MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
(1)Scientificinvestigationandreasoning.The student,foratleast40%ofinstructionaltime, conductslaboratoryandfieldinvestigations followingsafetyproceduresand environmentallyappropriateandethical practices.Thestudentisexpectedto: (A)demonstratesafepracticesduring laboratoryandfieldinvestigationsasoutlined intheTexasSafetyStandards;and (B)practiceappropriateuseandconservation ofresources,includingdisposal,reuse,or recyclingofmaterials. (2)Scientificinvestigationandreasoning.The studentusesscientificinquirymethodsduring laboratoryandfieldinvestigations.The studentisexpectedto: (A)planandimplementcomparativeand descriptiveinvestigationsbymaking observations,askingwelldefinedquestions, andusingappropriateequipmentand technology; (B)designandimplementcomparativeand experimentalinvestigationsbymaking observations,askingwelldefinedquestions, formulatingtestablehypotheses,andusing appropriateequipmentandtechnology; (C)collectandrecorddatausingthe InternationalSystemofUnits(SI)and Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
SciencePractices StandardSP.1:ScientificQuestionsand Predictions Askingscientificquestionsthatcanbe testedempiricallyandstructuringthese questionsintheformoftestable predictions SP.1.1ScientificQuestions Studentsrecognize,formulate,justifyand revisescientificquestionsthatcanbe addressedbyscienceinordertoconstruct explanations. SP.1.2Predictions Studentsmakeandjustifypredictions concerningnaturalphenomena. Predictionsandjustificationsarebasedon observationsoftheworld,on knowledgeofthedisciplineandonempirical evidence. StandardSP.2:GenerationofEvidence: Collectingdatatoaddressscientific questionsandtosupportpredictions SP.2.1DataCollection Studentsselectanduseappropriate measurementmethodsand techniquesforgatheringdata,and systematicallyrecordandorganize

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.
I.NatureofScience:ScientificWaysof LearningandThinking A.Cognitiveskillsinscience 1.Utilizeskepticism,logic,andprofessional ethicsinscience. 2.Usecreativityandinsighttorecognizeand describepatternsinnaturalphenomena. 3.Formulateappropriatequestionstotest understandingofnaturalphenomena. 4.Relyonreproducibleobservationsof empiricalevidencewhenconstructing, analyzing,andevaluatingexplanationsof naturaleventsandprocesses. B.Scientificinquiry 1.Designandconductscientificinvestigations Inwhichhypothesesareformulatedandtested. C.Collaborativeandsafeworkingpractices 1.Collaborateonjointprojects. 2.Understandandapplysafeproceduresin thelaboratoryandfield,includingchemical, electrical,andfiresafetyandsafehandlingof liveorpreservedorganisms. 3.Demonstrateskillinthesafeuseofawide varietyofapparatuses,equipment,techniques, andprocedures. D.Currentscientifictechnology 1.Demonstrateliteracyincomputeruse. 2.Usecomputermodels,applications,and simulations.

