Describe the flow of Not explicitly in the CAS electrons through a at 8th grade or below. circuit. Identify series circuits Not explicitly in the CAS and parallel circuits, at 8th grade or below. and compare the two types of circuits. Standard 2 Physical Science: Students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy. (Focus: Physics and Chemistry) Students know and can demonstrate understanding that: White light is made up of different colors that correspond to different wavelengths Benchmark 10 Assessment Objective CAS Alignment Code CAS Expectation Text Comment Describe that Not explicitly in the CAS light is made of at 8th grade or below. different colors of light (ROYGBIV). Compare the relative Compare and contrast different types of waves. wavelengths of different colors of (for example, red light has a longer wavelength than blue light). Standard 3 Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology) Students know and can demonstrate understanding that: Benchmark 1 Classification schemes can be used to understand the structure of organisms Assessment Objective CAS Alignment Code CAS Expectation Text Comment Identify physical SC09-GR.4-S.2-GLE.1 All living things share similar characteristics, but they characteristics used to also have differences that can be described and classify vertebrates. classified.
Describe the flow of electrons through a circuit. Not explicitly in the CAS at 8th grade or below. Identify series circuits and parallel circuits, and compare the two types of circuits. Not explicitly in the CAS at 8th grade or below. Standard 2 Physical Science: Students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy. (Focus: Physics and Chemistry) Students know and can demonstrate understanding that: Benchmark 10 White light is made up of different colors that correspond to different wavelengths Assessment Objective CAS Alignment Code CAS Expectation Text Comment Describe that light is made of different colors of light (ROYGBIV). Not explicitly in the CAS at 8th grade or below. Compare the relative wavelengths of different colors of (for example, red light has a longer wavelength than blue light). Compare and contrast different types of waves. Standard 3 Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology) Students know and can demonstrate understanding that: Benchmark 1 Classification schemes can be used to understand the structure of organisms Assessment Objective CAS Alignment Code CAS Expectation Text Comment Identify physical characteristics used to classify vertebrates. SC09-GR.4-S.2-GLE.1 All living things share similar characteristics, but they also have differences that can be described and classified.
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