Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Physical Science SPS1. Students will investigate our current understanding of the atom. SPS1a. Eamine the structure of the atom in terms of - proton, electron, and neutron locations. - atomic mass and atomic number. - atoms with different numbers of neutrons (isotopes). - eplain the relationship of the proton number to the element s identity. SPS3. Students will distinguish the characteristics and components of radioactivity. SPS3b. Differentiate between fission and fusion. SPS3d. Describe nuclear energy, its practical application as an alternative energy source, and its potential problems. SPS5. Students will compare and contrast the phases of matter as they relate to atomic and molecular motion. SPS5a. Compare and contrast the atomic/molecular motion of solids, liquids, gases and plasmas. SPS5b. Relate temperature, pressure, and volume of gases to the behavior of gases. SPS7. Students will relate transformations and flow of energy within a system. SPS7a. Identify energy transformations within a system (e.g. lighting of a match). SPS7b. Investigate molecular motion as it relates to thermal energy changes in terms of conduction, convection, and radiation. Page 1 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Physical Science SPS8. Students will determine relationships among force, mass, and motion. SPS8c. Relate falling objects to gravitational force SPS10. Students will investigate the properties of electricity and magnetism. SPS10b. Eplain the flow of electrons in terms of - alternating and direct current. - the relationship among voltage, resistance and current. - simple series and parallel circuits. SPS10c. Investigate applications of magnetism and/or its relationship to the movement of electrical charge as it relates to electromagnets simple motors permanent magnets Page 2 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Environmental Science SEV1. Students will investigate the flow of energy and cycling of matter within an ecosystem and relate these phenomena to human society. SEV1d. Relate the cycling of matter and the flow of energy to the Laws of Conservation of matter and energy. Identify the role and importance of decomposers in the recycling process. SEV4. Students will understand and describe availability, allocation and conservation of energy and other resources. SEV4a. Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources including how different resources are produced, rates of use, renewal rates, and limitations of sources. Distinguish between natural and produced resources. SEV4b. Describe how technology is increasing the efficiency of utilization and accessibility of resources. SEV4c. Describe how energy and other resource utilization impact the environment and recognize that individuals as well as larger entities (businesses, governments, etc.) have impact on energy efficiency. SEV4d. Describe the relationship of energy consumption and the living standards of societies. SEV4e. Describe the commonly used fuels (e.g. fossil fuels, nuclear fuels, etc.) and some alternative fuels (e.g. wind, solar, ethanol, etc.) including the required technology, availability, pollution problems and implementation problems. Recognize the origin of fossil fuels and the problems associated with our dependence on this energy source. Page 3 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Environmental Science SEV4f. Describe the need for informed decision making of resource utilization. (i.e. energy and water usage allocation, conservation, food and land, and long-term depletion) SEV5. Students will recognize that human beings are part of the global ecosystem and will evaluate the effects of human activities and technology on ecosystems. SEV5c. Eplain how human activities affect global and local sustainability. SEV5e. Describe the effects and potential implications of pollution and resource depletion on the environment at the local and global levels (e.g. air and water pollution, solid waste disposal, depletion of the stratospheric ozone, global warming, and land uses). SEV5f. Describe how political, legal, social, and economic decisions may affect global and local ecosystems. Page 4 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Economics SSEF1. The student will eplain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity, opportunity costs, and tradeoffs for individuals, businesses, and governments. SSEF1a. Define scarcity as a basic condition that eists when unlimited wants eceed limited productive resources. SSEF1b. Define and give eamples of productive resources (factors of production) (e.g., land (natural), labor (human), capital (capital goods), entrepreneurship). SSEF1d. Define opportunity cost as the net best alternative given up when individuals, businesses, and governments confront scarcity by making choices. SSEF2. The student will give eamples of how rational decision making entails comparing the marginal benefits and the marginal costs of an action. SSEF2b. Eplain that rational decisions occur when the marginal benefits of an action equal or eceed the marginal costs. SSEF3. The student will eplain how specialization and voluntary echange between buyers and sellers increase the satisfaction of both parties. SSEF3a. Give eamples of how individuals and businesses specialize. SSEF3b. Eplain that both parties gain as a result of voluntary, non-fraudulent echange. SSEF5. The student will describe