Missouri State Standards for Science: Grade 6

MO.ME.1.1. Properties and Principles of Matter and Energy: Changes in properties and states of matter provide evidence of the atomic theory of matter

ME.1.1.A.6.a. Objects, and the materials they are made of, have properties that can be used to describe and classify them: Recognize matter is anything that has mass and volume 1
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.A.6.a.

ME.1.1.A.6.b. Objects, and the materials they are made of, have properties that can be used to describe and classify them: Describe and compare the volumes (the amount of space an object occupies) of objects or substances directly, using a graduated cylinder, and/or indirectly, using displacement methods 8
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.A.6.b.

ME.1.1.A.6.c. Objects, and the materials they are made of, have properties that can be used to describe and classify them: Describe and compare the masses (amounts of matter) of objects to the nearest gram using a balance 8
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.A.6.c.

ME.1.1.A.6.d. Objects, and the materials they are made of, have properties that can be used to describe and classify them: Classify the types of matter in an object into pure substances or mixtures using their specific physical properties 1
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.A.6.d.

ME.1.1.B.6.a. Properties of mixtures depend upon the concentrations, properties, and interactions of particles: Describe the properties of each component in a mixture/solution and their distinguishing properties (e.g., salt water, oil and vinegar, pond water, Kool-Aid) 1
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.B.6.a.

ME.1.1.B.6.b. Properties of mixtures depend upon the concentrations, properties, and interactions of particles: Describe appropriate ways to separate the components of different types of mixtures (sorting, evaporation, filtration, magnets, boiling, chromatography, screening) 1
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.B.6.b.

ME.1.1.B.6.c. Properties of mixtures depend upon the concentrations, properties, and interactions of particles: Predict how various solids (soluble/insoluble) behave (e.g., dissolve, settle, float) when mixed with water 1
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.B.6.c.

ME.1.1.C.6.a. Properties of matter can be explained in terms of moving particles too small to be seen without tremendous magnification: Recognize evidence (e.g., diffusion of food coloring in water, light reflecting off of dust particles in the air, condensation of water vapor by increased pressure or decreased temperature) that supports the theory that matter is composed of small particles (atoms, molecules) that are in constant, random motion 38
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.C.6.a.

ME.1.1.D.6.a. Physical changes in the state of matter that result from thermal changes can be explained by the Kinetic Theory of Matter: Describe the relationship between the change in the volume of water and changes in temperature as it relates to the properties of water (i.e., water expands and becomes less dense when frozen) 56
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.D.6.a.

ME.1.1.G.6.a. Properties of objects and states of matter can change chemically and/or physically: Recognize and classify changes in matter as chemical and/or physical 56
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.G.6.a.

ME.1.1.G.6.b. Properties of objects and states of matter can change chemically and/or physically: Identify chemical changes (i.e., rusting, oxidation, burning, decomposition by acids, decaying, baking) in common objects (i.e., rocks such as limestone, minerals, wood, steel wool, plants) as a result of interactions with sources of energy or other matter that form new substances with different characteristic properties 56
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.G.6.b.

ME.1.1.G.6.c. Properties of objects and states of matter can change chemically and/or physically: Identify physical changes in common objects (e.g., rocks, minerals, wood, water, steel wool, plants) and describe the processes which caused the change (e.g., weathering, erosion, cutting, dissolving) 56
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.1.G.6.c.

ME.1.1.I.6.a. Mass is conserved during any physical or chemical change: Demonstrate and provide evidence that mass is conserved during a physical change 56
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MO.ME.1.2. Properties and Principles of Matter and Energy: Energy has a source, can be transferred, and can be transformed into various forms but is conserved between and within systems

ME.1.2.A.6.a. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Identify sources of visible light (e.g., the Sun and other stars, flint, bulb, flames, lightning) 20
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.a.

ME.1.2.A.6.b. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Describe evidence (i.e., cannot bend around walls) that visible light travels in a straight line, using the appropriate tools (i.e., pinhole viewer, ray box, laser pointer) 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.b.

ME.1.2.A.6.c. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Compare the reflection of visible light by various surfaces (i.e., mirror, smooth and rough surfaces, shiny and dull surfaces, moon) 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.c.

ME.1.2.A.6.d. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Compare the refraction of visible light passing through different transparent and translucent materials (e.g., prisms, water, a lens) 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.d.

