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1 Scientific Investigation and Reasoning Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Physics 7.1A demonstrate safe practices during 8.1A demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations as laboratory and field investigations as outlined in the Texas Safety Standards; outlined in the Texas Safety Standards; and and 6.1A demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations as outlined in the Texas Safety Standards; and 6.1B practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials. 6.2A plan and implement comparative and descriptive investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, and using appropriate 6.2B design and implement experimental investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and using appropriate 6.2C collect and record data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative means such as labeled drawings, writing, and graphic organizers; 6.2D construct tables and graphs, using repeated trials and means, to organize data and identify patterns; and 7.1B practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials. 7.2A plan and implement comparative and descriptive investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, and using appropriate 7.2B design and implement experimental investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and using appropriate 7.2C collect and record data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative means such as labeled drawings, writing, and graphic organizers; 7.2D construct tables and graphs, using repeated trials and means, to organize data and identify patterns; and 8.1B practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials. 8.2A plan and implement comparative and descriptive investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, and using appropriate 8.2B design and implement comparative and experimental investigations by making observations, asking well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and using appropriate 8.2C collect and record data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative means such as labeled drawings, writing, and graphic organizers; 8.2D construct tables and graphs, using repeated trials and means, to organize data and identify patterns; and Phys.1A demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations; and Phys.1B demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and the proper disposal or recycling of materials. Phys.2A know the definition of science and understand that it has limitations, as specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section; Phys.2C know that scientific theories are based on natural and physical phenomena and are capable of being tested by multiple independent researchers. Unlike hypotheses, scientific theories are wellestablished and highly-reliable explanations, but may be subject to change as new areas of science and new technologies are developed; Phys.2D distinguish between scientific hypotheses and scientific theories; Phys.2E design and implement investigative procedures, including making observations, asking well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, identifying variables, selecting appropriate equipment and technology, and evaluating numerical answers for reasonableness; Phys.2I identify and quantify causes and effects of uncertainties in measured data; Phys.2J organize and evaluate data and make inferences from data, including the use of tables, charts, and graphs;

2 6.2E analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predict trends. 7.2E analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predict trends. 8.2E analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predict trends. Phys.2K communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through various methods such as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphic organizers, journals, summaries, oral reports, and technologybased reports; and Phys.2L express and manipulate relationships among physical variables quantitatively, including the use of graphs, charts, and equations. 6.3A in all fields of science, analyze, 6.3B use models to represent aspects of the natural world such as a model of Earth s layers; 6.3C identify advantages and limitations of models such as size, scale, properties, and materials; and 6.3D relate the impact of research on scientific thought and society, including the history of science and contributions of scientists as related to the content 7.3A in all fields of science, analyze, 7.3B use models to represent aspects of the natural world such as human body systems and plant and animal cells; 7.3C identify advantages and limitations of models such as size, scale, properties, and materials; and 7.3D relate the impact of research on scientific thought and society, including the history of science and contributions of scientists as related to the content. 8.3A in all fields of science, analyze, 8.3B use models to represent aspects of the natural world such as an atom, a molecule, space, or a geologic feature; 8.3C identify advantages and limitations of models such as size, scale, properties, and materials; and 8.3D relate the impact of research on scientific thought and society, including the history of science and contributions of scientists as related to the content. Phys.3A in all fields of science, analyze, Phys.3B communicate and apply scientific information extracted from various sources such as current events, news reports, published journal articles, and marketing materials; Phys.3C draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services; Phys.3D explain the impacts of the scientific contributions of a variety of historical and contemporary scientists on scientific thought and society; Phys.3F express and interpret relationships symbolically in accordance with accepted theories to make predictions and solve problems mathematically, including problems requiring proportional reasoning and graphical vector addition.

3 6.4A use appropriate tools to collect, record, and analyze information, including journals/notebooks, beakers, Petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, hot plates, test tubes, triple beam balances, microscopes, thermometers, calculators, computers, timing devices, and other equipment as needed to teach the curriculum; and 6.4B use preventative safety equipment, including chemical splash goggles, aprons, and gloves, and be prepared to use emergency safety equipment, including an eye/face wash, a fire blanket, and a fire extinguisher. 7.4A use appropriate tools to collect, record, and analyze information, including life science models, hand lens, stereoscopes, microscopes, beakers, Petri dishes, microscope slides, graduated cylinders, test tubes, meter sticks, metric rulers, metric tape measures, timing devices, hot plates, balances, thermometers, calculators, water test kits, computers, temperature and ph probes, collecting nets, insect traps, globes, digital cameras, journals/notebooks, and other equipment as needed to teach the curriculum; and 7.4B use preventative safety equipment, including chemical splash goggles, aprons, and gloves, and be prepared to use emergency safety equipment, including an eye/face wash, a fire blanket, and a fire extinguisher. Force, Motion, and Energy 8.4A use appropriate tools to collect, record, and analyze information, including lab journals/notebooks, beakers, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, anemometers, psychrometers, hot plates, test tubes, spring scales, balances, microscopes, thermometers, calculators, computers, spectroscopes, timing devices, and other equipment as needed to teach the curriculum; and 8.4B use preventative safety equipment, including chemical splash goggles, aprons, and gloves, and be prepared to use emergency safety equipment, including an eye/face wash, a fire blanket, and a fire extinguisher. Phys.3E research and describe the connections between physics and future careers; and Phys.2F demonstrate the use of course apparatus, equipment, techniques, and procedures, including multimeters (current, voltage, resistance), triple beam balances, batteries, clamps, dynamics demonstration equipment, collision apparatus, data acquisition probes, discharge tubes with power supply (H, He, Ne, Ar), hand-held visual spectroscopes, hot plates, slotted and hooked lab masses, bar magnets, horseshoe magnets, plane mirrors, convex lenses, pendulum support, power supply, ring clamps, ring stands, stopwatches, trajectory apparatus, tuning forks, carbon paper, graph paper, magnetic compasses, polarized film, prisms, protractors, resistors, friction blocks, mini lamps (bulbs and sockets), electrostatics kits, 90-degree rod clamps, metric rulers, spring scales, knife blade switches, Celsius thermometers, meter sticks, scientific calculators, graphing technology, computers, cathode ray tubes with horseshoe magnets, ballistic carts or equivalent, resonance tubes, spools of nylon thread or string, containers of iron filings, rolls of white craft paper, copper wire, Periodic Table, electromagnetic spectrum charts, slinky springs, wave motion ropes, and laser pointers; Phys.2G use a wide variety of additional course apparatus, equipment, techniques, materials, and procedures as appropriate such as ripple tank with wave generator, wave motion rope, micrometer, caliper, radiation monitor, computer, ballistic pendulum, electroscope, inclined plane, optics bench, optics kit, pulley with table clamp, resonance tube, ring stand screen, four inch ring, stroboscope, graduated cylinders, and ticker timer;

