Developing and Using Models
Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Performance Expectation
Grade: Middle School (6-8)
Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 5
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 5
Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 5
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 5
Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 4
Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 4
Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 4
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 3
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, K, 1, 2