ME.1.2.A.6.e. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Predict how different surfaces (transparent, translucent, opaque) and lenses (convex, concave) affect the behavior of visible light rays and the resulting image of an object 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.e.

ME.1.2.A.6.f. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Identify receivers of visible light energy (e.g., eye, photocell) 5
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.f.

ME.1.2.A.6.g. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Recognize that an object is 'seen' only when the object emits or reflects light to the eye 5
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.g.

ME.1.2.A.6.h. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Recognize differences in wavelength and energy levels within that range of visible light that can be seen by the human eye are perceived as differences in color 5
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.h.

ME.1.2.A.6.i. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Describe how sound energy is transferred by wave-like disturbances that spread away from the source through a medium 5
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.i.

ME.1.2.A.6.j. Forms of energy have a source, a means of transfer (work and heat), and a receiver: Predict how the properties of the medium (e.g., air, water, empty space, rock) affect the speed of different types of mechanical waves (i.e., earthquake, sound) 5
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.A.6.j.

ME.1.2.C.6.a. Electromagnetic energy from the Sun (solar radiation) is a major source of energy on Earth: Recognize energy from the Sun is transferred to Earth in a range of wavelengths and energy levels, including visible light, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation 6
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ME.1.2.C.6.a.

ME.1.2.C.6.b. Electromagnetic energy from the Sun (solar radiation) is a major source of energy on Earth: Recognize the Sun is the source of almost all energy used to produce the food for living organisms 7
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MO.LO.3.1. Characteristic and Interactions of Living Organisms: There is a fundamental unity underlying the diversity of all living organisms

LO.3.1.A.6.a. Organisms have basic needs for survival: Describe the common life processes necessary to the survival of organisms (i.e., growth, reproduction, life span, response to stimuli, energy use, exchange of gases, use of water, elimination of waste) 2
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.1.A.6.a.

LO.3.1.C.6.a. Cells are the fundamental units of structure and function of all living things: Recognize all organisms are composed of cells, the fundamental units of life, which carry on all life processes 12
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.1.C.6.a.

LO.3.1.E.6.a. Biological classifications are based on how organisms are related: Recognize most of the organisms on Earth are unicellular (e.g., bacteria, protists) and other organisms, including humans, are multicellular 15
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.1.E.6.a.

LO.3.1.E.6.b. Biological classifications are based on how organisms are related: Identify examples of unicellular (e.g., bacteria, some protists, fungi) and multicellular organisms (e.g., some fungi, plants, animals) 15
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.1.E.6.b.

MO.LO.3.2. Characteristic and Interactions of Living Organisms: Living organisms carry out life processes in order to survive

LO.3.2.A.a. The cell contains a set of structures called organelles that interact to carry out life processes through physical and chemical means: Compare and contrast the following plant and animal cell structures: cell membrane, nucleus, cell wall, chloroplast, and cytoplasm 12
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.2.A.a.

LO.3.2.A.b. The cell contains a set of structures called organelles that interact to carry out life processes through physical and chemical means: Recognize the chloroplast as the cell structure where food is produced in plants and some unicellular organisms (e.g., algae, some protists) 6
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.2.A.b.

LO.3.2.B.6.a. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complementary processes necessary to the survival of most organisms on Earth: Recognize plants use energy from the Sun to produce food and oxygen through the process of photosynthesis 1
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard LO.3.2.B.6.a.

MO.EC.4.1. Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with their Environments: Organisms are interdependent with one another and with their environment

EC.4.1.A.6.a. All populations living together within a community interact with one another and with their environment in order to survive and maintain a balanced ecosystem: Identify the biotic factors (populations of organisms) and abiotic factors (e.g., quantity of light and water, range of temperatures, soil composition) that make up an ecosystem 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.A.6.a.

EC.4.1.B.6.a. Living organisms have the capacity to produce populations of infinite size, but environments and resources are finite: Identify populations within a community that are in competition with one another for resources 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.B.6.a.

EC.4.1.B.6.b. Living organisms have the capacity to produce populations of infinite size, but environments and resources are finite: Recognize the factors that affect the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support (e.g., food availability, abiotic factors such as quantity of light and water, temperature and temperature range, soil composition, disease, competitions from other organisms, predation) 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.B.6.b.

EC.4.1.B.6.c. Living organisms have the capacity to produce populations of infinite size, but environments and resources are finite: Predict the possible effects of changes in the number and types of organisms in an ecosystem on the populations of other organisms within that ecosystem 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.B.6.c.

