Nevada State Standards for Science:

NV.N.2.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that science is an active process of systematically examining the natural world.

N.2.A.1. Using Data: Students know how to make observations and give descriptions using words, numbers, and drawings. E/S 328
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.1.

N.2.A.2. Safe Experimentation: Students know tools can be used safely to gather data and extend the senses. I/L 38
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.2.

N.2.A.3. Models: Students know observable patterns can be used to predict future events or sort items. E/S 150
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.3.

NV.N.2.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that many people contribute to the field of science.

N.2.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds. E/S 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.B.1.

N.2.B.2. Collaboration: Students know that, in science, it is helpful to work in a team and share findings with others. E/L 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.B.2.

NV.P.2.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that matter has observable properties.

P.2.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know matter can exist as solids and as liquids. E/S 187
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.1.

P.2.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know some properties of materials can be changed by heating, freezing, mixing, cutting, or bending. E/S 192
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.2.

P.2.A.3. Properties of Matter: Students know matter can be categorized by observable properties, such as color, size, shape, and weight. E/S 234
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.3.

P.2.A.4. Atomic Structure: Students know different objects are made of many different types of materials. E/S 240
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.4.

NV.P.2.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that position and motion of objects can be described.

P.2.B.1. Motion: Students know the position and motion of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.1.

P.2.B.2. Motion: Students know things move in many different ways and at different speeds (e.g., straight line, zigzag, vibration, circular motion, fast/slow). E/S 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.2.

P.2.B.3. Forces: Students know magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched. E/S 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.3.

P.2.B.4. Forces: Students know things fall to the ground unless something holds them up. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.4.

NV.P.2.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students know heat, light, and sound can be produced.

P.2.C.1. Waves: Students know sound is produced by vibrating objects. I/L 631
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.C.1.

P.2.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know objects can be described as hot or cold relative to another object. I/L 47
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.C.2.

NV.L.2.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that offspring resemble their parents.

L.2.A.1. DNA: Students know animals and plants have offspring that are similar to their parents. E/S 121
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.A.1.

L.2.A.2. Predicting: Students know differences exist among individuals of the same kind of plant or animal. E/S 121
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.A.2.

NV.L.2.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things have identifiable characteristics.

L.2.B.1. Cells: Students know humans and other animals use their senses to know their world. E/S 248
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.B.1.

NV.L.2.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that living things live in different places.

L.2.C.1. Cycles: Students know plants and animals need certain resources for energy and growth. E/S 63
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.1.

L.2.C.2. Cycles: Students know a habitat includes food, water, shelter and space. E/S 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.2.

L.2.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know living things are found almost everywhere in the world. E/S 115
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.3.

NV.L.2.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that there are many kinds of living things on Earth.

L.2.D.1. Evolution: Students know plants and animals can be sorted by observable characteristics and behaviors. E/S 16
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.D.1.

L.2.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know some plants and animals are extinct. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.D.2.

NV.E.2.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that changes in weather often involve water changing from one state to another.

E.2.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is a source of heat and light. E/S 256
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.1.

E.2.A.2. Weather: Students know water on Earth can be a liquid (rain) or a solid (snow and ice), and can go back and forth from one form to the other. E/S 41
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.2.

E.2.A.3. Weather: Students know weather changes from day to day and seasonally. I/S 83
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.3.

E.2.A.4. Weather: Students know weather can be described by measurable quantities such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation. I/L 86
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.4.

NV.E.2.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand there are objects in the sky, which display patterns.

E.2.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know objects in the sky display patterns in how they look, where they are located, and how they move. I/S 39
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.1.

E.2.B.2. Celestial Motion: Students know the Sun rises every day, and the Moon can rise during the day and/or the night. E/S 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.2.

E.2.B.3. Celestial Motion: Students know the Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky. I/L 13
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.3.

E.2.B.4. Celestial Motion: Students know the Moon appears to change shape over the course of a month. I/L 13
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.4.

NV.E.2.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that Earth materials include rocks, soils, and water.

E.2.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know Earth is composed of different kinds of materials (e.g. rocks, soils, and water) E/S 14
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.1.

E.2.C.2. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know rocks come in many sizes and shapes, with various textures and colors. E/S 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.2.

E.2.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soils have different colors or textures depending on their composition. E/S 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.3.

NV.N.2.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that science is an active process of systematically examining the natural world.

N.2.A.1. Using Data: Students know how to make observations and give descriptions using words, numbers, and drawings. E/S 355
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.1.

N.2.A.2. Safe Experimentation: Students know tools can be used safely to gather data and extend the senses. I/L 43
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.2.

N.2.A.3. Models: Students know observable patterns can be used to predict future events or sort items. E/S 166
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.3.

NV.N.2.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that many people contribute to the field of science.

N.2.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds. E/S 13
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.B.1.

N.2.B.2. Collaboration: Students know that, in science, it is helpful to work in a team and share findings with others. E/L 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.B.2.

NV.P.2.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that matter has observable properties.

P.2.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know matter can exist as solids and as liquids. E/S 258
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.1.

P.2.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know some properties of materials can be changed by heating, freezing, mixing, cutting, or bending. E/S 263
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.2.

P.2.A.3. Properties of Matter: Students know matter can be categorized by observable properties, such as color, size, shape, and weight. E/S 313
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.3.

P.2.A.4. Atomic Structure: Students know different objects are made of many different types of materials. E/S 319
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.4.

NV.P.2.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that position and motion of objects can be described.

P.2.B.1. Motion: Students know the position and motion of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling. E/S 14
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.1.

P.2.B.2. Motion: Students know things move in many different ways and at different speeds (e.g., straight line, zigzag, vibration, circular motion, fast/slow). E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.2.

P.2.B.3. Forces: Students know magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched. E/S 19
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.3.

P.2.B.4. Forces: Students know things fall to the ground unless something holds them up. E/S 14
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.4.

NV.P.2.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students know heat, light, and sound can be produced.

P.2.C.1. Waves: Students know sound is produced by vibrating objects. I/L 667
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.C.1.

P.2.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know objects can be described as hot or cold relative to another object. I/L 107
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.C.2.

NV.L.2.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that offspring resemble their parents.

L.2.A.1. DNA: Students know animals and plants have offspring that are similar to their parents. E/S 159
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.A.1.

