instruments with regard to the composition and extent of the solar system and universe.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the process by which information is gathered about space.
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Avon Grove school District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the history of the space program.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, From the Earth to the Moon miniseries and unit [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of the space program on our lives.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to find the similarities and differences between solar and lunar eclipses.
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Avon Grove school District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to talk about the impact of the sun and moon on tides.
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Avon Grove school District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain how the motion of the earth, moon, and sun relate.
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Avon Grove school District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to define lunar phases.
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Avon Grove school District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Lunar Phase Scramble Activity [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to understand that gravity is the force that maintains the orbit of planets around the sun.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that gravity is a force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that gravity explains the tides phenomena.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain significant concepts with regard to the structure and composition of the universe.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to compare the fundamental structures of the universe.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize stars and/or star systems.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain stars and/or star systems.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Star Scrapbook Project [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to describe the nuclear processes that produce energy in stars.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the life cycle of a star based on its position in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the structure of a star using the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the red-shift and how the Hubble used it to find stellar distance and movement.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to compare apparent versus absolute star magnitude and how they are related to stellar distance.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain galaxy types.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Galaxy Memory Game [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to explain the makeup of the earth's atmosphere.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to understand that a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace gases that include water vapor makes up the atmosphere.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to catalog the most common gases in the atmosphere.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain the structure of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize the layers of the atmosphere.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain why each layer of the atmosphere is important.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to understand that the water cycle moves water from the earth's surface, to the atmosphere, and back to the earth's surface.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to understand that as water flows through the water cycle, it dissolves minerals and gases and carries them to the oceans.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to describe how topography influences streams.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the influence of mountains on precipitation.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B
  
The learner will be able to evaluate the value of water as a resource.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  
The learner will be able to explain conditions in the atmosphere that cause weather.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to understand that clouds affect weather and climate.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize the common cloud types and their formation.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Cloud Charts [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to understand that clouds are formed by condensation of water vapor.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to identify weather phenomena.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explore weather phenomena.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of city pollution on weather.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explore the impact of weather phenomena on the surface of the earth.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to comprehend how air masses impact weather patterns.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain weather and climate patterns on global levels.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to compare the basic types of air masses.
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Avon Grove School District 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to interpret meteorological information.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to predict weather patterns through the analysis of data gathered from meteorological instruments and on-line sources.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of burning fuels on the atmosphere, polar ice caps, and earthquake estimation.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA:Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to interpret a weather map to predict the weather for an extended forecast.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.C
  
The learner will be able to associate earth's features and processes that alter the earth.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to describe the composition of the earth.
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Avon Grove School District June, 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12,2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Peanut M&M Activity [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to understand the layers of the Earth: lithosphere, mantel, and core.
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Avon Grove Schhol District June 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to show the composition of the Earth.
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Avon Grove School District June, 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12,2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  
The learner will be able to interpret geologic history using geologic maps.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to interpret earth's geology based on the principles of superposition and uniformitarianism.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to assess geologic history using geologic maps.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to assess the impacts of geologic events.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand that convection currents in the mantle cause the plates of the earth to move.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to describe plate tectonics as the mechanism of continental movement and alterations in the sea floor.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to depict plate tectonics as the mechanism of continental movement and alterations in the sea floor.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to compare examples of alterations to the surface of the earth over time with regard to continental movement and the formation of the ocean basin.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to identify constructive forces, such as crustal deformation, volcanic eruption, or deposition of sediments.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that constructive and destructive forces create landforms.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to describe several methods of dating earth structures and materials.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how radio carbon dating is done.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA:Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain alterations that depict major events in the development of the earth based on a time line.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.3.10.D
  
The learner will be able to correlate geologic time periods in earth's history with rock units.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the history of the earth.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- MeetingPA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand how Earth's history has been influenced by catastrophes, such as the impact of a comet.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.3.10.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize types of minerals.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to test minerals by standard means to recognize properties of minerals from unknown samples.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to test minerals by standard means to recognize minerals from unknown samples.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Mineral Flowchart Lab [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to explain types of minerals.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize minerals by physical characteristics.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the components of the rock cycle: erosion, transportation, deposition.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the fundamental types of rocks.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize rock types.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to distinguish between various rock types on the basis of origin and mineral content.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that some natural phenomena, including earthquakes, landslides, fires, volcanic eruptions, and floods, may be a hazard to humans.
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AvonGrove school District June 2002-Meeting PA:Academic Standards, July 12,2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Natural Disaster Project [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to understand that human activities, such as urban growth or waste disposal, can accelerate natural phenomena.
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Avon Grove School District June, 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12,2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that natural phenomena present societal challenges to humans.
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Avon Grove School District June, 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12,2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that risk analysis contemplates the type of natural phenomena (e.g., earthquake) and estimates the number of people that may be affected. The results of such an analysis are used to determine options for reducing risks.
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Avon Grove School District June, 2002-Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12,2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Natural Disaster Project [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to describe natural occurrences that may affect the natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the complete cycle of a natural resource, from extraction to disposal, detailing its uses and effects on the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the environmental effects of different industrial strategies (e.g., energy generation, transportation, logging, mining, agriculture).
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.8.10.C
  
