High School Science Wyoming Standards

Engineering, Technology, & Applications of Science

Earth and Human Activity

Earth's Systems

Earth's Place in the Universe

Biological Evolution: Unity & Diversity

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures & Processes

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Energy

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Matter and Its Interactions

Construct a model to illustrate the life span of the sun.

Construct a model of the expanding Universe.

Compare life cycles of other stars to our sun.

Use a simulation to represent the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.

Use models to explore the theory of plate tectonics.

From a model, construct an account of Earth's formation and early history.

Construct a model that demonstrates the formation of valleys and mountains.

Construct a model demonstrating that one change to Earth's surface can cause changes to other Earth systems.

Construct a model of the Earth's interior.

Use a model to identify changes in the flow of energy that can change the climate.

Construct a model depicting how water in the form of ice, liquid, and/or gas has changed the landscape.

Integrated in SES-HS-LS2-5.

Explain how life on Earth had to adapt to changes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, or geosphere.

Demonstrate how the availability of natural resources, the occurrence of natural hazards, and/or changes in climate have influenced human activity.

From factors provided, select which factors need to be considered, prior to developing energy or mineral resources.

Integrated in SES-HS-ESS3-2.

Construct a model of a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.

Use global climate models to identify global, or regional, change in climate and associated future impacts to Earth systems.

Use a computational representation to illustrate how changes to the environment affect Earth systems.

Identify a local, regional, or global challenge for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.

Identify a solution to a real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

Identify solutions to a real-world problem based on a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a real-world problem.

Given reliable materials, identify valid vs. invalid claims.

Construct a model of DNA.

Construct a model of hierarchical organization of interacting systems from smallest to largest.

Identify a feedback mechanism that helps maintain homeostasis.

Use a model to demonstrate mitosis.

Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.

Construct models of carbon-based molecules.

Use a model to demonstrate that energy can be transferred through breaking and forming bonds.

Describe how the population of a species changes in relation to the availability of resources.

Identify factors that affect biodiversity in different environments.

Construct models of matter and energy cycles.

Integrated in SES-HS-LS2-3.

Construct a model of the carbon cycle to include interaction with the atmosphere.

Demonstrate how a change in conditions can change an ecosystem.

Compare and contrast detrimental or enhancing impacts on the environment.

Identify organisms that demonstrate group behaviors.

Identify traits that are passed from parent to offspring.

Demonstrate that mutations can occur in DNA.

Not applicable.

Construct a model demonstrating lineage from an ancient extinct animal to a modern animal.

Demonstrate how a population can adapt to survive.

Not applicable.

Demonstrate how a population can change based on natural selection.

Using evidence indicate the emergence of a new species over time.

Observe and describe the impacts of human activity on biodiversity.

Using a model, identify the parts of an atom (protons, neutrons, electrons).

Use a periodic table to identify symbols and atomic numbers for five main group elements (1-20.)

Using models, investigate the results of changes in states of matter.

Using a model, determine if the product absorbs or releases energy, when given the reactants in a chemical reaction.

Conduct an investigation measuring temperature differences, while observing and recording the reactions.

Conduct a chemical experiment by changing a variable.

Integrated in PS1-4.

Compare models which illustrate fusion, fission, and radioactive decay.

Predict the outcome, when changing either mass or force, in an experiment using Newton's Second Law of Motion.

Demonstrate what happens to the velocity of an object when the mass of the

Select between a variety of designs to minimize force on an object, during a collision, and record outcomes.

Demonstrate that gravitational forces are constant.

Conduct an experiment to test for a magnetic field around an electromagnet.

Demonstrate why material selection is important in building stable structures.

Demonstrate the differences in the energy of a system when a component is changed.

Demonstrate that energy manifests itself in multiple ways, such as motion, sound, light, and thermal energy.

Conduct an experiment to convert one form of energy to another form of energy.

Conduct an experiment demonstrating the transfer of thermal energy when two components, of different temperature, are combined within a closed system.

Demonstrate that when two interacting objects change position, the interacting forces change.

Demonstrate that simple waves have a repeating pattern with a specific wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.

Explore both physical and digital storage.

Not applicable.

No standard at this level.

Not applicable.