Clean Air Projects

Grade

Middle School Science Expectations

(CAC)
What do Light bulbs have to do with Air Pollution?
(Grade 6)

(CAC) Every Breath You Take
( Grade 7)

(CAC) Lung Power and Air Pollution (Grade 7)

6

Life Sciences: Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms, populations, and entire species.

X

6

Life Sciences: Organisms interact with each other and their environment in various ways that create a flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem.

X

6

Earth System Sciences: Earth’s natural resources provide the foundation for human society’s physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled.

7

Life Sciences: Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in a specific environment.

X

7

Life Sciences: The human body is composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that have functions and interactions. 

X

X

7

Life Sciences: Cells are the smallest unit of life that can function independently and perform all the necessary functions of life.

X

X

8

Life Sciences: Human activities can deliberately or inadvertently alter ecosystems and their resiliency. 

Reading, Writing, and Communicating Expectations

6

Oral Expression: Successful group discussions require planning and participation by all.

6

Reading for All Purposes: Understanding the meaning within different types of literature depends on properly analyzing literary components.

6

Reading for All Purposes: Organizing structure to understand and analyze factual information.

X

6

Research & Reasoning: Individual and group research projects require obtaining information on a topic from a variety of sources and organizing it for a presentation.

X

7

Oral Expression: Small and large group discussions rely on active listening and the effective contributions of all participants.

X

X

7

Research & Reasoning: Answering a research question logistically beings with obtaining and analyzing information from a variety of sources.

X

X

7

Research & Reasoning: Logical information requires documented sources.

X

X

8

Oral Expression: A variety of response strategies clarifies meaning or messages.

8

Reading for All Purposes: Quality comprehension and interpretation of literary texts demand self-monitoring and self assessment.

8

Research & Reasoning: Individual research projects being with information obtained from a variety of sources, and is organized, documented, and presented using logical procedures.

Middle School Mathematics Expectations:

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: In the real number system, positive rational numbers are represented in multiple equivalent forms.

X

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with positive rational numbers flexibly, accurately and efficiently.

X

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Quantities can be expressed and compared using ratios and rates.

X

6

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures: Patterns can be described using words, tables, and graphs.

6

Data, Analysis, Statisctics, and Probablility: Questions can be answered by collecting and analyzing data and data displays.

X

6

Data, Analysis, Statisctics, and Probablility: Mathematical models are used to determine probability.

6

Shape, Dimension, and Geometric Relationships: Standard units provide common language for communicating measurements.

X

7

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with positive rational numbers flexibly, accurately and efficiently.

7

Data, Analysis, Statistics, and Probablility: Mathematical models are used to determine probability.

8

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures: Graphs, tables, and equations can be used to distinguish between linear and nonlinear functions.

8

Data, Analysis, Statistics, and Probablility: Visual displays and summary statistics of two-variable data condense the information in data sets into usable knowledge.

Grade

Middle School Science Expectations

(On the Air)
More than Meets the Eye
( Grade 6)

(On the Air)
Our Lungs, Our Air, Our Health (Grade 6)

6

Life Sciences: Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms, populations, and entire species.

X

X

6

Life Sciences: Organisms interact with each other and their environment in various ways that create a flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem.

X

X

6

Earth System Sciences: Earth’s natural resources provide the foundation for human society’s physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled.

7

Life Sciences: Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in a specific environment.

7

Life Sciences: The human body is composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that have functions and interactions. 

7

Life Sciences: Cells are the smallest unit of life that can function independently and perform all the necessary functions of life.

8

Life Sciences: Human activities can deliberately or inadvertently alter ecosystems and their resiliency. 

Reading, Writing, and Communicating Expectations

6

Oral Expression: Successful group discussions require planning and participation by all.

X

X

6

Reading for All Purposes: Understanding the meaning within different types of literature depends on properly analyzing literary components.

6

Reading for All Purposes: Organizing structure to understand and analyze factual information.

6

Research & Reasoning: Individual and group research projects require obtaining information on a topic from a variety of sources and organizing it for a presentation.

X

X

7

Oral Expression: Small and large group discussions rely on active listening and the effective contributions of all participants.

7

Research & Reasoning: Answering a research question logistically beings with obtaining and analyzing information from a variety of sources.