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
qualitativemeanssuchaslabeleddrawings, writing,andgraphicorganizers; (D)constructtablesandgraphs,using repeatedtrialsandmeans,toorganizedataand identifypatterns;and (E)analyzedatatoformulatereasonable explanations,communicatevalidconclusions supportedbythedata,andpredicttrends. (3)Scientificinvestigationandreasoning.The studentusescriticalthinking,scientific reasoning,andproblemsolvingtomake informeddecisionsandknowsthe contributionsofrelevantscientists.The studentisexpectedto: (A)inallfieldsofscience,analyze,evaluate, andcritiquescientificexplanationsbyusing empiricalevidence,logicalreasoning,and experimentalandobservationaltesting, includingexaminingallsidesofscientific evidenceofthosescientificexplanations,soas toencouragecriticalthinkingbythestudent; (B)usemodelstorepresentaspectsofthe naturalworldsuchasanatom,amolecule, space,orageologicfeature; (C)identifyadvantagesandlimitationsof modelssuchassize,scale,properties,and materials;and (D)relatetheimpactofresearchonscientific Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
observationsandmeasurements. SP.2.2EvaluatingDataforEvidence Studentsdeterminewhichdatafroma specificinvestigationcanbeused asevidencetoaddressascientificquestion ortosupportapredictionoranexplanation, anddistinguishcredibledatafrom noncredibledataintermsofquality. StandardSP.3:DataAnalysis Searchingforregularitiesandpatternsin observationsandmeasurements (i.e.,dataanalysis) SP.3.1AnalyzingDataforPatterns Studentsanalyzedatatodiscoverpatterns. StandardSP.4:EvidenceBasedExplanations andModels: Usingevidenceandscienceknowledgeto constructscientificexplanations, modelsandrepresentations SP.4.1ConstructingExplanations Studentsconstructexplanationsthatare basedonobservationsandmeasurementsof theworld,onempiricalevidenceandon reasoninggroundedinthetheories, principlesandconceptsofthediscipline. SP.4.2ModelsandRepresentations Studentsconstruct,use,reexpressand

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.
3.Demonstrateappropriateuseofawide varietyofapparatuses,equipment,techniques, andproceduresforcollectingquantitativeand qualitativedata. E.Effectivecommunicationofscientific information 1.Useseveralmodesofexpressiontodescribe orcharacterizenaturalpatternsand phenomena.Thesemodesofexpression includenarrative,numerical,graphical,pictorial, symbolic,andkinesthetic. 2.Useessentialvocabularyofthediscipline beingstudied. II.FoundationSkills:ScientificApplicationsof Mathematics A.Basicmathematicsconventions 1.Understandtherealnumbersystemandits properties. 2.Useexponentsandscientificnotation. 3.Understandratios,proportions,percentages, anddecimalfractions,andtranslatefromany formtoanyother. 4.Useproportionalreasoningtosolve problems. 5.Simplifyalgebraicexpressions. 6.Estimateresultstoevaluatewhethera calculatedresultisreasonable. 7.Usecalculators,spreadsheets,computers,

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
thoughtandsociety,includingthehistoryof scienceandcontributionsofscientistsas relatedtothecontent. (4)Scientificinvestigationandreasoning.The studentknowshowtouseavarietyoftools andsafetyequipmenttoconductscience inquiry.Thestudentisexpectedto: (A)useappropriatetoolstocollect,record, andanalyzeinformation,includinglab journals/notebooks,beakers,metersticks, graduatedcylinders,anemometers, psychrometers,hotplates,testtubes,spring scales,balances,microscopes,thermometers, calculators,computers,spectroscopes,timing devices,andotherequipmentasneededto teachthecurriculum;and (B)usepreventativesafetyequipment, includingchemicalsplashgoggles,aprons,and gloves,andbepreparedtouseemergency safetyequipment,includinganeye/facewash, afireblanket,andafireextinguisher. (5)Matterandenergy.Thestudentknows thatmatteriscomposedofatomsandhas chemicalandphysicalproperties.Thestudent isexpectedto: (A)describethestructureofatoms,including themasses,electricalcharges,andlocations,of Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
revisemodelsandrepresentationsofnatural anddesignedobjects,systems, phenomenaandscientificideasinthe appropriatecontextandinformulatingtheir explanation. SP.4.3EvaluatingExplanations Studentsevaluate,compareandcontrast explanationsthatarebasedonobservations oftheworld,onempiricalevidenceand onreasoninggroundedinthetheories, principlesandconceptsofthediscipline. StandardSP.5:QuantitativeApplications Usingmathematicalreasoningand quantitativeapplicationstointerpretand analyzedatatosolveproblems SP.5.1ProportionalityBetweenVariables Studentsreasonaboutrelationships betweenvariables(e.g.,data, representations,uncertainty,samples) throughthelensofratios,rates, percentages,probabilityorproportional relationshipswhenapproachingorsolving problemsorwheninterpreting resultsorsituations. SP.5.2PatternsofBivariateRelationships Studentsapply,analyzeandcreatealgebraic representations,relationshipsandpatterns oflinearfunctions,systemsoflinear

