ADVANCEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE

Grade 7

IV. Life Science

D. Heredity

The student will understand that heredity information is contained in genes which are inherited through both sexual and asexual reproduction.

i.) The student will recognize that inherited traits result from information contained in genes, which are located on chromosomes of each cell.

ii.) The student will recognize that each gene carries a single unit of information an can influence more than one trait.

iii.) The student will explain how inherited traits can be determined by one or many genes.

iv.) The student will comprehend that interactions with the environment affect some inherited traits.

v.) The student will comprehend that reproduction is essential for the continuation of a species

vi.) The student will compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.

BEYOND THE MENAGERIE

Grade 7

I. History and Nature of Science

C. Scientific Enterprise

The student will know that science and technology are human efforts that both influence and are influenced by society.

The student will give examples of the development of technology influencing scientific knowledge and investigation and scientific knowledge influencing the development of technology.

Grades 8

I. History and Nature of Science

B. Scientific Inquiry

The student will understand that science is a way of knowing about the world that is characterized by empirical criteria, logical argument and skeptical review.

i.) The student will explain and give examples of how science can be used to make informed ethical decisions by identifying likely consequences of particular actions.

ii.) The student will explain the development, usefulness, and limitations of scientific models in the explanation and prediction of natural phenomena.

Grade 9-12

I. History and Nature of Science

C. Scientific Enterprise

The student will understand the relationship between science and technology and how both are used.

i.) The student will compare and contrast the purposes and career opportunities of engineering, technology, and science.

ii.) The student will provide an example of a need or problem identified by science and solved by engineering or technology.

iii.) The student will provide an example of how technology facilitates new discoveries and the development of scientific knowledge.

iv.) The student will know that technological changes and scientific advances are often accompanied by social, political, environmental and economic changes.

v.) The student will recognize that science and technology are influenced by cultural backgrounds and beliefs and by social needs, attitudes, values, and limitations.

BOUNCING BACK

Grade 4-8

V. Geography

D. Interconnections

The student will describe how humans influence the environment and in turn influenced by it.

Grade 7

IV. Life Science

C. Interdependence of Life

The student will understand that within ecosystems, complex interactions exist between organisms and the physical environment.

Grade 8

III.

A. Earth Structure and Processes

The student will investigate the impact humans have on the environment

Grade 9-12

IV. Life Science

C. Interdependence of Life

The student will describe how the environment and interactions between organisms can affect the number of species and the diversity of species in a ecosystem.

FURRY HISTORY

Grades 4-8 th

II. Minnesota History

B. Contact and Fur Trade 1600-1810

The student will demonstrate knowledge of early explorers and fur traders in MN and the impact of fur trade on both European an Native societies.

Grades 4-8 th

V. Geography

D. Interconnections

The student will give examples that demonstrate how people are connected to each other and the environment.

MARINE MYSTERIES

Grade 7

IV. Life Science

C. Interdependence of Life

The students will understand that within ecosystems, complex interactions exist between organisms and the physical environment.

i.) The student will provide examples of the potentially irreversible effects of human activity on ecosystems.

ii.) The student will define a population as all individuals of a species that exist together at a given place and time.

iii.) The student will define an ecosystem as all populations living together and they physical factors with which they interact. iv.) The student will explain the factors that affect the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support, including resources, abiotic and biotic factors and disease.

Grades 9-12

IV. Life Science

C. Interdependence of Life

The student will describe how the environment and interactions between organisms can affect the number of species and the diversity of species in an ecosystem.

The student will predict and analyze how a change in an ecosystem, resulting from natural causes, changes in the climate, human activity or introduction of invasive species, can affect both the number of organisms in a population and the biodiversity of species in the ecosystem.

NATURE VS. NURTURE

Grade 7

IV. Life Science

B. Diversity of Organisms

The student will understand that living systems, at every level of organization, demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.

The student will recognize that behavioral responses of organisms may be determined by heredity and past experiences.