EC.4.1.D.6.a. The diversity of species within an ecosystem is affected by changes in the environment, which can be caused by other organisms or outside processes: Describe beneficial and harmful activities of organisms, including humans (e.g., deforestation, overpopulation, water and air pollution, global warming, restoration of natural environments, river bank/coastal stabilization, recycling, channelization, reintroduction of species, depletion of resources), and explain how these activities affect organisms within an ecosystem 43
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.D.6.a.

EC.4.1.D.6.b. The diversity of species within an ecosystem is affected by changes in the environment, which can be caused by other organisms or outside processes: Predict the impact (beneficial or harmful) of a natural environmental change (e.g., forest fire, flood, volcanic eruption, avalanche) on the organisms in an ecosystem 36
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.D.6.b.

EC.4.1.D.6.c. The diversity of species within an ecosystem is affected by changes in the environment, which can be caused by other organisms or outside processes: Describe possible solutions to potentially harmful environmental changes within an ecosystem 36
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.1.D.6.c.

MO.EC.4.2. Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with their Environments: Matter and energy flow through an ecosystem

EC.4.2.A.6.a. As energy flows through the ecosystem, all organisms capture a portion of that energy and transform it to a form they can use: Diagram and describe the transfer of energy in an aquatic food web and a land food web with reference to producers, consumers, decomposers, scavengers, and predator/prey relationships

EC.4.2.A.6.b. As energy flows through the ecosystem, all organisms capture a portion of that energy and transform it to a form they can use: Classify populations of unicellular and multicellular organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers by the role they serve in the ecosystem 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.2.A.6.b.

MO.EC.4.3. Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with their Environments: Genetic variation sorted by the natural selection process explains evidence of biological evolution

EC.4.3.A.6.a. Evidence for the nature and rates of evolution can be found in anatomical and molecular characteristics of organisms and in the fossil record: Identify fossils as evidence some types of organisms (e.g., dinosaurs, trilobites, mammoths, giant tree ferns) that once lived in the past, and have since become extinct, have similarities with and differences from organisms living today 15
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.3.A.6.a.

EC.4.3.C.6.a. Natural selection is the process of sorting individuals based on their ability to survive and reproduce within their ecosystem: Relate examples of adaptations (specialized structures or behaviors) within a species to its ability to survive in a specific environment (e.g., hollow bones/flight, hollow hair/insulation, dense root structure/compact soil, seeds/food, protection for plant embryo vs. spores, fins/movement in water) 3
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.3.C.6.a.

EC.4.3.C.6.b. Natural selection is the process of sorting individuals based on their ability to survive and reproduce within their ecosystem: Predict how certain adaptations, such as behavior, body structure, or coloration, may offer a survival advantage to an organism in a particular environment 3
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard EC.4.3.C.6.b.

MO.ES.5.1. Processes and Interactions of the Earth's Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere): Earth's Systems (geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) have common components and unique structures

ES.5.1.A.6.a. The Earth's crust is composed of various materials, including soil, minerals, and rocks, with characteristic properties: Describe the components of soil and other factors that influence soil texture, fertility, and resistance to erosion (e.g., plant roots and debris, bacteria, fungi, worms, rodents) 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.1.A.6.a.

ES.5.1.B.6.a. The hydrosphere is composed of water (a material with unique properties), gases, and other materials: Recognize the properties of water that make it an essential component of the Earth system (e.g., its ability to act as a solvent, its ability to remain as a liquid at most Earth temperatures) 17
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.1.B.6.a.

MO.ES.5.2. Processes and Interactions of the Earth's Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere): Earth's Systems (geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) interact with one another as they undergo change by common processes

ES.5.2.A.6.a. The Earth's materials and surface features are changed through a variety of external processes: Make inferences about the formation of sedimentary rocks from their physical properties (e.g., layering and the presence of fossils indicate sedimentation) 10
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.A.6.a.

ES.5.2.A.6.b. The Earth's materials and surface features are changed through a variety of external processes: Explain how the formation of sedimentary rocks depends on weathering and erosion 11
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.A.6.b.

ES.5.2.A.6.c. The Earth's materials and surface features are changed through a variety of external processes: Describe how weathering agents and erosional processes (i.e., force of water as it freezes or flows, expansion/contraction due to temperature, force of wind, force of plant roots, action of gravity, chemical decomposition) slowly cause surface changes that create and/or change landforms 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.A.6.c.