L.2.A.2. Predicting: Students know differences exist among individuals of the same kind of plant or animal. E/S 159
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.A.2.

NV.L.2.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things have identifiable characteristics.

L.2.B.1. Cells: Students know humans and other animals use their senses to know their world. E/S 292
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.B.1.

NV.L.2.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that living things live in different places.

L.2.C.1. Cycles: Students know plants and animals need certain resources for energy and growth. E/S 128
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.1.

L.2.C.2. Cycles: Students know a habitat includes food, water, shelter and space. E/S 48
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.2.

L.2.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know living things are found almost everywhere in the world. E/S 188
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.3.

NV.L.2.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that there are many kinds of living things on Earth.

L.2.D.1. Evolution: Students know plants and animals can be sorted by observable characteristics and behaviors. E/S 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.D.1.

L.2.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know some plants and animals are extinct. E/S 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.D.2.

NV.E.2.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that changes in weather often involve water changing from one state to another.

E.2.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is a source of heat and light. E/S 288
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.1.

E.2.A.2. Weather: Students know water on Earth can be a liquid (rain) or a solid (snow and ice), and can go back and forth from one form to the other. E/S 67
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.2.

E.2.A.3. Weather: Students know weather changes from day to day and seasonally. I/S 118
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.3.

E.2.A.4. Weather: Students know weather can be described by measurable quantities such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation. I/L 165
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.4.

NV.E.2.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand there are objects in the sky, which display patterns.

E.2.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know objects in the sky display patterns in how they look, where they are located, and how they move. I/S 54
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.1.

E.2.B.2. Celestial Motion: Students know the Sun rises every day, and the Moon can rise during the day and/or the night. E/S 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.2.

E.2.B.3. Celestial Motion: Students know the Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky. I/L 13
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.3.

E.2.B.4. Celestial Motion: Students know the Moon appears to change shape over the course of a month. I/L 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.4.

NV.E.2.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that Earth materials include rocks, soils, and water.

E.2.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know Earth is composed of different kinds of materials (e.g. rocks, soils, and water) E/S 20
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.1.

E.2.C.2. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know rocks come in many sizes and shapes, with various textures and colors. E/S 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.2.

E.2.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soils have different colors or textures depending on their composition. E/S 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.3.

NV.N.2.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that science is an active process of systematically examining the natural world.

N.2.A.1. Using Data: Students know how to make observations and give descriptions using words, numbers, and drawings. E/S 408
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.1.

N.2.A.2. Safe Experimentation: Students know tools can be used safely to gather data and extend the senses. I/L 16
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.2.

N.2.A.3. Models: Students know observable patterns can be used to predict future events or sort items. E/S 161
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.A.3.

NV.N.2.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that many people contribute to the field of science.

N.2.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds. E/S 37
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.B.1.

N.2.B.2. Collaboration: Students know that, in science, it is helpful to work in a team and share findings with others. E/L 53
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.2.B.2.

NV.P.2.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that matter has observable properties.

P.2.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know matter can exist as solids and as liquids. E/S 237
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.1.

P.2.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know some properties of materials can be changed by heating, freezing, mixing, cutting, or bending. E/S 251
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.2.

P.2.A.3. Properties of Matter: Students know matter can be categorized by observable properties, such as color, size, shape, and weight. E/S 289
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.3.

P.2.A.4. Atomic Structure: Students know different objects are made of many different types of materials. E/S 297
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.A.4.

NV.P.2.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that position and motion of objects can be described.

P.2.B.1. Motion: Students know the position and motion of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.1.

P.2.B.2. Motion: Students know things move in many different ways and at different speeds (e.g., straight line, zigzag, vibration, circular motion, fast/slow). E/S 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.2.

P.2.B.3. Forces: Students know magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched. E/S 24
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.3.

P.2.B.4. Forces: Students know things fall to the ground unless something holds them up. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.B.4.

NV.P.2.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students know heat, light, and sound can be produced.

P.2.C.1. Waves: Students know sound is produced by vibrating objects. I/L 448
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.C.1.

P.2.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know objects can be described as hot or cold relative to another object. I/L 124
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.2.C.2.

NV.L.2.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that offspring resemble their parents.

L.2.A.1. DNA: Students know animals and plants have offspring that are similar to their parents. E/S 224
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.A.1.

L.2.A.2. Predicting: Students know differences exist among individuals of the same kind of plant or animal. E/S 224
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.A.2.

NV.L.2.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things have identifiable characteristics.

L.2.B.1. Cells: Students know humans and other animals use their senses to know their world. E/S 225
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.B.1.

NV.L.2.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that living things live in different places.

L.2.C.1. Cycles: Students know plants and animals need certain resources for energy and growth. E/S 174
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.1.

L.2.C.2. Cycles: Students know a habitat includes food, water, shelter and space. E/S 63
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.2.

L.2.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know living things are found almost everywhere in the world. E/S 84
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.C.3.

NV.L.2.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that there are many kinds of living things on Earth.

L.2.D.1. Evolution: Students know plants and animals can be sorted by observable characteristics and behaviors. E/S 42
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.D.1.

L.2.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know some plants and animals are extinct. E/S 1
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.2.D.2.

NV.E.2.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that changes in weather often involve water changing from one state to another.

E.2.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is a source of heat and light. E/S 19
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.1.

E.2.A.2. Weather: Students know water on Earth can be a liquid (rain) or a solid (snow and ice), and can go back and forth from one form to the other. E/S 87
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.2.

E.2.A.3. Weather: Students know weather changes from day to day and seasonally. I/S 124
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.3.

E.2.A.4. Weather: Students know weather can be described by measurable quantities such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation. I/L 199
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.A.4.

NV.E.2.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand there are objects in the sky, which display patterns.

E.2.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know objects in the sky display patterns in how they look, where they are located, and how they move. I/S 61
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.1.

E.2.B.2. Celestial Motion: Students know the Sun rises every day, and the Moon can rise during the day and/or the night. E/S 265
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.2.

E.2.B.3. Celestial Motion: Students know the Sun and Moon appear to move across the sky. I/L 265
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.3.

E.2.B.4. Celestial Motion: Students know the Moon appears to change shape over the course of a month. I/L 257
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.B.4.

NV.E.2.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that Earth materials include rocks, soils, and water.

E.2.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know Earth is composed of different kinds of materials (e.g. rocks, soils, and water) E/S 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.1.

