Comprehensive Science 2

CURRICULUM ROAD MAP

Comprehensive Science 2 ROADMAP 2011
Core Questions
How do scientists gather knowledge about the world?
How do you determine which situations can and cannot be represented algebraically?
How does energy move in the environment?
In what ways do living things interact with each other and the environment?

FIRST QUARTER (45 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS)
UNIT 1


How do scientists investigate the world around us? (30 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. Scientists use observations and
questions to approach
problems in the world.

2. Scientists design and conduct
experiments to learn about the
world around us.

3. Scientists examine evidence to
answer questions.

4. Scientific knowledge changes
over time.

5. Tables and graphs are used to
organize data and help make
conclusions.

6. Scientists share their
experimental results to help
expand scientific knowledge.



Lab equipment and safety
Measurement
Hypotheses
Controlled experiments
Variables
Graphing
Fields of science
Development of scientific
knowledge
Scientific theories and laws
Analyzing data
Developing conclusions
Communicating scientific
findings


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Design a Controlled Experiment



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SECOND QUARTER (40 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) (BEGINS UNIT 2 KEY CONCEPT 4)
UNIT 2


What is the role of energy in our world? (20 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. We rely on energy in all parts of
our lives.

2. Energy can change forms but is
always conserved.

3. Temperature and heat are not
the same.

4. Heat energy is transferred from
hotter to cooler objects.

Forms of energy
The differences between heat
and temperature
Law of conservation of energy
Energy transfer


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Design an Energy Efficient Home

UNIT 3


How do waves move through the natural world? (15 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. Waves transmit energy.

2. Waves travel in predictable ways.

3. Light is made up of waves we can
see and waves we cannot see.




Wavelength, frequency, speed,
energy
Reflection, refraction, and
absorption
Transverse, longitudinal, and
surface waves
Electromagnetic waves


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Multimedia Wave Report


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UNIT 4


How does the interior of Earth affect its surface? (15 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. Rocks provide us with
information about the history
of Earth.

2. Earth has changed over a long
period of time.

3. Earths crust is broken into
pieces that float on the surface.



Rock cycle
Law of Superposition
Radioactive dating
Geologic time
The layers of Earth
Theory of Continental Drift
Plate tectonics


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Journey to the Center of the Earth Story
THIRD QUARTER (40 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) (BEGINS UNIT 5, KEY CONCEPT 2)
UNIT 5


How does Earth continue to change over time? (15 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. Movement at plate boundaries
can quickly change the surface
of Earth.

2. Movement at plate boundaries
can also change the surface of
Earth slowly.

3. Earth has changed over time.

Plate boundaries
Convection currents in the
mantle
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Formation of mountains,
trenches, faults, and islands
Human impact


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Earth Alert! Article



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UNIT 6


What is the history of life on Earth? (20 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. The history of life is found in
the fossil record.

2. Within a population, some
individuals have traits that
make them more likely to
survive and reproduce.

3. Over time, the traits in a
population can change.

4. Species can become
endangered or extinct due to
many factors.


The fossil record
Dating fossils
Radioactive dating
Adaptation
Evolution
Natural selection and species
survival
Endangered and extinct species


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Paleontology Presentation














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FOURTH QUARTER (40 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS) (BEGINS UNIT 7 KEY CONCEPT 3)
UNIT 7


How do living things depend on each other and the environment? (25 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. Ecosystems balance living and
nonliving things.

2. Food chains and webs show
how energy flows through an
ecosystem.

3. Organisms can help or harm
each other.

4. Populations can change over
time.

5. Human activity can change
ecosystems.


Level of environmental
organization
Trophic levels
Food chains and webs
Symbiosis
Competition
Limiting factors
Conserving natural resources
Level of environmental
organization


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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Effects of Human Activity on Populations










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UNIT 8


Why do we sometimes have our parents traits, but not always? (25 days)
KEY CONCEPT FOCUS CONTENT BENCHMARKS

1. Every living organism has genes
that determine which traits are
passed on from parents to
children.

2. Organisms with one biological
parent have the same traits as
their parents.

3. Organisms with two biological
parents have some traits from
each parent.

4. It is possible to predict whether
certain traits are passed from
parents to children.

5. Technology can be used to
change traits in organisms.




Genetics
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Mitosis and meiosis
Dominant and recessive traits
Homozygous and heterozygous
traits
Phenotype and genotype
Biotechnology
Ethics



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CORE RESOURCE(S): Glencoe Science Interactive Textbook, Course 2
UNIT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: Bug Genetics Lab