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.
etc.,indataanalysis. B.Mathematicsasasymboliclanguage 1.Carryoutformaloperationsusingstandard algebraicsymbolsandformulae. 2.Representnaturalevents,processes,and relationshipswithalgebraicexpressionsand algorithms. C.Understandrelationshipsamonggeometry, algebra,andtrigonometry 1.Understandsimplevectors,vectornotations, andvectordiagrams,andcarryoutsimple calculationsinvolvingvectors. 2.Understandthatacurvedrawnonadefined setofaxesisfullyequivalenttoasetof algebraicequations. 3.Understandbasictrigonometricprinciples, Includingdefinitionsofterms,suchas sine,cosine,tangent,cotangent,andtheir relationshiptotriangles. 4.Understandbasicgeometricprinciples. D.Scientificproblemsolving 1.Usedimensionalanalysisinproblemsolving. E.Scientificapplicationofprobabilityand statistics 1.Understanddescriptivestatistics. F.Scientificmeasurement 1.SelectanduseappropriateStandard International(SI)unitsandprefixestoexpress measurementsforrealworldproblems.

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
protonsandneutronsinthenucleusand electronsintheelectroncloud; (B)identifythatprotonsdeterminean element'sidentityandvalenceelectrons determineitschemicalproperties,including reactivity; (C)interpretthearrangementofthePeriodic Table,includinggroupsandperiods,toexplain howpropertiesareusedtoclassifyelements; (D)recognizethatchemicalformulasareused toidentifysubstancesanddeterminethe numberofatomsofeachelementinchemical formulascontainingsubscripts; (E)investigatehowevidenceofchemical reactionsindicatethatnewsubstanceswith differentpropertiesareformed;and (F)recognizewhetherachemicalequation containingcoefficientsisbalancedornotand howthatrelatestothelawofconservationof mass. (6)Force,motion,andenergy.Thestudent knowsthatthereisarelationshipbetween force,motion,andenergy.Thestudentis expectedto: (A)demonstrateandcalculatehow unbalancedforceschangethespeedor directionofanobject'smotion; (B)differentiatebetweenspeed,velocity,and Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
inequalities,andoneortwodimensional changestosolveproblems,interpret situationsandaddressscientificquestions. Science,TechnologyandSociety StandardSTS.1:Science,Technologyand Society Acriticalinterdependenceexistsamong science,technologyandsociety. STS.1.1InterdependenceofScienceand Technology Studentsexplaintheinterdependenceof scienceandtechnology:howtheongoing developmentoftechnologyreliesonthe advancementsofsciencewhilescientific researchreliesontechnologicalprogress. Studentsunderstandhowtheevolution ofvarioustechnologies(e.g.,biotechnology, seismology,computationalsoftware,lasers) radicallyaltersthepracticeofmany sciencedisciplinesbyaffectingthequality andquantityofavailabledata. STS.1.2AdvantagesandDisadvantagesto Society Studentsunderstandhowscienceand technologytogethercanbeusedforthe benefitofsocietyaswellastheirownlives (e.g.,weatherpredictions,developmentof

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.
2.Useappropriatesignificantdigits. 3.Understandanduselogarithmicnotation (base10). III.FoundationSkills:ScientificApplications ofCommunication A.Scientificwriting 1.Usecorrectapplicationsofwritingpractices inscientificcommunication. B.Scientificreading 1.Readtechnicalandscientificarticlestogain understandingofinterpretations,apparatuses, techniquesorprocedures,anddata. 2.Setupapparatuses,carryoutprocedures, andcollectspecifieddatafromagivensetof appropriateinstructions. 3.Recognizescientificandtechnicalvocabulary Inthefieldofstudyandusethisvocabularyto enhanceclarityofcommunication. 4.List,use,andgiveexamplesofspecific strategiesbefore,during,andafterreadingto improvecomprehension. C.Presentationofscientific/technical information 1.Prepareandpresentscientific/technical informationinappropriateformatsforvarious audiences. D.Researchskills/informationliteracy 1.Usesearchengines,databases,andother