E.2.C.2. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know rocks come in many sizes and shapes, with various textures and colors. E/S 18
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.2.

E.2.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soils have different colors or textures depending on their composition. E/S 18
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.2.C.3.

NV.N.5.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that science involves asking and answering questions and comparing the answers to what scientists know about the world.

N.5.A.1. Using Data: Students know scientific progress is made by conducting careful investigations, recording data, and communicating the results in an accurate method. E/S 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.1.

N.5.A.2. Using Data: Students know how to compare the results of their experiments to what scientists already know about the world. I/L 91
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.2.

N.5.A.3. Record-keeping: Students know how to draw conclusions from scientific evidence. E/S 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.3.

N.5.A.4. Accuracy: Students know graphic representations of recorded data can be used to make predictions. E/S 39
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.4.

N.5.A.5. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to plan and conduct a safe and simple investigation. E/S 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.5.

N.5.A.6. Models: Students know models are tools for learning about the things they are meant to resemble. I/S 115
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.6.

N.5.A.7. Models: Students know observable patterns can be used to organize items and ideas. E/S 126
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.7.

NV.N.5.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that many people, from all cultures and levels of ability, contribute to the fields of science and technology.

N.5.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know that, throughout history, people of diverse cultures have provided scientific knowledge and technologies. E/S 61
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.1.

N.5.B.2. Risks and Benefits: Students know technologies impact society, both positively and negatively. E/S 13
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.2.

N.5.B.3. Collaboration: Students know the benefits of working with a team and sharing findings. E/L 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.3.

NV.P.5.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand properties of objects and materials.

P.5.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know matter exists in different states (i.e., solid, liquid, gas) which have distinct physical properties. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.1.

P.5.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know heating or cooling can change some common materials, such as water, from one state to another. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.2.

P.5.A.3. Properties of Matter: Students know materials can be classified by their observable physical and chemical properties (e.g., magnetism, conductivity, density, and solubility). E/S 79
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.3.

P.5.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, by combining two or more materials, the properties of that material can be different from the original materials. E/S 71
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.4.

P.5.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know the mass of a material remains constant whether it is together, in parts, or in a different state. E/S 68
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.5.

P.5.A.6. Atomic Structure: Students know materials are composed of parts that are too small to be seen without magnification. E/S 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.6.

NV.P.5.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that forces can change the position and motion of an object.

P.5.B.1. Motion: Students know that, when an unbalanced force is applied to an object, the object either speeds up, slows down, or goes in a different direction. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.1.

P.5.B.2. Motion: Students know how the strength of a force and mass of an object influence the amount of change in an object's motion. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.2.

P.5.B.3. Forces: Students know a magnetic force causes certain kinds of objects to attract and repel each other. E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.3.

P.5.B.4. Forces: Students know electrically charged particles can attract or repel other electrically-charged material (e.g., static electricity). E/S 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.4.

P.5.B.5. Forces: Students know Earth's gravity pulls any object toward it without touching it. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.5.

NV.P.5.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that energy exists in different forms.

P.5.C.1. Waves: Students know light can be described in terms of simple properties (e.g., color, brightness, reflection). I/S 247
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.1.

P.5.C.2. Waves: Students know the wave characteristics of sound. E/S 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.2.

P.5.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat is often produced as a byproduct when one form of energy is converted to another form (e.g., when machines and living organisms convert stored energy to motion). E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.3.

P.5.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat can move from one object to another by conduction, and some materials conduct heat better than others. E/S 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.4.

P.5.C.5. Electricity: Students know the organization of a simple electrical circuit (i.e., battery or generator, wire, a complete loop through which the electrical current can pass). I/L 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.5.

NV.L.5.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that some characteristics are inherited and some are not.

L.5.A.1. DNA: Students know some physical characteristics and behaviors that are inherited in animals and plants. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.1.

L.5.A.2. DNA: Students know reproduction is an essential characteristic for the continuation of every species. E/S 84
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.2.

L.5.A.3. DNA: Students know that, while offspring resemble their parents and each other, they also exhibit differences in characteristics. E/S 157
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.3.

L.5.A.4. Predicting: Students know how to observe and describe variations among individuals within the human population. E/S 72
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.4.

L.5.A.5. Predicting: Students know some animal behaviors are learned. E/S 42
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.5.

NV.L.5.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things have specialized structures that perform a variety of life functions.

L.5.B.1. Cells: Students know plants and animals have structures that enable them to grow, reproduce, and survive. E/S 167
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.B.1.

L.5.B.2. Disease: Students know living things have predictable life cycles. E/S 120
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.B.2.

NV.L.5.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there is a variety of ecosystems on Earth and organisms interact within their ecosystems.

L.5.C.1. Cycles: Students know the organization of simple food webs. E/S 106
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.1.

L.5.C.2. Cycles: Students know organisms interact with each other and with the non-living parts of their ecosystem. E/S 54
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.2.

L.5.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know changes to an environment can be beneficial or detrimental to different organisms. E/S 99
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.3.

L.5.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know all organisms, including humans, can cause changes in their environments. E/S 99
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.4.

L.5.C.5. Ecosystems: Students know plants and animals have adaptations allowing them to survive in specific ecosystems. E/S 60
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.5.

NV.L.5.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that living things can be classified according to physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats.

L.5.D.1. Evolution: Students know animals and plants can be classified according to their observable characteristics. E/S 62
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.1.

L.5.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know fossils are evidence of past life. E/S 69
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.2.

L.5.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know differences among individuals within a species give them advantages and/or disadvantages in surviving and reproducing. E/S 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.3.

NV.E.5.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the water cycle's relationship to weather.

E.5.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the main source of energy for planet Earth. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.1.

E.5.A.2. Sun's Energy: Students know the processes of the water cycle, including the role of the Sun. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.2.

E.5.A.3. Sun's Energy: Students know most of Earth's surface is covered with fresh or salt water. W/L 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.3.

E.5.A.4. Weather: Students know the role of water in many phenomena related to weather (e.g., thunderstorms, snowstorms, flooding, drought). E/S 69
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.4.

E.5.A.5. Weather: Students know air is a substance that surrounds us, takes up space, and moves around us as wind. I/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.5.

NV.E.5.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that there are many components in the solar system including Earth.

E.5.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know there are more stars than anyone can easily count, but they are not scattered evenly, and they are not all the same in brightness or color. W/L 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.1.