ES.5.2.A.6.d. The Earth's materials and surface features are changed through a variety of external processes: Describe how the Earth's surface and surface materials can change abruptly through the activity of floods, rock/mudslides, or volcanoes 28
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.A.6.d.

ES.5.2.B.6.a. There are internal processes and sources of energy within the geosphere that cause changes in Earth's crustal plates: Identify events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions) and the landforms created by them on the Earth's surface that occur at different plate boundaries 43
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.B.6.a.

ES.5.2.D.6.a. Changes in the Earth over time can be inferred through rock and fossil evidence: Explain the types of fossils and the processes by which they are formed (i.e., replacement, mold and cast, preservation, trace) 15
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.D.6.a.

ES.5.2.D.6.b. Changes in the Earth over time can be inferred through rock and fossil evidence: Use fossil evidence to make inferences about changes on Earth and in its environment (i.e., superposition of rock layers, similarities between fossils in different geographical locations, fossils of seashells indicate the area was once underwater) 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.2.D.6.b.

MO.ES.5.3. Processes and Interactions of the Earth's Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere): Human activity is dependent upon and affects Earth's resources and systems

ES.5.3.A.6.a. Earth's materials are limited natural resources affected by human activity: Relate the comparative amounts of fresh water and salt water on the Earth to the availability of water as a resource for living organisms and human activity 16
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.3.A.6.a.

ES.5.3.A.6.b. Earth's materials are limited natural resources affected by human activity: Describe the affect of human activities (e.g., landfills, use of fertilizers and herbicides, farming, septic systems) on the quality of water 44
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.3.A.6.b.

ES.5.3.A.6.c. Earth's materials are limited natural resources affected by human activity: Analyze the ways humans affect the erosion and deposition of soil and rock materials (e.g., clearing of land, planting vegetation, paving land, construction of new buildings, building or removal of dams) 44
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ES.5.3.A.6.c.

MO.IN.7.1. Scientific Inquiry: Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking

IN.7.1.A.6.a. Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation: Formulate testable questions and hypotheses 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.A.6.a.

IN.7.1.A.6.b. Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation: Recognize the importance of the independent variable, dependent variables, control of constants, and multiple trials to the design of a valid experiment 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.A.6.b.

IN.7.1.A.6.c. Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation: Design and conduct a valid experiment 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.A.6.c.

IN.7.1.A.6.d. Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation: Evaluate the design of an experiment and make suggestions for reasonable improvements or extensions of an experiment 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.A.6.d.

IN.7.1.A.6.e. Scientific inquiry includes the ability of students to formulate a testable question and explanation, and to select appropriate investigative methods in order to obtain evidence relevant to the explanation: Recognize different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations (e.g., some involve observing and describing objects, organisms, or events; some involve collecting specimens; some involve experiments; some involve making observations in nature; some involve discovery of new objects and phenomena; some involve making models) 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.A.6.e.

IN.7.1.B.6.a. Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations: Make qualitative observations using the five senses 11
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IN.7.1.B.6.b. Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations: Determine the appropriate tools and techniques to collect data 4
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.B.6.b.

IN.7.1.B.6.c. Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations: Use a variety of tools and equipment to gather data (e.g., microscopes, thermometers, computers, spring scales, balances, magnets, metric rulers, graduated cylinders, stopwatches) 17
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.B.6.c.

IN.7.1.B.6.d. Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations: Measure length to the nearest millimeter, mass to the nearest gram, volume to the nearest milliliter, temperature to the nearest degree Celsius, force (weight) to the nearest Newton, time to the nearest second 17
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.B.6.d.

IN.7.1.B.6.e. Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations: Compare amounts/measurements 17
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IN.7.1.B.6.f. Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations: Judge whether measurements and computation of quantities are reasonable 17
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IN.7.1.C.6.a. Evidence is used to formulate explanations: Use quantitative and qualitative data as support for reasonable explanations (conclusions) 4
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IN.7.1.C.6.b. Evidence is used to formulate explanations: Use data as support for observed patterns and relationships, and to make predictions to be tested 4
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.C.6.b.

IN.7.1.C.6.c. Evidence is used to formulate explanations: Recognize the possible effects of errors in observations, measurements, and calculations on the formulation of explanations (conclusions) 17
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.C.6.c.

