Grades 6-8
| 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 |