Washington State Standards

Here is the list of standards that this course will cover and their respective numbers for The Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Science.

EALR in Science

1. The student understands and uses scientific concepts and principles.

1.1 use properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials and objects, and use characteristics to categorize living things

1.2 recognize the componets, structure, and organization of systems and interconnections within and amoung them

1.3 understand that interactions within and amoung systems cause changes in matter and energy

2. The student knows and uses the skills and processes of science and technology

2.1 develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

2.2 apply science knowledge and skills to solve problems or meet challenges

3. The student understands the nature and contexts of science and technology

3.1 understand the nature of scientific inquiry

3.2 know that science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, to society and to the workplace

Benchmarks in Physical Science

1.1.1.3 - Examine the basics for the structure and the use of the periodic table

1.2.2.3 - Understand many forms of energy as they are found in common situations on earth and the universe

1.2.3.3 - Understand that total energy is conserved; analyze decreases and increases in energy during transfer, in terms of total energy conservation

1.2.4.3 - Relate the structural characteristics of atoms to the principles of atomic bonding

1.2.5.3 - Analyze and explain the factors that affect physical and chemical changes, and how matter and energy are conserved in a closed system.

2.1.1.3 - Identify and formulate questions and related concepts that guide scientific investigation

2.1.2.3 - Design, conduct, and evaluate systematic and complex scientific investigations, using appropriate technology, multiple measures, and safe approaches

2.1.3.3 Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence

2.1.4.3 Use mathematics, computers, and/or related technology to model the behavior of objects, events or processes

2.1.5.3 Express ideas through oral, written, and mathematical expressions

2.2.1.3 Study and analyze challenges or problems from local, regional, national, or global contexts

2.2.2.3 Research, model, simulate and test alternative solutions to a problem

3.1.1.3 Analyze and explain why curiosity, honesty, openness and skepticism are integral to scientific inquiry

3.1.3.3 Compare, contrast, and critique divergent results from scientific investigations based on scientific arguments and explanations

3.1.4.3 Analyze and evaluate the quality and standards of investigative design, processes, and procedures

3.1.5.3 Know that science involves testing, revising, and occasionally discarding theories

3.2.1.3 Investigate the scientific, mathematical, and technological knowledge, training, and experience needed for occupational/career areas of interest