IDAHO CONTENT STANDARDS SCIENCE Approved by the State Board of Education August 10, 2017, amended by 2018 Legislature STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SHERRI YBARRA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PO BOX 83720 BOISE, ID 83720-0027 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................................. 3 LS2-2 Biological Adaptation: Unity and Diversity ........................... 15 Using this Document ................................................................................. 3 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 16 Category Headings ................................................................................ 3 ESS1-2 Earth’s Place in the Universe ............................................. 16 Other Abbreviations ............................................................................. 3 ESS2-2 Earth’s Systems .................................................................. 16 Science Domains ................................................................................... 3 Elementary School (3rd Grade) .............................................................. 17 Elementary School (Kindergarten) ............................................................ 4 PS: Physical Sciences .......................................................................... 17 PS: Physical Sciences ............................................................................. 4 PS1-3 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions .................... 17 PS1-K Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions ....................... 4 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................. 19 PS2-K Energy .................................................................................... 5 LS1-3 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ................ 19 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................... 6 LS2-3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits ...................... 19 LS1-K Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes ................ 6 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 20 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences .............................................................. 7 ESS1-3 Earth’s Systems .................................................................. 20 ESS1-K Earth’s Systems .................................................................... 7 ESS2-3 Earth and Human Activity .................................................. 20 ESS2-K Earth and Human Activity .................................................... 8 Elementary School (4th Grade) .............................................................. 21 Elementary School (1st Grade) ................................................................. 9 PS: Physical Sciences .......................................................................... 21 PS: Physical Sciences ............................................................................. 9 PS1-4 Energy .................................................................................. 21 PS1-1 Waves ..................................................................................... 9 PS2-4 Waves .................................................................................. 22 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................. 11 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................. 24 LS1-1 Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes .............. 11 LS1-4 Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes ............. 24 LS2-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits ...................... 12 LS2-4 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ................ 24 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 13 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 26 ESS1-1 Earth’s Place in the Universe .............................................. 13 ESS1-4 Earth’s Place in the Universe ............................................. 26 Elementary School (2nd Grade) .............................................................. 14 ESS2-4 Earth’s Systems .................................................................. 26 PS: Physical Sciences ........................................................................... 14 ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity .................................................. 27 PS1-2 Matter and Its Interactions .................................................. 14 Elementary School (5th Grade) .............................................................. 28 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................. 15 PS: Physical Sciences .......................................................................... 28 LS1-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ................ 15 PS1-5 Matter and Its Interactions .................................................. 28 March 2018 Science Content Standards / Academics / SDE / 1 PS2-5 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions ..................... 29 LS1-HS Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes ........... 51 PS3-5 Energy .................................................................................. 29 LS2-HS Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ............. 53 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................. 30 LS3-HS Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits .................... 55 LS1-5 Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes .............. 30 LS4-HS Biological Adaptation: Unity and Diversity ........................ 56 LS2-5 Biological Adaptation: Unity and Diversity........................... 30 PSC: Physical Sciences (Chemistry) ..................................................... 59 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 32 PSC1-HS Structure and Properties of Matter ................................ 59 ESS1-5 Earth’s Place in the Universe .............................................. 32 PSC2-HS Chemical Reactions ......................................................... 61 ESS2-5 Earth’s Systems .................................................................. 32 PSC3-HS Energy .............................................................................. 62 ESS3-5 Earth and Human Activity .................................................. 33 Physical Sciences (Physics) ................................................................. 65 Middle School (6-8) ................................................................................. 34 PSP1-HS Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions ................ 65 PS: Physical Sciences ........................................................................... 34 PSP2-HS Energy .............................................................................. 66 PS1-MS Matter and Its Interactions ............................................... 34 PSP3-HS Waves .............................................................................. 68 PS2-MS Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions ................. 36 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 71 PS3-MS Energy ............................................................................... 37 ESS1-HS Earth’s Place in the Universe ........................................... 71 PS4-MS Waves................................................................................ 39 ESS2-HS Earth’s Systems ................................................................ 73 LS: Life Sciences .................................................................................. 40 ESS3-HS Earth and Human Activity ................................................ 75 LS1-MS Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes ........... 40 Appendix A: Suggested Middle and High School Course Progressions .. 78 LS2-MS Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics ............. 41 Grades 6-8 (Assessment given at end of 8th Grade as either LS3-MS Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits ................... 43 Cumulative ISAT OR Content Specific EOC) ........................................ 78 LS4-MS Biological Adaptation: Unity and Diversity ....................... 44 Conceptual Progressions Model ..................................................... 78 ESS: Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................ 46 Science Domains Model ................................................................. 79 ESS1-MS Earth’s Place in the Universe .......................................... 46 Grades 9-12 ........................................................................................ 80 ESS2-MS Earth’s Systems ............................................................... 47 Modified Science Domains Model .................................................. 80 ESS3-MS Earth and Human Activity ............................................... 49 Grades 9-12, continued ...................................................................... 81 High School (9-12) ................................................................................... 51 Science Domains Model ................................................................