OAKLAND
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT K-12 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS
OVERVIEW BELOW (LINK TO DETAILS: K-12)
K
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EARTH SCIENCE: Night and Day,
Seasons
LIFE SCIENCE: Living Organisms, Senses
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Matter
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1
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EARTH SCIENCE: Weather
LIFE SCIENCE: Characteristics of Living
Things
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: States of Matter (Solid,
Liquid, Gas)
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2
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EARTH SCIENCE: Sand and Soil
LIFE SCIENCE: Life Cycles
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Force and Motion
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3
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EARTH SCIENCE: Properties of
Rocks
LIFE SCIENCE: Structure/Function, Diversity
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Sound
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4
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EARTH SCIENCE: Water Cycle,
Properties of Water
LIFE SCIENCE: Interdependence
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Magnetism and Electricity
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5
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EARTH SCIENCE: Landforms,
Understanding Models
LIFE SCIENCE: Environments
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Simple Machines
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6
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ENERGY, EARTH AND ECOLOGY:
- Investigation and Experimentation
- Astronomy (Solar System)
- Energy in the Earth System
- Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure
- Ecology
- Resources
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7
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
- Investigation and Experimentation
- Motion
- Forces
- Structure and Matter
- Density and Buoyancy
- Reactions
- Periodic Table
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8
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SEMESTER 1: THE UNITY AND
DIVERSITY OF LIFE:
- Investigation and Experimentation
- Cell Biology
- Genetics
- Evolution
SEMESTER 2: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN LIVING
SYSTEMS
- Levels of Organization
- Movement and Support (The
Skeletal-Muscular System)
- Obtaining Food and Deriving Energy From
It (Digestion, Circulation and
Respiratioin)
- Reproduction
- Interaction with the Environment
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9
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE
- Motion and Forces
- Conservation of Energy and Momentum
- Heat and Thermodynamics
- Waves
- Electric and Magnetic Phenomena
- Atomic and Molecular Structure
- Chemical Gonds, Organic, and Biochemistry
- Conservation of Matter and Stoichiometry,
Acids and Bases, Solutions, Chemical
Thermodynamics
- Earth's Place in the Universe
- Dynamic Processes
- California Geology
- Energy in the Earth System
- Structure and Composition of the
Atmosphere
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10
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BIOLOGY
- Cell Biology
- Mendelian Genetics
- Molocular Genetics
- Evolution
- Ecology
- Human Biology
- Investigation and Experimentation
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11
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CHEMISTRY
- Atomic and Molecular Structure
- Chemical Bonds
- Conservation of Matter and Stoichiometry
- Gases and Their Properties
- Acids and Bases
- Solutions
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Reaction Rates
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Nuclear Processes
- Organic and Biochemistry
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12
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PHYSICS
- Motions and Forces
- Conservation of Energy and Momentum
- Heat and Thermodynamics
- Waves
- Electric and Magnetic Phenomena
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NATIONAL
SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS OVERVIEW BELOW (LINKS TO DETAILS: K-4 | 5-8 | 9-12)
K-4
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SCIENCE AS
INQUIRY:
- Ask a question about objects, organisms,
and events in the environment
- Plan and conduct a simple investigation
- Employ simple equipment and tools to
gather data and extend the senses
- Use data to construct a reasonable
explanation
- Communicate investigations and
explanations
PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
- Properties of objects and materials
- Position and motion of objects
- Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
LIFE SCIENCE:
- The characteristics of organisms
- Life cycles of organisms
- Organisms and enviroments
HISTORY OF NATURE AND SCIENCE:
- Science as a human endeavor
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE:
- Properties of earth materials
- Objects in the sky
- Changes in earth and sky
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Abilities of technological design
(identify a simple problem, propose a
solution, implent proposed soluntions,
evaluate a product or design, communicate
a problem and design and solution)
- Abilities to distinguish between natural
objects and objects made by humans
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
- Personal health
- Caharacteristis and cchanges in
population
- Types of resources
- Changes in enviroments
- Science and technology in local
challenges
HISTORY OF NATURE AND SCIENCE
- Science as a human endeavor
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5-8
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SCIENCE AS INQUIRY:
- Identify questions that can be answered
through scientific investigations
- Design and conduct a scientific
investigation
- Use appropriate tools and techniques to
gather, analyze, and interpret data
- Develop descriptions, explanations,
predictions, and models using evidence
- Think critically and logically to make
the relationships between evidence and
explanations
- Recognize and analyze alternative
explanations and predictions
- Communicate scientific procedures and
explanations
- Use mathematics in all aspects of
scientific inquiry
PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
- Properties and changes of properties in
matter
- Motions and Forces
- Transfer of Energy
LIFE SCIENCE:
- Structure and function in living systems
- Reproduction and heredity
- Regulation and behavior
- Populations and ecosystems
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE:
- Structure of the earth system
- Earth's history
- Earth in the solar system
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Identify appropriate problems for
technological design
- Design a solution or product
- Implement a porposed design
- Evaluate completed technological designs
or products
- Communicate the process of technological
design
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
- Personal health
- Populations, resources, and environments
- Natural hazards
- Risks and benefits
- Science and technology in society
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of science
- History of science
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9-12
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SCIENCE AS INQUIRY:
- Identify quiestions and concepts that
guide scientific investigations
- Design and conduct scientific
investigations
- Use technology and mathematics to improve
investigations and communications
- Formulate and revise scientific
explanations and models using logic and
evidence
- Recognize and analyze alternative
explanations and models
- Communicate and defend a scientific
argument
PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
- Structure of atoms
- Structure and properties of matter
- Chemical reactions
- Motions and forces
- Cionservation of energy and increase in
disorder
- Interactions of energy and matter
LIFE SCIENCE:
- The cell
- Molecular basis of heredity
- Biological evolution
- Interdependence of organisms
- Matter, energy, and organizations in
living systems
- Behavior of organisms
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE:
- Energy in the earth system
- Geochemical cycles
- Origin and evolution of the earth system
- Origin and evolution of the universe
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Identify a problem or design an
opportunity
- Propose designs and choose between
alternative solutions
- Implement a proposed solution
- Evaluate the solution and its
consequences
- Communicate the problem, process, and
solution
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
- Personal and community health
- Population growth
- Natural resources
- Environmental quality
- Natural and human-induced hazards
- Science and technology in local,
national, and global challenges
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Nature of scientific knowledge
- Historical perspective
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