E.5.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know the solar system includes the Sun, planets, and moons. E/S 31
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.2.

E.5.B.3. Formation of Universe: Students know stars are like the Sun, but they are so far away that they look like points of light. W/L 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.3.

E.5.B.4. Celestial Motion: Students know there are cyclical patterns of observable objects in the solar system. I/S 31
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.4.

E.5.B.5. Celestial Motion: Students know the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same (e.g., the constellations), although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons. (14.5.2) W/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.5.

NV.E.5.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that features on the Earth's surface are constantly changed by a combination of slow and rapid processes.

E.5.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know fossils are evidence of past life. E/S 77
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.1.

E.5.C.2. Geologic Processes: Students know water, wind, and ice constantly change the Earth's land surface by eroding rock and soil in some places and depositing them in other areas. E/S 51
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.2.

E.5.C.3. Geologic Processes: Students know landforms may result from slow processes (e.g. erosion and deposition) and fast processes (e.g. volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, flood, and human activity). E/S 97
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.3.

E.5.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. E/S 19
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.4.

E.5.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil varies from place to place and has both biological and mineral components. E/S 3
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.5.

NV.N.5.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that science involves asking and answering questions and comparing the answers to what scientists know about the world.

N.5.A.1. Using Data: Students know scientific progress is made by conducting careful investigations, recording data, and communicating the results in an accurate method. E/S 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.1.

N.5.A.2. Using Data: Students know how to compare the results of their experiments to what scientists already know about the world. I/L 96
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.2.

N.5.A.3. Record-keeping: Students know how to draw conclusions from scientific evidence. E/S 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.3.

N.5.A.4. Accuracy: Students know graphic representations of recorded data can be used to make predictions. E/S 37
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.4.

N.5.A.5. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to plan and conduct a safe and simple investigation. E/S 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.5.

N.5.A.6. Models: Students know models are tools for learning about the things they are meant to resemble. I/S 217
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.6.

N.5.A.7. Models: Students know observable patterns can be used to organize items and ideas. E/S 139
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.7.

NV.N.5.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that many people, from all cultures and levels of ability, contribute to the fields of science and technology.

N.5.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know that, throughout history, people of diverse cultures have provided scientific knowledge and technologies. E/S 65
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.1.

N.5.B.2. Risks and Benefits: Students know technologies impact society, both positively and negatively. E/S 26
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.2.

N.5.B.3. Collaboration: Students know the benefits of working with a team and sharing findings. E/L 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.3.

NV.P.5.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand properties of objects and materials.

P.5.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know matter exists in different states (i.e., solid, liquid, gas) which have distinct physical properties. E/S 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.1.

P.5.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know heating or cooling can change some common materials, such as water, from one state to another. E/S 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.2.

P.5.A.3. Properties of Matter: Students know materials can be classified by their observable physical and chemical properties (e.g., magnetism, conductivity, density, and solubility). E/S 90
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.3.

P.5.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, by combining two or more materials, the properties of that material can be different from the original materials. E/S 85
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.4.

P.5.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know the mass of a material remains constant whether it is together, in parts, or in a different state. E/S 79
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.5.

P.5.A.6. Atomic Structure: Students know materials are composed of parts that are too small to be seen without magnification. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.6.

NV.P.5.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that forces can change the position and motion of an object.

P.5.B.1. Motion: Students know that, when an unbalanced force is applied to an object, the object either speeds up, slows down, or goes in a different direction. E/S 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.1.

P.5.B.2. Motion: Students know how the strength of a force and mass of an object influence the amount of change in an object's motion. E/S 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.2.

P.5.B.3. Forces: Students know a magnetic force causes certain kinds of objects to attract and repel each other. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.3.

P.5.B.4. Forces: Students know electrically charged particles can attract or repel other electrically-charged material (e.g., static electricity). E/S 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.4.

P.5.B.5. Forces: Students know Earth's gravity pulls any object toward it without touching it. E/S 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.5.

NV.P.5.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that energy exists in different forms.

P.5.C.1. Waves: Students know light can be described in terms of simple properties (e.g., color, brightness, reflection). I/S 185
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.1.

P.5.C.2. Waves: Students know the wave characteristics of sound. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.2.

P.5.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat is often produced as a byproduct when one form of energy is converted to another form (e.g., when machines and living organisms convert stored energy to motion). E/S 109
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.3.

P.5.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat can move from one object to another by conduction, and some materials conduct heat better than others. E/S 90
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.4.

P.5.C.5. Electricity: Students know the organization of a simple electrical circuit (i.e., battery or generator, wire, a complete loop through which the electrical current can pass). I/L 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.5.

NV.L.5.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that some characteristics are inherited and some are not.

L.5.A.1. DNA: Students know some physical characteristics and behaviors that are inherited in animals and plants. E/S 27
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.1.

L.5.A.2. DNA: Students know reproduction is an essential characteristic for the continuation of every species. E/S 73
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.2.

L.5.A.3. DNA: Students know that, while offspring resemble their parents and each other, they also exhibit differences in characteristics. E/S 104
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.3.

L.5.A.4. Predicting: Students know how to observe and describe variations among individuals within the human population. E/S 54
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.4.

L.5.A.5. Predicting: Students know some animal behaviors are learned. E/S 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.5.

NV.L.5.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things have specialized structures that perform a variety of life functions.

L.5.B.1. Cells: Students know plants and animals have structures that enable them to grow, reproduce, and survive. E/S 112
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.B.1.

L.5.B.2. Disease: Students know living things have predictable life cycles. E/S 97
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.B.2.

NV.L.5.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there is a variety of ecosystems on Earth and organisms interact within their ecosystems.

L.5.C.1. Cycles: Students know the organization of simple food webs. E/S 87
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.1.

L.5.C.2. Cycles: Students know organisms interact with each other and with the non-living parts of their ecosystem. E/S 47
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.2.

L.5.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know changes to an environment can be beneficial or detrimental to different organisms. E/S 97
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.3.

L.5.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know all organisms, including humans, can cause changes in their environments. E/S 97
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.4.

L.5.C.5. Ecosystems: Students know plants and animals have adaptations allowing them to survive in specific ecosystems. E/S 49
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.5.

NV.L.5.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that living things can be classified according to physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats.

L.5.D.1. Evolution: Students know animals and plants can be classified according to their observable characteristics. E/S 47
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.1.