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
acceleration;and (C)investigateanddescribeapplicationsof Newton'slawofinertia,lawofforceand acceleration,andlawofactionreactionsuchas invehiclerestraints,sportsactivities, amusementparkrides,Earth'stectonic activities,androcketlaunches. (7)Earthandspace.Thestudentknowsthe effectsresultingfromcyclicalmovementsof theSun,Earth,andMoon.Thestudentis expectedto: (A)modelandillustratehowthetiltedEarth rotatesonitsaxis,causingdayandnight,and revolvesaroundtheSuncausingchangesin seasons; (B)demonstrateandpredictthesequenceof eventsinthelunarcycle;and (C)relatethepositionoftheMoonandSunto theireffectonoceantides. (8)Earthandspace.Thestudentknows characteristicsoftheuniverse.Thestudentis expectedto: (A)describecomponentsoftheuniverse, includingstars,nebulae,andgalaxies,anduse modelssuchastheHerztsprungRussell diagramforclassification; (B)recognizethattheSunisamediumsized Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
medications,creationofsafetydevicesin cars),butthatsometechnological capabilities(e.g.,cloning,genetic recombination,nuclearenergystudies, accesstofossilfuels,chemicalengineering) createethicalandeconomicdilemmasfor society. STS.1.3EvaluatingOnlineInformation Studentsrecognizethattheamountof information,aswellasaccesstoinformation, hasexplodedsincethecreationofthe Internet.Onlineinformationshouldbe judgedusingthesamesciencepracticesand criticalandskepticalviewsthatreflectthe wayscienceisconductedandevaluated. Studentsalsorecognizetherelationship betweendigitaltechnologyandthefactthat socialnetworkingisasourceofinformation generationandofthedeterminationof truthsinourcurrentsociety.Students understandthatthisinformationpresentsa specificperspectivethatisnotbackedby research;therefore,theinformationand theperspectivedonotrepresentthe empiricalrealityofscience. EarthScience StandardES.1:DynamicEarthProcesses: DynamicprocessesshapeandorderEarth.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.
digitalelectronictoolseffectivelytolocate information. 2.Evaluatequality,accuracy,completeness, reliability,andcurrencyofinformationfromany sources. IV.Science,Technology,andSociety A.Interactionsbetweeninnovationsand science 1.Recognizehowscientificdiscoveriesare connectedtotechnologicalinnovations. B.Socialethics 1.Understandhowscientificresearchand technologyhaveanimpactonethicalandlegal practices. 2.Understandhowcommonlyheldethical beliefsimpactscientificresearch. C.Historyofscience 1.Understandthehistoricaldevelopmentof majortheoriesinscience. 2.Recognizetheroleofpeopleinimportant contributionstoscientificknowledge. V.CrossDisciplinaryThemes A.Matter/statesofmatter 1.Knowmoderntheoriesofatomicstructure. 2.Understandthetypicalstatesofmatter (solid,liquid,gas)andphasechangesamong these.