The learner will be able to identify natural occurrences that have international impact (e.g., El Nino, volcano eruptions, earthquakes).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 12, 4.8.12.D
  
The learner will be able to analyze technologies that affect the use of our natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.2.10.B
  
The learner will be able to identify the basic symbols, series, scales, and colors that are utilized to stand for features on topographic maps and Earth models.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
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Physical Science

The learner will be able to examine the transfer of heat.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand that heat moves in a predictable pattern, from warmer objects to cooler objects until one common temperature is reached.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand the transfer of energy.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B
  
The learner will be able to identify crystalline systems of minerals.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that the sun's energy arrives at earth in the form of light.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand that the sun is a major source of energy.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand that the parts of an atom have measurable characteristics.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to comprehend that atoms are composed of smaller subatomic structure.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the concepts regarding the properties of matter.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the concepts regarding the structure of matter.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain changes to matter caused by heat, cold, light, or chemicals using a rate function.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.E
  
The learner will be able to explain the motion of sound, light, and other objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.C
  
The learner will be able to comprehend Newton's laws of motion and gravity.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.C
  
The learner will be able to predict the behavior of gases by applying Boyle's law, Charles' law, or the ideal gas law to everyday situations.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain a gas, liquid or solid in terms of the kinetic molecular theory.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize the function of subsystems within a larger system.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.A
  
The learner will be able to identify that stable systems often involve underlying dynamic changes.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.E
  
The learner will be able to explain the organization of the periodic table.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that chemical elements do not break down during exposure to normal laboratory reactions involving heat, electrical current, or acids.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that there are over one hundred known elements.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· see individual teacher, Periodic Table Project [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to understand that combining elements produces compounds.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to identify chemical symbols.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
The learner will be able to describe the repeating patterns among chemical properties using the repeating patterns of atomic structure within the periodic table.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A
  
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Research and Inquiry

The learner will be able to communicate the process and assess and present the effects of a solution.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002-PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.D
  
The learner will be able to analyze the problem, sequence all necessary information and all questions that must be answered.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.D
  
The learner will be able to assess the solution, test, redesign, and make improvements if necessary.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.D
  
The learner will be able to differentiate among various models and modeling techniques and apply their use appropriately in particular applications.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize process knowledge and organize scientific and technological events in a variety of ways.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize process skills to make predictions and inferences using gathered data, and to communicate using space/time relationships, and operational definitions.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize knowledge of oceanography, geology, meteorology, and human anatomy to describe significant considerations needed for the construction of homes, businesses, and buildings in the United States.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize, explain, and complete advanced on-line research.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.E
  
The learner will be able to develop suitable scientific experiments: raising questions, formulating hypotheses, testing, controlled experiments, identifying and manipulating variables, interpreting data, and generating solutions.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.B
  
The learner will be able to suggest further steps that may be done experimentally.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to conduct a multi-step investigation.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to design an exploration with limited variables to investigate a question.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to perform a scientific investigation.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to design an exploration with adequate control to investigate a question.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to plan a scientific investigation.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to identify questions that may be answered through scientific investigations.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
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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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to assess the importance of experimental data in answering the question.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to assess the suitability of questions.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain the operation and use of advanced instrumentation in assessing material and chemical properties.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to show the operation and use of advanced instrumentation in assessing material and chemical properties.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize suitable instruments and apparatus to examine various objects and processes.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to explain suitable instruments to collect and analyze data.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize suitable instruments to collect and analyze data.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize the proper kind of tool for measuring objects in a given problem or situation.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA:Acdemic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.B
  
The learner will be able to analyze the advantages of using models to show processes and outcomes.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to examine the impacts that transportation systems have on a community.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.6.10.C
  
The learner will be able to examine the impacts that accepting or rejecting scientific and technological advances have on society.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain basic science and technology concepts that might solve practical problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.E
  