L.5.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know fossils are evidence of past life. E/S 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.2.

L.5.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know differences among individuals within a species give them advantages and/or disadvantages in surviving and reproducing. E/S 24
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.3.

NV.E.5.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the water cycle's relationship to weather.

E.5.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the main source of energy for planet Earth. E/S 24
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.1.

E.5.A.2. Sun's Energy: Students know the processes of the water cycle, including the role of the Sun. E/S 38
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.2.

E.5.A.3. Sun's Energy: Students know most of Earth's surface is covered with fresh or salt water. W/L 29
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.3.

E.5.A.4. Weather: Students know the role of water in many phenomena related to weather (e.g., thunderstorms, snowstorms, flooding, drought). E/S 59
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.4.

E.5.A.5. Weather: Students know air is a substance that surrounds us, takes up space, and moves around us as wind. I/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.5.

NV.E.5.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that there are many components in the solar system including Earth.

E.5.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know there are more stars than anyone can easily count, but they are not scattered evenly, and they are not all the same in brightness or color. W/L 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.1.

E.5.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know the solar system includes the Sun, planets, and moons. E/S 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.2.

E.5.B.3. Formation of Universe: Students know stars are like the Sun, but they are so far away that they look like points of light. W/L 16
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.3.

E.5.B.4. Celestial Motion: Students know there are cyclical patterns of observable objects in the solar system. I/S 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.4.

E.5.B.5. Celestial Motion: Students know the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same (e.g., the constellations), although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons. (14.5.2) W/S 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.5.

NV.E.5.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that features on the Earth's surface are constantly changed by a combination of slow and rapid processes.

E.5.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know fossils are evidence of past life. E/S 48
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.1.

E.5.C.2. Geologic Processes: Students know water, wind, and ice constantly change the Earth's land surface by eroding rock and soil in some places and depositing them in other areas. E/S 60
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.2.

E.5.C.3. Geologic Processes: Students know landforms may result from slow processes (e.g. erosion and deposition) and fast processes (e.g. volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, flood, and human activity). E/S 102
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.3.

E.5.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. E/S 19
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.4.

E.5.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil varies from place to place and has both biological and mineral components. E/S 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.5.

NV.N.5.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that science involves asking and answering questions and comparing the answers to what scientists know about the world.

N.5.A.1. Using Data: Students know scientific progress is made by conducting careful investigations, recording data, and communicating the results in an accurate method. E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.1.

N.5.A.2. Using Data: Students know how to compare the results of their experiments to what scientists already know about the world. I/L 84
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.2.

N.5.A.3. Record-keeping: Students know how to draw conclusions from scientific evidence. E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.3.

N.5.A.4. Accuracy: Students know graphic representations of recorded data can be used to make predictions. E/S 24
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.4.

N.5.A.5. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to plan and conduct a safe and simple investigation. E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.5.

N.5.A.6. Models: Students know models are tools for learning about the things they are meant to resemble. I/S 199
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.6.

N.5.A.7. Models: Students know observable patterns can be used to organize items and ideas. E/S 117
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.A.7.

NV.N.5.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that many people, from all cultures and levels of ability, contribute to the fields of science and technology.

N.5.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know that, throughout history, people of diverse cultures have provided scientific knowledge and technologies. E/S 60
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.1.

N.5.B.2. Risks and Benefits: Students know technologies impact society, both positively and negatively. E/S 29
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.2.

N.5.B.3. Collaboration: Students know the benefits of working with a team and sharing findings. E/L 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.5.B.3.

NV.P.5.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand properties of objects and materials.

P.5.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know matter exists in different states (i.e., solid, liquid, gas) which have distinct physical properties. E/S 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.1.

P.5.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know heating or cooling can change some common materials, such as water, from one state to another. E/S 27
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.2.

P.5.A.3. Properties of Matter: Students know materials can be classified by their observable physical and chemical properties (e.g., magnetism, conductivity, density, and solubility). E/S 110
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.3.

P.5.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, by combining two or more materials, the properties of that material can be different from the original materials. E/S 117
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.4.

P.5.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know the mass of a material remains constant whether it is together, in parts, or in a different state. E/S 107
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.5.

P.5.A.6. Atomic Structure: Students know materials are composed of parts that are too small to be seen without magnification. E/S 40
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.A.6.

NV.P.5.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that forces can change the position and motion of an object.

P.5.B.1. Motion: Students know that, when an unbalanced force is applied to an object, the object either speeds up, slows down, or goes in a different direction. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.1.

P.5.B.2. Motion: Students know how the strength of a force and mass of an object influence the amount of change in an object's motion. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.2.

P.5.B.3. Forces: Students know a magnetic force causes certain kinds of objects to attract and repel each other. E/S 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.3.

P.5.B.4. Forces: Students know electrically charged particles can attract or repel other electrically-charged material (e.g., static electricity). E/S 16
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.4.

P.5.B.5. Forces: Students know Earth's gravity pulls any object toward it without touching it. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.B.5.

NV.P.5.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that energy exists in different forms.

P.5.C.1. Waves: Students know light can be described in terms of simple properties (e.g., color, brightness, reflection). I/S 116
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.1.

P.5.C.2. Waves: Students know the wave characteristics of sound. E/S 81
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.2.

P.5.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat is often produced as a byproduct when one form of energy is converted to another form (e.g., when machines and living organisms convert stored energy to motion). E/S 93
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.3.

P.5.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat can move from one object to another by conduction, and some materials conduct heat better than others. E/S 87
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.4.

P.5.C.5. Electricity: Students know the organization of a simple electrical circuit (i.e., battery or generator, wire, a complete loop through which the electrical current can pass). I/L 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.5.C.5.

NV.L.5.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that some characteristics are inherited and some are not.

L.5.A.1. DNA: Students know some physical characteristics and behaviors that are inherited in animals and plants. E/S 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.1.

L.5.A.2. DNA: Students know reproduction is an essential characteristic for the continuation of every species. E/S 52
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.2.

L.5.A.3. DNA: Students know that, while offspring resemble their parents and each other, they also exhibit differences in characteristics. E/S 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.3.

L.5.A.4. Predicting: Students know how to observe and describe variations among individuals within the human population. E/S 34
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.4.

L.5.A.5. Predicting: Students know some animal behaviors are learned. E/S 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.A.5.

