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Grade
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High School Science Expectations
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(CAC)
Air Pollution 101
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(CAC)
Air Quality Index
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(CAC) Climate Change and Air Pollution
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9-12
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Life Sciences: Matter tends to be cycled within an ecosystem, while energy is transformed and eventually exists in the ecosystem.
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X
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X
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X
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9-12
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Life Sciences: The size and persistence of populations depend on their interactions with each other and on the abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
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X
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X
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X
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9-12
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Life Sciences: Cells, tissues organs, and organ systems maintain relatively stable internal environments, even in the face of changing external environments.
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X
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X
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X
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9-12
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Earth Systems Sciences: There are costs, benefits, and consequences of exploration, development, and consumption of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
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X
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X
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X
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9-12
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Earth Systems Sciences: The interaction of Earth’s surface with water, air, gravity, and biological activity causes physical and chemical changes.
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X
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X
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X
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9-12
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Earth Systems Sciences: Natural hazards have local, national and global impacts such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and thunderstorms.
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X
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X
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X
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|
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High School Reading, Writing, and Communicating Expectations
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|
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12
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Oral Expression: Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and audience awareness.
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X
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X
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X
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11
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Reading for All Purposes: Complex situations require critical thinking across multiple disciplines.
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X
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X
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X
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10
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Oral Expression: Effectively operating in small and large groups to accomplish a goal requires active listening.
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X
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X
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X
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9
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Research & Resoning: Effective problem-solving strategies require high quality reasoning.
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X
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X
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X
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