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Avon Grove School District |
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AGSD K-12 Science Curriculum (Final) |
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Science - *TOPEC |
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The learner will be able to
explain land-based, industrial, and commercial agents of ocean water pollution.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
find similarities and differences in the parts of marine water stratification and the parts of inland bodies of water.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain the composition of soil.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
suggest techniques to conserve soil.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain the nature, causes, and agents of soil erosion.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize a variety of processes and activities that promote soil formation.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
connect particle size to soil texture.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize properties of soil.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize soil as a significant resource.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
distinguish between soil texture and structure.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain the water cycle.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Standard 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain the process by which water accumulates as underground water.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify water sources that provide drinking water.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain the properties of water.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Standard 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain eutrophication of water by means of industrial effluents and agricultural runoffs.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain the procedure for treating wastewater.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
perform lab or field tests on samples of water from point sources.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize water pollution sources from agriculture.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize water pollution sources from domestic contributors.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize water pollution sources from industrial contributors.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize water pollution sources from natural contributors.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
categorize the effects on aquatic life of domestic, industrial, and agricultural water use.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.5.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify the different geographic properties of the ocean floor.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.5.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
describe changes that occur from a stream's origin to its final outflow.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.1.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify Pennsylvania's major watersheds and their related river systems.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
describe changes by tracing a specific river's origin back to its headwaters including its major tributaries.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the relationship among landforms, vegetation and the amount and speed of water.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
analyze a stream's physical characteristics.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain how vegetation affects storm water runoff.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.1.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
delineate the boundaries of a watershed.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
describe factors that affect the quality of groundwater.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain how the speed of water and vegetation cover relates to erosion.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
describe the physical characteristics of a stream and determine the types of organisms found in aquatic environments.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.1.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe and explain the physical factors that affect a stream and the organisms living there.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.1.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe how natural events affect a watershed (e.g., drought, floods).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify and compare fuels used in industrial and agricultural societies.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
compare and contrast the cycles of various natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
evaluate factors affecting availability of natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.2.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
analyze how society's needs relate to the sustainability of natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.8.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
analyze how human activities may cause changes in an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.8.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe the relationship between population density and resource use and management.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.8.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize and describe various kinds of wastes, their sources, and their effect on health.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
find similarities and differences among the plants and animals in biomes.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
describe the function of limiting factors in an ecosystem.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explore the interactions in an ecosystem.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the chemical equations related to the combustion of fossil fuels and their byproducts.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the creation of fossil fuels.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize fossil fuels as a source of energy.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify a variety of diseases and disorders associated with water pollution.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize environmental pollutants' impact on human health.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
sort chemical pollutants as hazardous, mutagenic, biodegradable and nonbiodegradable.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the role of recycling centers in reducing wastes.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend the function of the EPA and other agencies in reaching the national goals of waste management including composting, recycling, reusing, and reclaiming.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
distinguish between biodegradable and nonbiodegradable wastes.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain how to manage industrial wastes that are not radioactive.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain how to manage organic wastes.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain how to manage industrial wastes that are radioactive.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.3.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
demonstrate the relationships, from broad to specific, among the following terms related to the environment: ecospheres, ecosystems, populations, communities, organisms, tissues, cells, molecules, and atoms.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain that the sun is the initial source of energy for all activity in ecosystems.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the habitat needs of specific aquatic organisms.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.1.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe wetlands in terms of their effects (e.g., habitat, flood, buffer zones, prevention areas, nurseries, food production areas).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain how a wetland influences water quality, wildlife and water retention.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
analyze wetlands through their indicators (e.g., soils, plants, hydrology).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.1.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain different management alternatives involved in recycling and solid waste management.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
analyze the manufacturing process (before, during, and after) with consideration for resource recovery.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
compare various methods dealing with solid waste (e.g., incineration, compost, land application).
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.2.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
differentiate between pre/post-consumer and raw materials.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.2.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
illustrate how one natural resource can be managed through reduction, recycling, reuse or use.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.2.10.D |
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The learner will be able to
describe environmental health issues.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the costs and benefits of cleaning up contaminants.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain how common household cleaning products are manufactured and how to dispose of their by-products after use.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.A |
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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 |
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The learner will be able to
analyze data and explain how point source pollution can be detected and eliminated.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain biological diversity as an indicator of a healthy environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.3.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
analyze the effects of species extinction on the health of an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.3.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe the importance of agriculture to society.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify the major cash crops of Pennsylvania.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify what percentage of the United States' population is involved in the food and fiber industry.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
compare the practices of no-till farming to traditional soil preparation (e.g., plow, disc).
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.4.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify and describe how food safety issues have impacted production in agriculture.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.4.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and their interaction.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify the major biomes and explain their similarities and differences.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain energy flow in a food chain through an energy pyramid.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
evaluate the efficiency of energy flow in a food chain.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the concept of carrying capacity in an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain trophic levels.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
examine and explain how organisms modify their environments to sustain their needs.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
assess the effects of latitude and altitude on biomes.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
interpret possible causes of population fluctuations.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
analyze how ecosystems change over time.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify and explain the succession stages in an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify causes of succession.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.6.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
analyze consequences of interrupting natural cycles.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.6.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain the role that specific organisms have in their ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify a species and explain what effects its increase or decline might have on the ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.7.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify a species and explain how its adaptations are related to its niche in the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain how structure, function, and behavior of plants and animals affect their ability to survive.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
describe an organism's adaptations for survival in its habitat.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
compare adaptations among species.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify and explain why adaptations can lead to specialization.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.7.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain factors that could lead to a species' increase or decrease.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain how management practices may influence the success of specific species.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 10, 4.7.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify and explain criteria used by scientists for categorizing organisms as threatened, endangered or extinct.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.7.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain the positive and negative impacts of the Endangered Species Act.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 10, 4.9.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
plan and perform explorations where inferences and conclusions are made.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standards, 3.2.10 C |
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The learner will be able to
plan and perform an investigation that gathers, interprets and communicates data.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.2.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
plan and perform an investigation that differentiates between manipulated, responding and controlled variables.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.2.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
utilize the following science process skills in lab or field explorations: observation, classification, communication, metric measurement, prediction, inference, and gathering and interpreting information.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.2.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
investigate the background and historical information about a scientific concept utilizing traditional reference materials.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.2.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
follow standard safety procedures for explorations in the lab or the field.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.2.10.C |
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The learner will be able to
use the principle of energy conservation when dealing with fuel consumption.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize global alternative sources of energy.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize local alternative sources of energy.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify the need for tapping energy from local resources as alternatives.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 4.2.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the law of conservation of energy.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the relative size of subatomic particles.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the relative location of subatomic particles.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the relative charge of subatomic particles.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain the structure of the atom as a specific arrangement of protons, neutrons and electrons.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002 supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 10, 3.4.10.A |
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The learner will be able to
define radioactivity.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002, supporting PA Academic Standard 3.4.10.A |
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