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
starneartheedgeofadiscshapedgalaxyof starsandthattheSunismanythousandsof timesclosertoEarththananyotherstar; (C)explorehowdifferentwavelengthsofthe electromagneticspectrumsuchaslightand radiowavesareusedtogaininformationabout distancesandpropertiesofcomponentsinthe universe; (D)modelanddescribehowlightyearsare usedtomeasuredistancesandsizesinthe universe;and (E)researchhowscientificdataareusedas evidencetodevelopscientifictheoriesto describetheoriginoftheuniverse. (9)Earthandspace.Thestudentknowsthat naturaleventscanimpactEarthsystems.The studentisexpectedto: (A)describethehistoricaldevelopmentof evidencethatsupportsplatetectonictheory; (B)relateplatetectonicstotheformationof crustalfeatures;and (C)interprettopographicmapsandsatellite viewstoidentifylandanderosionalfeatures andpredicthowthesefeaturesmaybe reshapedbyweathering. (10)Earthandspace.Thestudentknowsthat climaticinteractionsexistamongEarth,ocean, Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
ES.1.1EarthsSurface Studentsunderstandthatphysicaland chemicalchangesinEarthsmaterialsresult fromtheinteractionsofEarthssurfacewith water,air,gravity,tectonicforcesand biologicalactivity.Thesechangescreate landscapesonEarthssurface. ES.1.2EnergyTransfer Studentsunderstandthattheuneven distributionofthermalenergyandmaterials inEarthssystems,combinedwithgravity, istheunderlyingcauseofthemovementof matterwithinthelithosphere(plate tectonics),hydrosphere(oceancurrents)and atmosphere(winds). ES.1.3Tectonism Studentsunderstandthattectonicplates interactalongtheirboundaries,resultingin folding,faulting,earthquakesand volcanoes. ES.1.4WeatherProcesses Studentsunderstandthatweatheristhe resultofshortterminteractions(days) amongtheatmosphere,hydrosphere, lithosphereandbiosphere. ES.1.5RockFormingEnvironment Studentsunderstandthatthephysicaland chemicalpropertiesofrocksandfossilfuels

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.
B.Energy(thermodynamics,kinetic,potential, energytransfers) 1.UnderstandtheLawsofThermodynamics. 2.Knowtheprocessesofenergytransfer. C.Changeovertime/equilibrium 1.Recognizepatternsofchange. D.Classification 1.Understandthatscientistscategorizethings accordingtosimilaritiesanddifferences. E.Measurementsandmodels 1.Usemodelstomakepredictions. 2.Usescaletorelatemodelsandstructures. 3.Demonstratefamiliaritywithlengthscales fromsubatomicparticlesthroughmacroscopic objects.

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
andweathersystems.Thestudentisexpected to: (A)recognizethattheSunprovidestheenergy thatdrivesconvectionwithintheatmosphere andoceans,producingwindsandocean currents; (B)identifyhowglobalpatternsofatmospheric movementinfluencelocalweatherusing weathermapsthatshowhighandlow pressuresandfronts;and (C)identifytheroleoftheoceansinthe formationofweathersystemssuchas hurricanes. (11)Organismsandenvironments.The studentknowsthatinterdependenceoccurs amonglivingsystemsandtheenvironment andthathumanactivitiescanaffectthese systems.Thestudentisexpectedto: (A)describeproducer/consumer, predator/prey,andparasite/hostrelationships astheyoccurinfoodwebswithinmarine, freshwater,andterrestrialecosystems; (B)investigatehoworganismsandpopulations inanecosystemdependonandmaycompete forbioticandabioticfactorssuchasquantityof light,water,rangeoftemperatures,orsoil composition; (C)explorehowshortandlongterm Revised:1011

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
indicatetheenvironmentinwhichthey wereformed. StandardES.2:IndependentandInteracting Systems Earthiscomposedofinterdependentand interactingsystems. ES.2.1AtmosphereasaSystem StudentsunderstandthatEarths atmosphereactsasasystemthatabsorbs anddistributesmatterandenergy. ES.2.2OceansasaSystem StudentsunderstandthatEarthsoceansact asasystemthatabsorbsanddistributes matterandenergy. ES.2.3LithosphereasaSystem Studentsunderstandthatthelithosphereisa systemoflargeplatesthatmovematterand energyinEarthssystems. ES.2.4Climate Studentsunderstandthatclimateisthe resultofinteractionsamongthe atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphereand biosphere. ES.2.5PlanetaryEvolution StudentsunderstandthatEarthispartofa solarsystemandhasuniquecharacteristics thatarebasedonitspositionandits stageofplanetaryevolution.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS
environmentalchangesaffectorganismsand traitsinsubsequentpopulations;and (D)recognizehumandependenceonocean systemsandexplainhowhumanactivitiessuch asrunoff,artificialreefs,oruseofresources havemodifiedthesesystems.