7

Research & Reasoning: Logical information requires documented sources.

8

Oral Expression: A variety of response strategies clarifies meaning or messages.

8

Reading for All Purposes: Quality comprehension and interpretation of literary texts demand self-monitoring and self assessment.

8

Research & Reasoning: Individual research projects being with information obtained from a variety of sources, and is organized, documented, and presented using logical procedures.

Middle School Mathematics Expectations:

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: In the real number system, positive rational numbers are represented in multiple equivalent forms.

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with positive rational numbers flexibly, accurately and efficiently.

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Quantities can be expressed and compared using ratios and rates.

6

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures: Patterns can be described using words, tables, and graphs.

X

6

Data, Analysis, Statisctics, and Probablility: Questions can be answered by collecting and analyzing data and data displays.

X

X

6

Data, Analysis, Statisctics, and Probablility: Mathematical models are used to determine probability.

X

X

6

Shape, Dimension, and Geometric Relationships: Standard units provide common language for communicating measurements.

7

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with positive rational numbers flexibly, accurately and efficiently.

7

Data, Analysis, Statistics, and Probablility: Mathematical models are used to determine probability.

8

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures: Graphs, tables, and equations can be used to distinguish between linear and nonlinear functions.

8

Data, Analysis, Statistics, and Probablility: Visual displays and summary statistics of two-variable data condense the information in data sets into usable knowledge.

Grade

Middle School Science Expectations

(Thinkport) Compare Your Air
(Grades 6,7,8)

(Thinkport) Every Breath You Take
(Grades 6,7,8)

6

Life Sciences: Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms, populations, and entire species.

X

X

6

Life Sciences: Organisms interact with each other and their environment in various ways that create a flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem.

X

X

6

Earth System Sciences: Earth’s natural resources provide the foundation for human society’s physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled.

X

X

7

Life Sciences: Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in a specific environment.

7

Life Sciences: The human body is composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that have functions and interactions. 

X

7

Life Sciences: Cells are the smallest unit of life that can function independently and perform all the necessary functions of life.

8

Life Sciences: Human activities can deliberately or inadvertently alter ecosystems and their resiliency. 

X

X

Reading, Writing, and Communicating Expectations

6

Oral Expression: Successful group discussions require planning and participation by all.

X

X

6

Reading for All Purposes: Understanding the meaning within different types of literature depends on properly analyzing literary components.

X

6

Reading for All Purposes: Organizing structure to understand and analyze factual information.

6

Research & Reasoning: Individual and group research projects require obtaining information on a topic from a variety of sources and organizing it for a presentation.

7

Oral Expression: Small and large group discussions rely on active listening and the effective contributions of all participants.

X

X

7

Research & Reasoning: Answering a research question logistically beings with obtaining and analyzing information from a variety of sources.

X

X

7

Research & Reasoning: Logical information requires documented sources.

8

Oral Expression: A variety of response strategies clarifies meaning or messages.

X

X

8

Reading for All Purposes: Quality comprehension and interpretation of literary texts demand self-monitoring and self assessment.

X

8

Research & Reasoning: Individual research projects being with information obtained from a variety of sources, and is organized, documented, and presented using logical procedures.

X

X

Middle School Mathematics Expectations:

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: In the real number system, positive rational numbers are represented in multiple equivalent forms.

X

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with positive rational numbers flexibly, accurately and efficiently.

X

X

6

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Quantities can be expressed and compared using ratios and rates.

X

X

6

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures: Patterns can be described using words, tables, and graphs.

X

6

Data, Analysis, Statisctics, and Probablility: Questions can be answered by collecting and analyzing data and data displays.

X

X

6

Data, Analysis, Statisctics, and Probablility: Mathematical models are used to determine probability.

X

6

Shape, Dimension, and Geometric Relationships: Standard units provide common language for communicating measurements.

7

Number, Sense, Properties, and Operations: Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with positive rational numbers flexibly, accurately and efficiently.

X

X

7

Data, Analysis, Statistics, and Probablility: Mathematical models are used to determine probability.

X

8

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures: Graphs, tables, and equations can be used to distinguish between linear and nonlinear functions.

X

8

Data, Analysis, Statistics, and Probablility: Visual displays and summary statistics of two-variable data condense the information in data sets into usable knowledge.

X