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Test Standards

  1. (S8.A.1.1.1) Scientific Theory v. Opinion
  2. (S8.A.1.1.2) Scientific Inquiry/Technological Design
  3. (S8.A.1.1.3) Support Inferences
  4. (S8.A.1.1.4) Use evidence
  5. (S8.A.1.2.1) Describe Effects of Results & Developments
  6. (S8.A.1.2.2 ) Environmental Issues
  7. (S8.A.1.2.3) Fundamental Concepts
  8. (S8.A.1.2.4) Technological Advancements
  9. (S8.A.1.3.1) Ratio
  10. (S8.A.1.3.2) Make Inferences
  11. (S8.A.1.3.3) Examine Changing Systems
  12. (S8.A.1.3.4) Changing Environment
  13. (S8.A.2.1.1) Describe Relationships
  14. (S8.A.2.1.2 ) Raise Testable Questions
  15. (S8.A.2.1.3) Design a Controlled Experiment
  16. (S8.A.2.1.4 ) Interpret Data/Observations
  17. (S8.A.2.1.5) Communicate & Support Conclusions
  18. (S8.A.2.1.6 ) Design Flaws & Working Solutions
  19. (S8.A.2.2.1) Appropriate Use
  20. (S8.A.2.2.2) Appropriate Measurement Systems
  21. (S8.A.2.2.3) Enhancements from Technology
  22. (S8.A.3.1.1) Describe a System
  23. (S8.A.3.1.2) Order in a System
  24. (S8.A.3.1.3) System Inputs, Processes, Outputs, & Feedback
  25. (S8.A.3.1.4 ) Open & Closed Loop Systems
  26. (S8.A.3.1.5) Components of Systems
  27. (S8.A.3.2.1) Scientists' Use of Models
  28. (S8.A.3.2.2) Engineers Use of Models
  29. (S8.A.3.2.3) Predict Results
  30. (S8.A.3.3.1) Identify/Describe Patterns
  31. (S8.A.3.3.2) Repeating Structure/Periodic Patterns
  1. (S8.B.1.1.1 ) Structures of Living Things
  2. (S8.B.1.1.2) Compare Organisms' Structures
  3. (S8.B.1.1.3) Identify/Categorize Organisms
  4. (S8.B.1.1.4) Identify Levels of Organization
  5. (S8.B.2.1.1) Inherited Structures/Behaviors
  6. (S8.B.2.1.2) Adaptations
  7. (S8.B.2.1.3) Mutations
  8. (S8.B.2.1.4) Selective Breeding/Biotechnology
  9. (S8.B.2.1.5) Development of Adaptations
  10. (S8.B.2.2.1) Inherited v. Acquired Traits
  11. (S8.B.2.2.2) Genes & Traits
  12. (S8.B.3.1.1 ) Flow of Energy Through an Ecosystem
  13. (S8.B.3.1.2) Identify Major Biomes
  14. (S8.B.3.1.3) Relationships Among Organisms
  15. (S8.B.3.2.1) Changes in Populations
  16. (S8.B.3.2.2) Diversity
  17. (S8.B.3.2.3 ) Response to Environmental Changes
  18. (S8.B.3.3.1) Effect of Human Activities
  19. (S8.B.3.3.2) Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources
  20. (S8.B.3.3.3) Waste Management
  21. (S8.B.3.3.4) Effects of Pest Management
  1. (S8.C.1.1.1) Elements, Compounds, Mixtures
  2. (S8.C.1.1.2) Characteristic Chemical/Physical Properties
  3. (S8.C.1.1.3) Reactants/Products of Chemical Reactions
  4. (S8.C.2.1.1) Forms/Sources of Energy
  5. (S8.C.2.1.2) Transfer of Energy
  6. (S8.C.2.1.3) Energy Conversion
  7. (S8.C.2.2.1) The Sun
  8. (S8.C.2.2.2) Time Span of Renewability
  9. (S8.C.2.2.3) Waste
  10. (S8.C.3.1.1) Describe Forces
  11. (S8.C.3.1.2) Kinetic v. Potential Energy
  12. (S8.C.3.1.3) Mechanical Advantage
  1. (S8.D.1.1.1 ) Rock Cycle
  2. (S8.D.1.1.2 ) Describe Natural Processes
  3. (S8.D.1.1.3) Soil Types & Characteristics
  4. (S8.D.1.1.4) Fossils
  5. (S8.D.1.2.1) Product Transformation Process
  6. (S8.D.1.2.2) Potential Impact of Human-Made Processes
  7. (S8.D.1.3.1) Water Cycle
  8. (S8.D.1.3.2) Freshwater & Saltwater Systems
  9. (S8.D.1.3.3) Water Systems
  10. (S8.D.1.3.4) Streams
  11. (S8.D.2.1.1) Impact of Water Systems
  12. (S8.D.2.1.2) Global Patterns of Movement
  13. (S8.D.2.1.3) Weather Patterns
  14. (S8.D.3.1.1) Patterns of Earth's Movements
  15. (S8.D.3.1.2) Role of Gravity
  16. (S8.D.3.1.3) Characteristics of Celestial Bodies
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