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
StandardES.3:EarthsHistory Earthshistorycanbeinferredfrom evidenceleftfrompastevents. ES.3.1RelativeandAbsoluteDating Studentsunderstandthatvariousdating methodsrelativeandabsolutehave beenusedtodeterminetheageofEarth. ES.3.2RockandFossilRecords Studentsunderstandthattherockandfossil recordsprovideevidenceoftheevolutionof Earthsenvironmentandthe associatedchangesinlifeovertime. StandardES.4:CyclesofMatterandEnergy MatteronEarthisfiniteandmovesthrough variouscyclesthataredrivenbythe transformationofenergy. ES.4.1WaterCycle Studentsunderstandwatercyclesatvarious ratesandatvariousscaleswithinEarths systems. ES.4.2CarbonCycle Studentsunderstandthatthecarboncycle illustratesthetransformationandpathways ofcarbonandcarboncompounds throughEarthssystems.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
StandardES.5:Humansandthe Environment Humansandtheenvironmentimpacteach other. ES.5.1HumansandNaturalResources Studentsunderstandthathumansocieties requirenaturalresourcesderivedfrom Earth.Theamountsandtypesofresources requiredareafunctionofthesize,growth andaffluenceofthehumanpopulation.The valueofanaturalresourceisdependent onitsamountanditseaseofextractability fromEarth. ES.5.2HumansandNaturalHazards Studentsunderstandthatnaturalhazards impacthumansociety.Societiestryto reducetheimpactsofnaturalhazards throughdisasterreduction,whichentails earlywarningandengineeringprojectsthat seekriskreduction. ES.5.3HumansImpactontheEnvironment Studentsunderstandthatallhuman activities,includinguseofresources,have environmentalconsequencesthatoccur overarangeofspatialandtemporalscales. BecauseofthecomplexityofEarthssystems andbecauseoftheoccurrenceof unintendedconsequences,asystems frameworkiscommonlyusedtounderstand

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
importantenvironmentalissuessuchas pollution,climatechangeorecosystem disruption.Asystemsanalysisguides scientificinvestigations,decisionmakingand theidentificationofpotentialsolutionsto environmentalissues. LifeScience StandardLS.1:Evolution Thediversityandunityoflifecanbe explainedbytheprocessofevolution. LS.1.1EvidenceofCommonAncestryand Divergence Studentsunderstandthatananalysisover timeofboththeanatomicalstructuresand theDNAcompositionsoforganismscan beusedtoinferlinesofdescentbacktoa commonancestor. LS.1.2NaturalSelection Studentsunderstandthatwhenatraitis favorabletoanorganism,thenumberof organismswiththattraitwillincrease overtime;andthatwhenatraitis unfavorable,thenumberoforganismswith thattraitwilldecreaseovertime.Students understandthatasaresult,thereisan increaseintheproportionofindividualswith theadvantageoustraitinapopulation. Overtime,theprocessofnaturalselection