NV.L.5.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things have specialized structures that perform a variety of life functions.

L.5.B.1. Cells: Students know plants and animals have structures that enable them to grow, reproduce, and survive. E/S 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.B.1.

L.5.B.2. Disease: Students know living things have predictable life cycles. E/S 18
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.B.2.

NV.L.5.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there is a variety of ecosystems on Earth and organisms interact within their ecosystems.

L.5.C.1. Cycles: Students know the organization of simple food webs. E/S 48
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.1.

L.5.C.2. Cycles: Students know organisms interact with each other and with the non-living parts of their ecosystem. E/S 29
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.2.

L.5.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know changes to an environment can be beneficial or detrimental to different organisms. E/S 75
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.3.

L.5.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know all organisms, including humans, can cause changes in their environments. E/S 75
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.4.

L.5.C.5. Ecosystems: Students know plants and animals have adaptations allowing them to survive in specific ecosystems. E/S 31
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.C.5.

NV.L.5.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that living things can be classified according to physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats.

L.5.D.1. Evolution: Students know animals and plants can be classified according to their observable characteristics. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.1.

L.5.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know fossils are evidence of past life. E/S 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.2.

L.5.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know differences among individuals within a species give them advantages and/or disadvantages in surviving and reproducing. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.5.D.3.

NV.E.5.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the water cycle's relationship to weather.

E.5.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the main source of energy for planet Earth. E/S 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.1.

E.5.A.2. Sun's Energy: Students know the processes of the water cycle, including the role of the Sun. E/S 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.2.

E.5.A.3. Sun's Energy: Students know most of Earth's surface is covered with fresh or salt water. W/L 29
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.3.

E.5.A.4. Weather: Students know the role of water in many phenomena related to weather (e.g., thunderstorms, snowstorms, flooding, drought). E/S 64
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.4.

E.5.A.5. Weather: Students know air is a substance that surrounds us, takes up space, and moves around us as wind. I/S 114
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.A.5.

NV.E.5.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that there are many components in the solar system including Earth.

E.5.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know there are more stars than anyone can easily count, but they are not scattered evenly, and they are not all the same in brightness or color. W/L 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.1.

E.5.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know the solar system includes the Sun, planets, and moons. E/S 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.2.

E.5.B.3. Formation of Universe: Students know stars are like the Sun, but they are so far away that they look like points of light. W/L 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.3.

E.5.B.4. Celestial Motion: Students know there are cyclical patterns of observable objects in the solar system. I/S 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.4.

E.5.B.5. Celestial Motion: Students know the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same (e.g., the constellations), although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons. (14.5.2) W/S 7
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.B.5.

NV.E.5.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that features on the Earth's surface are constantly changed by a combination of slow and rapid processes.

E.5.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know fossils are evidence of past life. E/S 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.1.

E.5.C.2. Geologic Processes: Students know water, wind, and ice constantly change the Earth's land surface by eroding rock and soil in some places and depositing them in other areas. E/S 57
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.2.

E.5.C.3. Geologic Processes: Students know landforms may result from slow processes (e.g. erosion and deposition) and fast processes (e.g. volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, flood, and human activity). E/S 91
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.3.

E.5.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. E/S 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.4.

E.5.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil varies from place to place and has both biological and mineral components. E/S 93
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.5.C.5.

NV.N.8.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that scientific knowledge requires critical consideration of verifiable evidence obtained from inquiry and appropriate investigations.

N.8.A.1. Using Data: Students know how to identify and critically evaluate information in data, tables, and graphs. E/S 61
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.1.

N.8.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know how to critically evaluate information to distinguish between fact and opinion. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.2.

N.8.A.3. Accuracy: Students know different explanations can be given for the same evidence. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.3.

N.8.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to design and conduct a controlled experiment. E/L 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.4.

N.8.A.5. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to use appropriate technology and laboratory procedures safely for observing, measuring, recording, and analyzing data. E/L 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.5.

N.8.A.6. Models: Students know scientific inquiry includes evaluating results of scientific investigations, experiments, observations, theoretical and mathematical models, and explanations proposed by other scientists. E/S 94
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.6.

N.8.A.7. Models: Students know there are multiple methods for organizing items and information. E/S 111
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.7.

NV.N.8.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions of science and society in an ever-changing world.

N.8.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students understand that consequences of technologies can cause resource depletion and environmental degradation, but technology can also increase resource availability, mitigate environmental degradation, and make new resources economical. 44
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.B.1.

N.8.B.2. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge is revised through a process of incorporating new evidence gained through on-going investigation and collaborative discussion. E/S 122
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.B.2.

NV.P.8.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the properties and changes of properties in matter.

P.8.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know particles are arranged differently in solids, liquids, and gases of the same substance. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.1.

P.8.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements can be arranged in the periodic table which shows repeating patterns that group elements with similar properties. E/S 79
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.2.

P.8.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know methods for separating mixtures based on the properties of the components. E/S 156
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.3.

P.8.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms often combine to form molecules, and that compounds form when two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bond. E/S 110
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.4.

P.8.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know mass is conserved in physical and chemical changes. E/S 151
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.5.

P.8.A.6. Atomic Structure: Students know matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. E/S 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.6.

P.8.A.7. Atomic Structure: Students know the characteristics of electrons, protons, and neutrons. E/S 22
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.7.

P.8.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know substances containing only one kind of atom are elements which cannot be broken into smaller pieces by normal laboratory processes. E/S 92
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.8.

NV.P.8.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that position and motion of an object result from the net effect of the different forces acting on it.

P.8.B.1. Motion: Students know the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object's motion. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.1.

P.8.B.2. Forces: Students know electric currents can produce magnetic forces and magnets can cause electric currents. E/S 11
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.2.

P.8.B.3. Forces: Students know every object exerts gravitational force on every other object, and the magnitude of this force depends on the mass of the objects and their distance from one another. I/S 18
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.3.

NV.P.8.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand transfer of energy.

P.8.C.1. Waves: Students know visible light is a narrow band within the electromagnetic spectrum. I/S 75
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.1.

P.8.C.2. Waves: Students know vibrations (e.g., sounds, earthquakes) move at different speeds in different materials, have different wavelengths, and set up wave-like disturbances that spread away from the source uniformly. E/S 114
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.2.

P.8.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know physical, chemical, and nuclear changes involve a transfer of energy. E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.3.