The learner will be able to choose the appropriate tools, materials, and processes required to solve complex problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.A
  
The learner will be able to implement a solution to a problem.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.D
  
The learner will be able to safely utilize the appropriate tools, materials, and processes required to solve complex problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.A
  
The learner will be able to utilize advanced tool and equipment manipulation methods to solve problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.A
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast potential solutions to technological, economic, social, and environmental problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.C
  
The learner will be able to integrate new data into existing theories and describe implied results.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.A
  
The learner will be able to compare scientific theories and beliefs.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain stationary physical patterns.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain recurring patterns that form the basis of biological classification, chemical periodicity, astronomical order, and geological order.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.C
  
The learner will be able to analyze stationary physical patterns.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.C
  
The learner will be able to analyze physical patterns in motion.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.C
  
The learner will be able to analyze recurring patterns that form the basis of biological classification, chemical periodicity, astronomical order, and geological order.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.C
  
The learner will be able to utilize dimensional analysis and scale as a ratio.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.D
  
The learner will be able to utilize scale as a means of associating concepts and ideas to each other by some measure.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.D
  
The learner will be able to utilize mathematical models in science and technology.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.B
  
The learner will be able to examine how human ingenuity and technological resources fulfill specific human needs and improve the quality of life.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize various on-line services.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.E
  
The learner will be able to organize investigational data using a variety of analytical methods.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to employ critical thinking skills to determine the relationship between evidence and explanations.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to explain the proper use of electronic and graphic communication systems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.6.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize advanced techniques in communication to generate an image that effectively conveys a message.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.6.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize various advanced methods of mechanical and electronic drafting techniques to communicate a solution to a specific problem.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.6.10.B
  
The learner will be able to examine advanced techniques in communication to generate an image that effectively conveys a message.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.6.10.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the concept of system redesign.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the effectiveness of systems to solve specific problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.A
  
The learner will be able to utilize the concept of system redesign to improve technological systems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.A
  
The learner will be able to utilize the universal systems model to illustrate and troubleshoot specific problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.A
  
The learner will be able to examine the effectiveness of systems to solve specific problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that both men and woman have contributed to science and technology.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand that science and technology cannot solve all human problems nor meet all human needs.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize past and current tradeoffs between production increases, social values, and harm to the environment.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.A
  
The learner will be able to understand that scientists are of different backgrounds, interests, races, and genders.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand the qualities necessary for scientists: insight, reasoning, energy, skill, and creativity. In addition, scientists must be open minded, honest, and have a tolerance for ambiguity and skepticism.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to describe how man's view of the universe was impacted by Copernican and Newtonian thinking.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.D
  
The learner will be able to understand that scientists often disagree on the explanations of natural phenomena, interpretations of data, and theories; know that scientists do agree that questioning, responding to criticism, and communication are vital to the scientific process.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to study individual scientists to learn more about inquiry, the nature of science, and the relationship between science and society.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to view science as a human endeavor.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to begin to develop an understanding of the history of science.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to comprehend that science uses both direct and indirect means of observation to study the world and the universe.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize various tools, basic machines, materials, and techniques to solve problems and answer questions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.A
  
The learner will be able to review the history of science to see how difficult it was for scientific innovators to change the accepted ideas of their time to reach the conclusions we now applaud.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to understand that science has both beneficial and detrimental effects on society.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.8.10.B
  
The learner will be able to communicate scientific procedures.
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AvonGrove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.2.10.C
  
The learner will be able to understand and apply proper safety procedures within a laboratory.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, Grade 10, 3.7.10.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize standard measurement.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to define standard measurement.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to state the prefixes utilized in the SI system.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize SI units and symbols for various measurements.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to do unit conversions in metric measurement.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- Meeting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the necessity to estimate measurements within error of various instruments.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the impacts of error in measurement.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.1.10.E
  
The learner will be able to choose the best system of scientific measurement for a particular situation.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize accurate measurement knowledge to find solutions to everyday problems.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
The learner will be able to compare various systems of scientific measurement.
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Avon Grove School District June 2002- PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.7.10.B
  
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Life Science

The learner will be able to identify the effects on human health of air, water and soil pollution and the possible economic costs to society.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.A
  
The learner will be able to describe how indoor pollution may affect human health (e.g., dust mites, fumes, cat dandruff).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.A
  
The learner will be able to identify evidence of natural events around the world and their effects on environmental health (e.g., Yellowstone National Park fires).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.B
  
The learner will be able to identify local and state environmental regulations and their impact on environmental health.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.B
  
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