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
leadstoboththeextinctionofexisting speciesandtheevolutionofnewspecies. LS.1.3GeneticVariationWithinPopulations Studentsunderstandthatgeneticvariation withinapopulationisessentialfornatural selection.Mutations,aswellasrandom assortmentofexistinggenes,canproduce geneticvariationinapopulation. StandardLS.2:CellsasaSystem: Cellsareafundamentalstructuraland functionalunitoflife. LS.2.1CellFunction Studentsunderstandthatcellsperformthe essentialfunctionsoflife,suchasenergy transferandtransformation,exchangeof gas,disposalofwaste,growth,reproduction, andinteractionwiththeenvironment. LS.2.2CellStructure Studentsunderstandthatcellshaveinternal structuresthatcarryoutspecializedlife functions,andthattheseinternal structuresvarydependingonacells function. LS.2.3CellGrowthandRepair Studentsunderstandthatcellsof multicellularorganismsrepeatedlydivideto makemorecellsforgrowthandrepair.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
LS.2.4CellDifferentiation Studentsunderstandthatinmulticellular organisms,thesinglecell(zygote)ultimately dividesanddifferentiatesinto specializedcellsthatformthevarioustissues andorgansoftheorganism. StandardLS.3:Interdependent Relationships Interdependentrelationshipscharacterize biologicalecosystems. LS.3.1LivingSystemsandthePhysical Environment Studentsunderstandthatinallecosystems, livingorganismsinteractwithanddependon thephysical(abiotic)conditionsoftheir environmentforsurvival. LS.3.2InteractionsofLivingSystems Studentsunderstandthatorganismsinall ecosystemsinteractwithanddependon eachother,andthatorganismswithsimilar needscompeteforlimitedresources. LS.3.3EcosystemStability Studentsunderstandthatacomplexsetof interactionswithinanecosystemcan maintainthenumberandtypesoforganisms inanecosystemthatisrelativelyconstant overlongperiodsoftime.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
StandardLS.4:MatterandEnergy Biologicalsystemsutilizeenergyand molecularbuildingblockstocarryoutlifes essentialfunctions. LS.4.1MatterCycling Studentsunderstandthatmatteris continuouslyrecycledwithinthebiological systemandbetweenthebiological(biotic) andphysical(abiotic)componentsofan ecosystem. LS.4.2EnergyTransfer Studentsunderstandthatalloftheprocesses thattakeplacewithinorganismsrequire energy.Inmostecosystems,theenergy isderivedfromtheSunandtransferredinto chemicalenergyinphotosyntheticorganisms ofthatecosystem. StandardLS.5:InformationTransmission, StorageandRetrieval Livingsystemshavemultiplemechanisms thatareusedtostore,retrieveandtransmit information. LS.5.1ChangingModelofInheritance Studentsdescribethehistoricideasthatled totheidentificationofDNAasthemolecule thatcontainsandtransmitsgenetic information.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
LS.5.2GeneticInformationTransmission Studentsunderstandthatduring reproduction,geneticinformation(DNA)is transmittedbetweenparentandoffspring.In asexualreproductiontheloneparent contributesDNAtotheoffspring,andin sexualreproductionbothparentscontribute DNAtotheoffspring. LS.5.3DNAtoTrait Studentsunderstandthatgenetic information(DNA)isusedtoproduce proteinsthatlargelydeterminethetraitsof anorganism.Thesetraitsoftenresultfrom theinteractionsandexpressionofmany genes. LS.5.4ImperfectTransmissionofGenetic Information Studentsunderstandthattherearevarious waysinwhichthetransmissionofgenetic informationcanbeimperfect,andthat theseimperfectionsmayhavepositive, negativeornoconsequencestothe organism. LS.5.5NongeneticInformationTransmission Studentsunderstandthatnongenetic transmissionofinformationwithinand amongorganismsinvolvesspecialized molecules,cellstructuresandcellsystems.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
PhysicalScience StandardPS.1:Interactions,Forcesand Motion Changesinthenaturalanddesignedworld arecausedbyinteractions.Interactionsof anobjectwithotherobjectscanbe describedbyforcesthatcancauseachange inmotionofoneorbothinteractingobjects. PS.1.1PatternsofStraightLineMotion Studentsunderstandthattherearedifferent patternsofstraightlinemotionthatcanbe representedusingdifferentmodels. PS.1.2ForcesandMotion Studentsunderstandthatwhenthesumof theforcesisequaltozero,eithertheobject isnotmovinganditwillcontinuetonot move,ortheobjectismovinganditwill alwayscontinuetomoveataconstantspeed inastraightline(Newtonsfirstlaw). PS.1.3InteractionsandForces Studentsunderstandthatinteractionscanbe describedintermsofforces.These interactionsoccurwhentwoobjectsin contactpushorpulloneachother,which cancauseachangeinmotionofoneorboth objects. PS.1.4GravitationalForce Studentsunderstandthatgravityisan attractiveinteractionbetweenanytwo

