Guide ID	Topic ID	Description	Gr  6	Gr  7	Gr 8
Sci 1.1.1	37	analyze how fossils provide information about the past	X
Sci 1.1.2	37	identify factors that contribute to extinction	X
Sci 1.2.3	37	differentiate between the relative age of fossils in sedimentary rock.	X
Sci 2.1.1	37	distinguish between a day, month, year on earth based on the movements of the earth, sun, and moon.	X
Sci 2.1.2	37	identify the force that pulls objects toward the earth	X
Sci 2.1.3	37	differentiate between planets according to specific characteristics	X
Sci 2.2.4	37	categorize the components of the universe (i.e. stars, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors)	X
Sci 2.2.5	37	differentiate between a solar and lunar eclipse.	X
Sci 2.2.6	37	select the diagram that reflects the earth/sun relationship that accounts for the four seasons	X
Sci 2.3.7	37	predict the type of tide produced by the different positions of the earth and the moon system.	X
Sci 3.1.1	37	determine how temperature affects evaporation and condensation in the atmosphere	X
Sci 3.2.2	37	identify the detailed features of the water cycle given a diagram (i.e. evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, transpiration)	X
Sci 3.2.3	37	analyze data and make predictions about weather given a scenario	X
Sci 3.3.4	37	interpret weather using a weather map.	X
Sci 4.1.1	37	label a cross section of the earth	X
Sci 4.2.2	37	identify the major plates of the world	X
Sci 4.2.3	37	recognize the relationship between continental drift and plate tectonics	X
Sci 4.2.4	37	recognize the impact of rivers and glaciers on geological features.	X
Sci 4.3.5	37	deduce plate movements as the major cause of geological events	X
Sci 4.3.6	37	describe main characteristics of major water systems  such as rivers, oceans and estuaries.	X
Sci 5.1.1	37	identify factors that cause rocks to break down	X
Sci 5.1.2	37	distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources	X
Sci 5.2.3	37	identify various energy sources	X
Sci 5.2.4	37	distinguish among sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks and interpret a simple rock diagram	X
Sci 5.2.5	37	infer that human activities may be helpful or harmful to the environment	X
Sci 5.3.6	37	identify rocks and minerals given a table of physical properties.	X
Sci 6.1.1	37	illustrate a food pyramid	X
Sci 6.1.2	37	describe servings sizes	X
Sci 6.1.3	37	identify nutrients and mineral	X
Sci 6.2.4	37	contrast USDA Dietary Guidelines to personal diet	X
Sci 6.2.5	37	analyze a food label (calories, nutrients, minerals, fat, and cholesterol content, serving size, percentage of RDA)	X
Sci 6.3.6	37	prepare a food diary for one week and draw conclusions about individual food choices to set nutritional needs	X
Sci 7.1.1	37	explain the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases	X
Sci 7.2.2	37	describe the structure and functions of the human body systems via models, illustrations, and games	X
Sci 7.2.3	37	explain repercussions of risk behaviors on body systems	X
Sci-1.1.1	40	recognize basic structures that most cells share (i.e., nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, ribosome, mitochondria, chloroplast, vacuole, lysosome).		X
Sci-1.1.2	40	identify major cell organelles and their functions		X
Sci-1.2.3	40	distinguish between plant and animal cells		X
Sci-1.2.4	40	sequence a series of diagrams depicting the movement of chromosomes during mitosis		X
Sci-1.2.5	40	determine the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and systems given a diagram and identify the function of organ systems		X
Sci-1.3.6	40	predict the movement of substances through osmosis or diffusion across the cell membrane, given solutions of different concentrations		X
Sci-2.1.1	40	recognize how animals and plants are interdependent		X
Sci-2.1.2	40	identify the earth's major biomes		X
Sci-2.2.3	40	distinguish among commensalism, parasitism, and mutualism		X
Sci-2.2.4	40	choose the appropriate biome for an organism, given a description		X
Sci-2.3.5	40	predict whether an organism can survive in a particular ecosystem		X
Sci-2.3.6	40	identify biotic and abiotic factors in a biome		X
Sci-3.1.1	40	identify how organisms obtain food for energy		X
Sci-3.1.2	40	classify organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers in a food chain or food web		X
Sci-3.1.3	40	determine what plants need to make food		X
Sci-3.1.4	40	identify photosynthesis as the food making process in plants		X
Sci-3.2.5	40	select the structures that animals use to obtain oxygen		X
Sci-3.2.6	40	classify animals according to their means of obtaining oxygen		X
Sci-3.2.7	40	select the illustration that depicts the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living things and their environment		X