the roles of government in a market economy. SSEF5b. Give eamples of government regulation and deregulation and their effects on consumers and producers. Page 5 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Economics SSEF6. The student will eplain how productivity, economic growth, and future standards of living are influenced by investment in factories, machinery, new technology, and the health, education, and training of people. SSEF6b. Give illustrations of investment in equipment and technology and eplain their relationship to economic growth. SSEMI2. The student will eplain how the Law of Demand, the Law of Supply, prices, and profits work to determine production and distribution in a market economy. SSEMI2a. Define the Law of Supply and the Law of Demand. SSEMI2d. Eplain how prices serve as incentives in a market economy. SSEMI3. The student will eplain how markets, prices, and competition influence economic behavior. SSEMI3a. Identify and illustrate on a graph factors that cause changes in market supply and demand. SSEMI4. The student will eplain the organization and role of business and analyze the four types of market structures in the U.S. economy. SSEMI4c. Identify the basic characteristics of monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition. SSEPF1. The student will apply rational decision making to personal spending and saving choices. SSEPF1b. Use a rational decision making model to select one option over another. Page 6 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Economics SSEPF6. The student will describe how the earnings of workers are determined in the marketplace. SSEPF6a. Identify skills that are required to be successful in the workplace. SSEPF6b. Eplain the significance of investment in education, training, and skill development. Page 7 of 10
Heat and Your Air and Your POWER CHOICES Common Core State Standards by Lesson Mathematics Number and Quantity- Quantities - N -Q - Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems. 1. Use units as a way to understand problems and to guide the solution of multistep problems; choose and interpret units consistently in formulas; choose and interpret the scale and the origin in graphs and data displays. Algebra - Creating Equations - A-CED - Create equations that describe numbers or relationships. 1. Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and eponential functions. 4. Rearrange formulas to highlight a quantity of interest, using the same reasoning as in solving equations. For eample, rearrange Ohm's law V= IR to highlight resistance R. Page 8 of 10
Additional Standards - Program-Wide Georgia Performance Standards - Co-Requisite Characteristics of Science Habits of Mind The Nature of Science Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Grades 9-10 SCSh1. Students will evaluate the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science. SCSh2. Students will use standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations. SCSh3. Students will identify and investigate problems scientifically. SCSh7. Students will analyze how scientific knowledge is developed. Students will recognize that: a. The universe is a vast single system in which the basic principles are the same everywhere. b. Universal principles are discovered through observation and eperimental verification. Georgia Performance Standards - Reading Across the Curriculum SCSh9, SSERC1. Students will enhance reading in all curriculum areas by: a. Reading in All Curriculum Areas c. Building vocabulary knowledge d. Establishing contet Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing fleibly from a range of strategies a. Use contet (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or tet; a word s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy). c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in contet or in a dictionary). 6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or epression. Page 9 of 10
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use, Grades 11-12 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 11-12 reading and content, choosing fleibly from a range of strategies a. Use contet (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or tet; a word s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable). c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its etymology, or its standard usage. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in contet or in a dictionary). 6. Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or epression. Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Craft and Structure Range of Reading and Level of Tet Compleity LITERACY STANDARDS FOR READING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS (RST) GRADE 9-10 L9-10RST4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical contet relevant to grades 9 10 tets and topics. L9-10RST10: By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical tets in the grades 9 10 tet compleity band independently and proficiently. LITERACY STANDARDS FOR READING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS (RST) GRADE 11-12 Craft and Structure Range of Reading and Level of Tet Compleity L11-12RST4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical contet relevant to grades 11 12 tets and topics L11-12RST10: By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical tets in the grades 11 12 tet compleity band independently and proficiently Page 10 of 10