4 Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Physics 6.8A compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy; 6.8B identify and describe the changes in position, direction, and speed of an object when acted upon by unbalanced forces; 6.8C calculate average speed using distance and time measurements; 6.8D measure and graph changes in motion; and 7.7A contrast situations where work is done with different amounts of force to situations where no work is done such as moving a box with a ramp and without a ramp, or standing still; 7.7C demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in everyday life such as emergence of seedlings, turgor pressure, and geotropism. 8.6A demonstrate and calculate how unbalanced forces change the speed or direction of an object's motion; 8.6B differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration; and Phy.4B describe and analyze motion in one dimension using equations with the concepts of distance, displacement, speed, average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration; Phy.4A generate and interpret graphs and charts describing different types of motion, including the use of real-time technology such as motion detectors or photogates; Phy.4C analyze and describe accelerated motion in two dimensions using equations, including projectile and circular examples; Phy.4D calculate the effect of forces on objects, including the law of inertia, the relationship between force and acceleration, and the nature of force pairs between objects; Phy.4F identify and describe motion relative to different frames of reference. Phy.4E develop and interpret free-body 8.6C investigate and describe applications of Newton's law of inertia, law of force force diagrams; and 6.8E investigate how inclined planes and and acceleration, and law of actionreaction Phy.5B describe and calculate how the pulleys can be used to change the amount such as in vehicle restraints, magnitude of the gravitational force of force to move an object. sports activities, amusement park rides, between two objects depends on their Earth's tectonic activities, and rocket masses and the distance between their launches. centers; Phy.6E describe how the macroscopic 7.7B illustrate the transformation of properties of a thermodynamic system energy within an organism such as the such as temperature, specific heat, and transfer from chemical energy to heat and pressure are related to the molecular level thermal energy in digestion; and of matter, including kinetic or potential energy of atoms; 6.9A investigate methods of thermal Phy.6F contrast and give examples of energy transfer, including conduction, different processes of thermal energy convection, and radiation; transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation; and Phy.6G analyze and explain everyday examples that illustrate the laws of thermodynamics, including the law of conservation of energy and the law of entropy. 6.9B verify through investigations that Phy.6A investigate and calculate

5 thermal energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer to cooler until all the substances attain the same temperature such as an ice cube melting; and 6.9C demonstrate energy transformations such as energy in a flashlight battery changes from chemical energy to electrical energy to light energy. quantities using the work-energy theorem in various situations; Phy.6B investigate examples of kinetic and potential energy and their transformations; Phy.6C calculate the mechanical energy of, power generated within, impulse applied to, and momentum of a physical system; Phy.6D demonstrate and apply the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum in one dimension; Phy.7A examine and describe oscillatory motion and wave propagation in various types of media; Phy.7B investigate and analyze characteristics of waves, including velocity, frequency, amplitude, and wavelength, and calculate using the relationship between wavespeed, frequency, and wavelength; Phy.7C compare characteristics and behaviors of transverse waves, including electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic spectrum, and characteristics and behaviors of longitudinal waves, including sound waves; Phy.7D investigate behaviors of waves, including reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, resonance, and the Doppler effect; Phy.7E describe and predict image formation as a consequence of reflection from a plane mirror and refraction through a thin convex lens; and Phy.7F describe the role of wave characteristics and behaviors in medical and industrial applications. Phy.5C describe and calculate how the magnitude of the electrical force between two objects depends on their charges and the distance between them;

6 Phy.5D identify examples of electric and magnetic forces in everyday life; Phy.5G investigate and describe the relationship between electric and magnetic fields in applications such as generators, motors, and transformers; and Phy.5E characterize materials as conductors or insulators based on their electrical properties; Phy.5F design, construct, and calculate in terms of current through, potential difference across, resistance of, and power used by electric circuit elements connected in both series and parallel combinations; Phy.5A research and describe the historical development of the concepts of gravitational, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuclear forces; Phy.5H describe evidence for and effects of the strong and weak nuclear forces in nature. Phy.8C describe the significance of massenergy equivalence and apply it in explanations of phenomena such as nuclear stability, fission, and fusion; and Phy.8D give examples of applications of atomic and nuclear phenomena such as radiation therapy, diagnostic imaging, and nuclear power and examples of applications of quantum phenomena such as digital cameras. Phy.8A describe the photoelectric effect and the dual nature of light; Phy.8B compare and explain the emission spectra produced by various atoms;