Governor Mikie Sherrill • Lt. Governor Dr. Dale G. Caldwell

Accessible Text Version of Figure 1: Scope and Sequence for the High School Model Science Curriculum

Updated 8/8/2024

Key:

  • Asterisk   :indicates that a performance expectation (PE) builds across multiple units
  • Diamond   :indicates that a PE builds across courses

Unit Connections occur when a later unit intentionally and explicitly extends the science ideas students figured out in the prior unit.

Biology + Earth and Space Science Chemistry + Earth and Space Science Physics + Earth and Space Science

B.1 Ecosystem Interactions and Dynamics

Performance Expectations:

  • LS2-1
  • LS2-2
  • LS2-6  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS2-7  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS2-8
  • ESS3-3
  • ETS1-3  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections:

  • B.2 Ecosystems: Matter and Energy
  • B.4 Natural Selection and Evolution of Populations
  • B.5 Common Ancestry and Speciation

C.1 Thermodynamics in Earth's Systems

Performance Expectations:

  • PS3-1  PE builds across multiple units  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-4
  • ESS2-2
  • ESS2-4  PE builds across courses
  • ESS2-7  PE builds across courses
  • ES33-1  PE builds across multiple units
  • ES33-5
  • ES33-6

Unit Connections: C.2 Structure and Properties of Matter

P.1 Energy Flow from Earth's Systems

Performance Expectations:

  • PS2-5  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS3-1  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-2  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-3  PE builds across courses
  • ESS3-2  PE builds across courses
  • ETS1-3  PE builds across courses
  • ETS1-4

Unit Connections:

  • P.2 Energy, Forces, and Earth's Crust
  • P.3 Collisions and Momentum

B.2 Ecosystems: Matter and Energy

Performance Expectations:

  • LS1-5
  • LS1-6
  • LS1-7
  • LS2-3
  • LS2-4
  • LS2-5
  • ESS2-6  PE builds across courses
  • ETS1-2  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections:

  • B.3 Inheritance and Variation of Traits
  • C.4 Chemical Reactions in Our World

C.2 Structure and Properties of Matter

Performance Expectations:

  • PS1-1  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS1-3  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS2-4  PE builds across courses
  • PS2-6  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS3-2  PE builds across multiple units  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-5  PE builds across multiple units

Unit Connections: C.3 Molecular Processes in Earth Systems

P.2 Energy, Forces, and Earth's Crust

Performance Expectations:

  • PS1-8  PE builds across courses
  • ESS1-5
  • ESS2-1  PE builds across courses
  • ESS2-3

Unit Connections: P.3 Collisions and Momentum

B.3 Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Performance Expectations:

  • LS1-1
  • LS1-2
  • LS1-4
  • LS3-1
  • LS3-2
  • LS3-3
  • ETS1-3  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections: B.4 Natural Selection and Evolution of Populations

C.3 Molecular Processes in Earth Systems

Performance Expectations:

  • PS1-1  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS1-2
  • PS1-3  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS2-6  PE builds across multiple units
  • ESS1-2  PE builds across courses
  • ESS2-1  PE builds across courses
  • ESS2-5

Unit Connections:

  • C.4 Chemicals in Our World
  • C.5 Energy from Chemical and Nuclear Processes
  • P.6 Stars and the Big Bang

P.3 Collisions and Momentum

Performance Expectations:

  • PS2-1
  • PS2-2
  • PS2-3
  • ETS1-3  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections: P.4 Meteors, Orbits, and Gravity

B.4 Natural Selection and Evolution of Populations

Performance Expectations:

  • LS4-2  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS4-3
  • LS4-4  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS4-5  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS4-6
  • ETS1-3  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections: B.5 Common Ancestry and Speciation

C.4 Chemical Reactions in Our World

Performance Expectations:

  • PS1-5
  • PS1-6
  • PS1-7
  • ESS2-6  PE builds across courses
  • ESS3-4  PE builds across multiple units
  • ETS1-1  PE builds across multiple units
  • ETS1-2  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections: C.5 Energy from Chemical and Nuclear Processes

P.4 Meteors, Orbits, and Gravity

Performance Expectations:

  • PS2-4  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-1  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-2  PE builds across courses
  • ESS1-4
  • ESS1-6

Unit Connections: P.5 Electromagnetic Radiation

B.5 Common Ancestry and Speciation

Performance Expectations:

  • LS1-3
  • LS2-6  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS2-7  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS4-1
  • LS4-2  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS4-4  PE builds across multiple units
  • LS4-5  PE builds across multiple units
  • ESS2-7  PE builds across courses

C.5 Energy from Chemical and Nuclear Processes

Performance Expectations:

  • PS1-4
  • PS1-8  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-1  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-2  PE builds across multiple units  PE builds across courses
  • PS3-5  PE builds across multiple units  PE builds across courses
  • ESS3-1  PE builds across multiple units
  • ESS3-2  PE builds across courses
  • ESS3-4  PE builds across multiple units
  • ETS1-1  PE builds across multiple units

Unit Connections: P.6 Stars and the Big Bang

P.5 Electromagnetic Radiation

Performance Expectations:

  • PS2-5  PE builds across multiple units
  • PS4-1
  • PS4-2
  • PS4-3
  • PS4-4
  • PS4-5
  • ESS2-4  PE builds across courses

Unit Connections: P.6 Stars and the Big Bang

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P.6 Stars and the Big Bang

Performance Expectations:

  • PS1-8  PE builds across courses
  • ESS1-1
  • ESS1-2  PE builds across courses
  • ESS1-3
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