IN.7.1.D.6.a. Scientific inquiry includes evaluation of explanations (hypotheses, laws, theories) in light of scientific principles (understandings): Evaluate the reasonableness of an explanation (conclusion) 4
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.D.6.a.

IN.7.1.D.6.b. Scientific inquiry includes evaluation of explanations (hypotheses, laws, theories) in light of scientific principles (understandings): Analyze whether evidence (data) and scientific principles support proposed explanations (hypotheses, laws, theories) 4
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.D.6.b.

IN.7.1.E.6.a. The nature of science relies upon communication of results and justification of explanations: Communicate the procedures and results of investigations and explanations through: oral presentations; drawings and maps; data tables (allowing for the recording and analysis of data relevant to the experiment, such as independent and dependent variables, multiple trials, beginning and ending times or temperatures, derived quantities); graphs (bar, single line, pictograph); writings 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard IN.7.1.E.6.a.

MO.ST.8.1. Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity: The nature of technology can advance, and is advanced by, science as it seeks to apply scientific knowledge in ways that meet human needs

ST.8.1.A.6.a. Designed objects are used to do things better or more easily and to do some things that could not otherwise be done at all: Explain how technological improvements, such as those developed for use in space exploration, the military, or medicine, have led to the invention of new products that may improve lives here on Earth (e.g., new materials, freeze-dried foods, infrared goggles, Velcro, satellite imagery, robotics, lasers) 14
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ST.8.1.B.6.a. Advances in technology often result in improved data collection and an increase in scientific information: Identify the link between technological developments and the scientific discoveries made possible through their development (e.g., Hubble telescope and stellar evolution, composition and structure of the universe; the electron microscope and cell organelles; sonar and the composition of the Earth; manned and unmanned space missions and space exploration; Doppler radar and weather conditions; MRI and CAT-scans and brain activity) 14
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ST.8.1.B.6.a.

ST.8.1.C.6.a. Technological solutions to problems often have drawbacks as well as benefits: Describe how technological solutions to problems (e.g., storm water runoff, fiber optics, windmills, efficient car design, electronic trains without conductors, sonar, robotics, Hubble telescope) can have both benefits and drawbacks (e.g., design constraints, unintended consequences, risks) (Assess Locally) 56
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MO.ST.8.2. Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity: Historical and cultural perspectives of scientific explanations help to improve understanding of the nature of science and how science knowledge and technology evolve over time

ST.8.2.A.6.a. People of different gender and ethnicity have contributed to scientific discoveries and the invention of technological innovations: Describe how the contributions of scientists and inventors, representing different cultures, races, and gender, have contributed to science, technology and human activity (e.g., George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Galileo, Albert Einstein, Mae Jemison, Edwin Hubble, Charles Darwin, Jonas Salk, Louis Pasteur, Jane Goodall, Tom Akers, John Wesley Powell, Rachel Carson) (Assess Locally) 96
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ST.8.2.A.6.a.

ST.8.2.B.6.a. Scientific theories are developed based on the body of knowledge that exists at any particular time and must be rigorously questioned and tested for validity: Recognize the difficulty science innovators experience as they attempt to break through accepted ideas (hypotheses, laws, theories) of their time to reach conclusions that may lead to changes in those ideas and serve to advance scientific understanding (e.g., Darwin, Copernicus, Newton) 96
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ST.8.2.B.6.a.

ST.8.2.B.6.b. Scientific theories are developed based on the body of knowledge that exists at any particular time and must be rigorously questioned and tested for validity: Recognize explanations have changed over time as a result of new evidence 96
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MO.ST.8.3. Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity: Science and technology affect, and are affected by, society

ST.8.3.B.6.a. Social, political, economic, ethical and environmental factors strongly influence, and are influenced by, the direction of progress of science and technology: Describe ways in which science and society influence one another (e.g., scientific knowledge and the procedures used by scientists influence the way many individuals in society think about themselves, others, and the environment; societal challenges often inspire questions for scientific research; social priorities often influence research priorities through the availability of funding for research) 20
Suggested Titles for Missouri Science State Standard ST.8.3.B.6.a.

ST.8.3.B.6.b. Social, political, economic, ethical and environmental factors strongly influence, and are influenced by, the direction of progress of science and technology: Identify and evaluate the physical, social, economic, and/or environmental problems that may be overcome using science and technology (e.g., the need for alternative fuels, human travel in space, AIDS) 20
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