Sci-3.2.8	40	identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration		X
Sci-3.2.9	40	associate the processes of photosynthesis and respiration with appropriate cellular organelles		X
Sci-3.3.10	40	infer the consequences of a change in the population size of an organism in a food chain or food web		X
Sci-3.3.11	40	interpret a diagram depicting the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle		X
Sci-4.1.1	40	match a flower part with its reproductive function		X
Sci-4.1.2	40	select models or illustrations that are representations of DNA		X
Sci-4.2.3	40	distinguish between sexual and asexual methods of reproduction		X
Sci-4.2.4	40	recognize advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction		X
Sci-4.2.5	40	differentiate between complete and incomplete metamorphosis		X
Sci-4.2.6	40	differentiate between dominant and recessive traits		X
Sci-4.2.7	40	predict the genotypes of offspring in a monohybrid cross using a Punnett Square		X
Sci-4.3.8	40	recognize a variety of pollination methods and associated floral adaptations		X
Sci-4.3.9	40	associate a change in a DNA molecule with a mutation		X
Sci-4.3.10	40	identify types of genetic engineering (i.e. gene splicing and cloning) and evaluate the impact of genetic engineering on society		X
Sci-5.1.1	40	identify adaptations that enhance the survival of organisms in an environment		X
Sci-5.1.2	40	classify plants and animals into groups according to their features		X
Sci-5.1.3	40	determine which organisms are likely to survive in a particular environment		X
Sci-5.1.4	40	identify factors that contribute to extinction		X
Sci-5.2.5	40	identify similarities and differences among organisms		X
Sci-5.2.6	40	use a simple classification key to identify an unknown organism		X
Sci-5.3.7	40	infer the relatedness of different organisms		X
Sci-5.3.8	40	determine the genus and species of an organism using a dichotomous key		X
Sci-5.3.9	40	select lines of scientific evidence, in addition to fossils, that illustrate change over time		X
Sci 1.1.1	43	recognize that forces cause changes in speed and/or the direction of motion			X
Sci 1.1.2	43	identify simple machines			X
Sci 1.2.3	43	recognize the relationship between mass, force and acceleration			X
Sci 1.2.4	43	identify the relationship between the mass of objects, the distance between them and the amount of gravitational attraction			X
Sci 1.2.5	43	choose the most appropriate simple machine to use for a specific task			X
Sci 1.3.6	43	identify Newton's three laws of motion and relate the first two laws to the concepts of inertia and momentum			X
Sci 1.3.7	43	solve problems (with and without using vectors) pertaining to distance, speed, velocity, and time, given illustrations, diagrams, graphs, or scenarios			X
Sci 1.3.8	43	solve problems pertaining to pressure given illustrations, diagrams, graphs, or scenarios			X
Sci 2.1.1	43	predict the direction of heat flow between objects			X
Sci 2.2.2	43	identify the wavelength, frequency, and amplitude of a wave			X
Sci 2.2.3	43	recognize a variety of energy transformations, such as conduction, convection, and radiation			X
Sci 2.2.4	43	describe the nature of light and the electromagnetic spectrum			X
Sci 2.2.5	43	select examples of refraction, reflection, and absorption of light			X
Sci 2.3.6	43	infer the impact of nuclear power on humans and the environment			X
Sci 2.3.7	43	describe the effects of changes in sound and light waves (i.e. the Doppler Effect)			X
Sci 3.1.1	43	determine the measurable properties of matter and appropriate metric units (i.e. weight, mass, volume, density, size (length, width, height), temperature.)			X
Sci 3.2.2	43	distinguish between elements, compounds, and mixtures (i.e. Na, Cl, NaCl, C, O2, CO2, H2, H20).			X
Sci 3.2.3	43	Describe an atom and its components			X
Sci 3.2.4	43	identify atomic number and mass using a periodic table			X
Sci 3.3.5	43	classify substances as elements or compounds from their symbols or formulas.			X
Sci 3.3.6	43	compare the motion and arrangement of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.			X
Sci 4.1.1	43	distinguish between physical and chemical changes.			X
Sci 4.2.2	43	identify a substance as an acid or a base, given its pH.			X
Sci 4.2.3	43	recognize that the mass of the reactants is the same as the mass of the products, given simple chemical equations			X
Sci 4.3.4	43	determine how temperature and concentration might affect the rate of a chemical reaction			X
Sci 4.3.5	43	classify a reaction is exothermic or endothermic.			X
Sci 4.3.6	43	recognize that atoms form ionic or covalent bonds with other atoms			X
Sci 4.3.7	43	Recognize that atoms may form ions or may be found as isotopes			X