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
objectswithmass,whichcancauseachange inmotionoftheobjects. PS.1.5MagneticandElectricCharge Interactions Studentsunderstandthatmagneticand electricchargeinteractionsoccurbetween mutuallyattractingorrepellingobjects, whichcancauseachangeinmotionofone orbothobjects.Materialscanbeclassifiedas magneticornonmagnetic,depending onhowtheyinteractwithamagnet. StandardPS.2:PhysicalandChemical PropertiesofMatter Matterhasmassandvolumeandcanexist asasolid,liquidorgas.Allpuresubstances havetheirownuniquesetofphysical andchemicalpropertiesthatcanbeusedto identifythem. PS.2.1PropertiesofMatter Studentsunderstandthatpuresubstances arecomposedofmatterthathasdefinable properties.Throughmacroscopic observationandmeasurementofthese properties,studentscandescribeand identifythesesubstances. PS.2.2StatesofMatter Studentsunderstandthroughobservation thatmattercanexistinthreecommon

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
states:solid,liquidorgas.Students understandthatthesemacroscopic observationsserveasevidenceofthe conceptthatmattercanexistaselements, compoundsormixtures. PS.2.3ParticulateNatureofMatter Studentsunderstandthatmatteris composedofatomsthatcaninteractin differentwaystoformmoleculesand crystals.Thestructure,behaviorand propertiesofmattercanbeexplainedby usingmodelsthatdepictparticlesinconstant motionaswellasthestrengthofthe interactingforcesamongtheparticles. StandardPS.3:ConservationofMatter Mattercanbetransformedbyachangeof stateorbyundergoingchemicalreactions, butitcanneverbecreatedordestroyed. PS.3.1ConservationofMatter Studentsunderstandthatmattercanneither becreatednordestroyedduringany interaction,includingchangeofstateora changethattakesplaceasaresultofa chemicalreaction. PS.3.2PhysicalandChemicalChangesof Matter Studentsunderstandthatchemicalreactions producenewsubstanceswithnew

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
properties,whereaschangesofstatealter theappearanceofasubstance,notthe identityofasubstance. StandardPS.4:ConservationofEnergy Whenanychangeoccurs,energyis transferredand/ortransformed,butitis neverlost. PS.4.1MechanicalEnergyTransfer(Work) andEnergyChanges Studentsunderstandthatinteractions betweenobjectscanbedescribednotonlyin termsofforcesbutalsointermsofenergy transfersbetweentheobjects.Energycanbe transferredfromoneobjecttotheotherby meansofpushesorpullsthatresultin changesinmotion. PS.4.2ElectricCircuitInteractions Studentsunderstandthatduringelectric circuitinteractions,electricalenergyis transferredfromthesourceofelectric currenttotheelectricaldevice,ordevices,in thecircuit. PS.4.3MechanicalWaveInteractions Studentsunderstandthatduringmechanical waveinteractions,mechanicalenergyis transferredthroughamaterialwithouta transferofmatter.

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011

MIDLANDISD ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCURRICULUMSTANDARDS

TEKS

SCIENCE Grade8PreAP
COLLEGEBOARD
PS.4.4ConservationofEnergy Studentsunderstandthatenergycanbe transferredfromoneobjecttoanother withinasystemoracrossasystemboundary and/ortransformedwithinasystemfrom oneformtoanother,butitneverdisappears. PS.4.5ThermalEnergy Studentsunderstandthatthermalenergy canbetransferredand/ortransformedby differentmechanisms(i.e.,conduction, convectionandradiation).

COLLEGEANDCAREERREADINESSSTDS.

Revised:1011