Social Studies:Power StandardsMESOPOTAMIA
Power Standard 1: The student will synthesize information about ancient Mesopotamia to understand the development and changes in world civilizations.
2. natural barriers 3. trade routes 4. resources
2. jobs specialization 3. farming
2. social structure 3. communication 4. daily life 5. religion 6. art and music 7. technology and inventions ANCIENT EGYPT Power Standard 2: The student will synthesize information about ancient Egypt to understand the development and changes in world civilizations.
2. natural barriers 3. trade routes 4. resources
2. jobs specialization 3. farming
2. social structure 3. communication 4. daily life 5. religion 6. art and music 7. technology and inventions ANCIENT INDIA Power Standard 3: The student will synthesize information about ancient India to understand the development and changes in world civilizations.
2. natural barriers 3. trade routes 4. resources
2. jobs specialization 3. farming
1. government 2. social structure 3. communication 4. daily life 5. religion 6. art and music 7. technology and inventions ANCIENT CHINA Power Standard 4: The student will synthesize information about ancient China to understand the development and changes in world civilizations.
2. natural barriers 3. trade routes 4. resources
2. jobs specialization 3. farming
1. government 2. social structure 3. communication 4. daily life 5. religion 6. art and music 7. technology and inventions TOOLS OF INQUIRY all civilizations Power Standard 5: The student will be able to use Social Science tools of inquiry (such as surveys, statistics, maps and documents)
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Science:Power StandardsSCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
Power Standard 1: The student will be able to evaluate the principles of a scientific investigation.
1. variables and constants 2. testable question 3. hypothesis
2. graph results 3. form conclusions SPACE SYSTEMS: Power Standard 2: The student will be able to justify the formation, structure, composition, and motion of the solar system.
*tilt of axis, revolution and seasons *length of day, sunrise and sunset location changes 2. use models to describe patterns of sun, Moon, and Earth *eclipses of sun and moon * moon's position in sky *phases of the moon
*formed from disc of dust and gas drawn together by gravity 2. compare and contrast physical properties of objects in space *relative proximity of celestial bodies *describe physical properties (size, composition, atmosphere, surface features) (inner and outer planets) *compare and contrast characteristics necessary to support life. HISTORY OF THE EARTH: Power Standard 3: The student will be able to discover how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surfaces.
2. heating and cooling of mantle 3. rock layers are affected by folding, breaking, uplifting
*convection currents, pangea, evidences, results 2. Plate boundaries and results *events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, crust creation) and landforms created by them that occur at different boundaries
2. rock, fossil and plate tectonic evidence to infer about age, history, and changing life forms and environments of Earth. FORCES AND INTERACTIONS: Power Standard 4: The student will be able to defend forces and interactions.
friction) (action at a distance forces: gravity, electric and magnetic force) 2. examine forces of gravity and friction between objects dependent on mass and distance
WEATHER AND CLIMATE: Power Standard 5: The student will be able to demonstrate understanding of weather and climate concepts.
2. weather patterns, air masses, fronts and storms
2. results of global temperature increases. 3. ways human activities affect global climate 4. ways we can decrease our impact on the global climate |