P.8.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy cannot be created or destroyed, in a chemical or physical reaction, but only changed from one form to another. E/S 81
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.4.

P.8.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat energy flows from warmer materials or regions to cooler ones through conduction, convection, and radiation. E/S 56
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.5.

P.8.C.6. Electricity: Students know electrical circuits provide a means of transferring electrical energy to produce heat, light, sound, and chemical changes. I/S 112
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.6.

NV.L.8.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the role of genetic information in the continuation of a species.

L.8.A.1. DNA: Students know heredity is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation. E/S 12
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.1.

L.8.A.2. DNA: Students know changes in genes of eggs and sperm can cause changes in inherited characteristics. E/S 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.2.

L.8.A.3. Predicting: Students know organisms can be bred for specific characteristics. I/L 16
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.3.

L.8.A.4. Predicting: Students know some characteristics of an organism are the result of a combination of interaction with the environment and genetic information. E/S 29
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.4.

NV.L.8.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things are composed of cells, which are specialized in multicellular organisms to perform a variety of life functions.

L.8.B.1. Cells: Students know all organisms are composed of cells, which are the fundamental units of life. E/S 42
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.1.

L.8.B.2. Cells: Students know cells grow, divide, and take in nutrients which they use to provide energy for cell functions. E/S 42
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.2.

L.8.B.3. Cells: Students know some organisms are made of just one cell and that multicellular organisms can consist of thousands to millions of cells working together. E/S 42
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.3.

L.8.B.4. Disease: Students know cells combine to form tissues that combine to form organs and organ systems that are specialized to perform life functions. E/S 64
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.4.

L.8.B.5. Disease: Students know disease can result from defects in body systems or from damage caused by infection. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.5.

NV.L.8.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand how living and non-living components of ecosystems interact.

L.8.C.1. Cycles: Students know how matter and energy are transferred through food webs in an ecosystem. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.1.

L.8.C.2. Cycles: Students know how to characterize organisms in any ecosystem by their functions. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.2.

L.8.C.3. Ecosystems: Students will evaluate how changes in environments can be beneficial or harmful. E/S 67
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.3.

L.8.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know inter-related factors affect the number and type of organisms an ecosystem can support. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.4.

NV.L.8.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that life forms change over time, contributing to the variety of organisms found on the Earth.

L.8.D.1. Evolution: Students know species can be identified and classified based upon their characteristics. (8.8.6) E/S 26
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.1.

L.8.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know fossils provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed throughout geologic time. E/S 16
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.2.

L.8.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know an organism's behavior is based on both experience and on the species' evolutionary history. E/S 14
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.3.

NV.E.8.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the relationship between the Earth's atmosphere, topography, weather and climate.

E.8.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know seasons are caused by variations in the amounts of the Sun's energy reaching Earth's surface due to the planet's axial tilt. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.1.

E.8.A.2. Sun's Energy: Students know how the processes involved in the water cycle affect climatic patterns. E/S 343
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.2.

E.8.A.3. Weather: Students know the properties that make water an essential component of the earth system. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.3.

E.8.A.4. Weather: Students understand the composition of Earth's atmosphere, emphasizing the role of the atmosphere in Earth's weather and climate. I/S 194
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.4.

E.8.A.5. Weather: Students know the difference between local weather and regional climate. I/S 280
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.5.

E.8.A.6. Weather: Students know topography and patterns of global and local atmospheric movement influence local weather which occurs primarily in the lower atmosphere. E/S 280
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.6.

NV.E.8.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand characteristics of our solar system that is part of the Milky Way galaxy.

E.8.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know the universe contains many billions of galaxies, and each galaxy contains many billions of stars. W/L 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.1.

E.8.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know the solar system includes a great variety of planetary moons, asteroids, and comets. I/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.2.

E.8.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know characteristics of the planets in our solar system. I/S 18
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.3.

E.8.B.4. Components of the Universe: Students know Earth is part of a solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy. E/S 30
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.4.

E.8.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know the Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star, and billions of times closer than the far end of the Milky Way Galaxy. W/L 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.5.

E.8.B.6. Formation of Universe: Students know the Sun is a medium-sized star located in the Milky Way Galaxy, part of which can be seen as a glowing band of light spanning the clear night sky. W/L 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.6.

E.8.B.7. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.7.

NV.E.8.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that landforms result from a combination of constructive and destructive processes.

E.8.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know sedimentary rocks and fossils provide evidence for changing environments and the constancy of geologic processes. E/S 26
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.1.

E.8.C.2. Geologic Processes: Students know rocks at Earth's surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated and often recrystallized into new rock. E/S 14
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.2.

E.8.C.3. Geologic Processes: Students know Earth is composed of a crust (both continental and oceanic); hot convecting mantle; and dense, a metallic core. E/S 59
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.3.

E.8.C.4. Geologic Processes: Students know the very slow movement of large crustal plates result in geological events. E/S 89
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.4.

E.8.C.5. Geologic Processes: Students know how geologic processes account for state and regional topography. E/S 89
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.5.

E.8.C.6. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know minerals have different properties and different distributions according to how they form. E/S 14
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.6.

E.8.C.7. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know the characteristics, abundances, and location of renewable and nonrenewable resources found in Nevada. E/S 85
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.7.

E.8.C.8. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soils have properties, such as color, texture, and water retention, and provide nutrients for life according to how they form. E/S 48
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.8.

NV.N.8.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that scientific knowledge requires critical consideration of verifiable evidence obtained from inquiry and appropriate investigations.

N.8.A.1. Using Data: Students know how to identify and critically evaluate information in data, tables, and graphs. E/S 174
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.1.

N.8.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know how to critically evaluate information to distinguish between fact and opinion. E/S 167
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.2.

N.8.A.3. Accuracy: Students know different explanations can be given for the same evidence. E/S 10
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.3.

N.8.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to design and conduct a controlled experiment. E/L 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.4.

N.8.A.5. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to use appropriate technology and laboratory procedures safely for observing, measuring, recording, and analyzing data. E/L 39
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.5.

N.8.A.6. Models: Students know scientific inquiry includes evaluating results of scientific investigations, experiments, observations, theoretical and mathematical models, and explanations proposed by other scientists. E/S 149
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.6.

N.8.A.7. Models: Students know there are multiple methods for organizing items and information. E/S 262
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.7.

NV.N.8.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions of science and society in an ever-changing world.

