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Accessible Text Version of Figure 1: Scope and Sequence for the Grades 6–8 Model Science Curriculum
Updated 1/23/2022
An asterisk indicates that a performance expectation (PE) builds across multiple units.
The emphasis for each unit is labeled with text and indicated by its color:
- Physical Science: orange
- Earth and Space Science: lavender
- Life Science: grey-brown
Unit Connections occur when a later unit intentionally and explicitly extends the science ideas students figured out in the prior unit.
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6.1 Light and Matter Unit Emphasis: Physical Science Performance Expectations:
Unit Connections:
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7.1 Chemical Reactions and Matter Unit Emphasis: Physical Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections: 7.2 Chemical Reactions and Energy |
8.1 Contact Forces Unit Emphasis: Physical Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections:
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6.2 Thermal Energy Unit Emphasis: Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on: Physical Science Unit Connections:
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7.2 Chemical Reactions and Energy Unit Emphasis: Physical Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on: Physical Science Unit Connections: 7.3 Metabolic Reactions |
8.2 Sound Waves Unit Emphasis: Physical Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
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6.3 Weather, Climate and Water Cycling Unit Emphasis: Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on: Physical Science Unit Connections:
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7.3 Metabolic Reactions Unit Emphasis: Life Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections:
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8.3 Forces at a Distance Unit Emphasis: Physical Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on: Physical Science Unit Connections: 8.4 Earth in Space |
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6.4 Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling Unit Emphasis: Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections:
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7.4 Matter Cycling and Photosynthesis Unit Emphasis: Life Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections: 7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity |
8.4 Earth in Space Unit Emphasis: Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on: Physical Science |
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6.5 Natural Hazards Unit Emphasis: Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
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7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity Unit Emphasis: Life Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections:
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8.5 Genetics Unit Emphasis: Life Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
Unit Connections: 8.6 Natural Selection and Common Ancestry |
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6.6: Cells and Systems Unit Emphasis: Life Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on: Physical Science Unit Connections:
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7.6 Earth's Resources and Human Impact Unit Emphasis: Earth and Space Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
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8.6 Natural Selection and Common Ancestry Unit Emphasis: Life Science Performance Expectations:
Prior PE the unit builds on:
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