N.8.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students understand that consequences of technologies can cause resource depletion and environmental degradation, but technology can also increase resource availability, mitigate environmental degradation, and make new resources economical. 95
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.B.1.

N.8.B.2. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge is revised through a process of incorporating new evidence gained through on-going investigation and collaborative discussion. E/S 149
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.B.2.

NV.P.8.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the properties and changes of properties in matter.

P.8.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know particles are arranged differently in solids, liquids, and gases of the same substance. E/S 56
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.1.

P.8.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements can be arranged in the periodic table which shows repeating patterns that group elements with similar properties. E/S 64
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.2.

P.8.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know methods for separating mixtures based on the properties of the components. E/S 130
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.3.

P.8.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms often combine to form molecules, and that compounds form when two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bond. E/S 101
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.4.

P.8.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know mass is conserved in physical and chemical changes. E/S 129
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.5.

P.8.A.6. Atomic Structure: Students know matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. E/S 47
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.6.

P.8.A.7. Atomic Structure: Students know the characteristics of electrons, protons, and neutrons. E/S 47
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.7.

P.8.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know substances containing only one kind of atom are elements which cannot be broken into smaller pieces by normal laboratory processes. E/S 100
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.8.

NV.P.8.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that position and motion of an object result from the net effect of the different forces acting on it.

P.8.B.1. Motion: Students know the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object's motion. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.1.

P.8.B.2. Forces: Students know electric currents can produce magnetic forces and magnets can cause electric currents. E/S 6
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.2.

P.8.B.3. Forces: Students know every object exerts gravitational force on every other object, and the magnitude of this force depends on the mass of the objects and their distance from one another. I/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.3.

NV.P.8.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand transfer of energy.

P.8.C.1. Waves: Students know visible light is a narrow band within the electromagnetic spectrum. I/S 389
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.1.

P.8.C.2. Waves: Students know vibrations (e.g., sounds, earthquakes) move at different speeds in different materials, have different wavelengths, and set up wave-like disturbances that spread away from the source uniformly. E/S 207
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.2.

P.8.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know physical, chemical, and nuclear changes involve a transfer of energy. E/S 31
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.3.

P.8.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy cannot be created or destroyed, in a chemical or physical reaction, but only changed from one form to another. E/S 86
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.4.

P.8.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat energy flows from warmer materials or regions to cooler ones through conduction, convection, and radiation. E/S 144
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.5.

P.8.C.6. Electricity: Students know electrical circuits provide a means of transferring electrical energy to produce heat, light, sound, and chemical changes. I/S 490
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.6.

NV.L.8.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the role of genetic information in the continuation of a species.

L.8.A.1. DNA: Students know heredity is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation. E/S 51
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.1.

L.8.A.2. DNA: Students know changes in genes of eggs and sperm can cause changes in inherited characteristics. E/S 89
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.2.

L.8.A.3. Predicting: Students know organisms can be bred for specific characteristics. I/L 40
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.3.

L.8.A.4. Predicting: Students know some characteristics of an organism are the result of a combination of interaction with the environment and genetic information. E/S 78
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.4.

NV.L.8.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things are composed of cells, which are specialized in multicellular organisms to perform a variety of life functions.

L.8.B.1. Cells: Students know all organisms are composed of cells, which are the fundamental units of life. E/S 100
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.1.

L.8.B.2. Cells: Students know cells grow, divide, and take in nutrients which they use to provide energy for cell functions. E/S 100
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.2.

L.8.B.3. Cells: Students know some organisms are made of just one cell and that multicellular organisms can consist of thousands to millions of cells working together. E/S 100
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.3.

L.8.B.4. Disease: Students know cells combine to form tissues that combine to form organs and organ systems that are specialized to perform life functions. E/S 176
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.4.

L.8.B.5. Disease: Students know disease can result from defects in body systems or from damage caused by infection. E/S 99
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.5.

NV.L.8.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand how living and non-living components of ecosystems interact.

L.8.C.1. Cycles: Students know how matter and energy are transferred through food webs in an ecosystem. E/S 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.1.

L.8.C.2. Cycles: Students know how to characterize organisms in any ecosystem by their functions. E/S 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.2.

L.8.C.3. Ecosystems: Students will evaluate how changes in environments can be beneficial or harmful. E/S 116
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.3.

L.8.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know inter-related factors affect the number and type of organisms an ecosystem can support. E/S 28
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.4.

NV.L.8.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that life forms change over time, contributing to the variety of organisms found on the Earth.

L.8.D.1. Evolution: Students know species can be identified and classified based upon their characteristics. (8.8.6) E/S 33
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.1.

L.8.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know fossils provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed throughout geologic time. E/S 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.2.

L.8.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know an organism's behavior is based on both experience and on the species' evolutionary history. E/S 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.3.

NV.E.8.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the relationship between the Earth's atmosphere, topography, weather and climate.

E.8.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know seasons are caused by variations in the amounts of the Sun's energy reaching Earth's surface due to the planet's axial tilt. E/S 256
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.1.

E.8.A.2. Sun's Energy: Students know how the processes involved in the water cycle affect climatic patterns. E/S 347
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.2.

E.8.A.3. Weather: Students know the properties that make water an essential component of the earth system. E/S 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.3.

E.8.A.4. Weather: Students understand the composition of Earth's atmosphere, emphasizing the role of the atmosphere in Earth's weather and climate. I/S 373
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.4.

E.8.A.5. Weather: Students know the difference between local weather and regional climate. I/S 430
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.5.

E.8.A.6. Weather: Students know topography and patterns of global and local atmospheric movement influence local weather which occurs primarily in the lower atmosphere. E/S 430
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.6.

NV.E.8.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand characteristics of our solar system that is part of the Milky Way galaxy.

E.8.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know the universe contains many billions of galaxies, and each galaxy contains many billions of stars. W/L 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.1.

E.8.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know the solar system includes a great variety of planetary moons, asteroids, and comets. I/S 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.2.

E.8.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know characteristics of the planets in our solar system. I/S 20
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.3.

E.8.B.4. Components of the Universe: Students know Earth is part of a solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy. E/S 20
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.4.

E.8.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know the Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star, and billions of times closer than the far end of the Milky Way Galaxy. W/L 222
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.5.

E.8.B.6. Formation of Universe: Students know the Sun is a medium-sized star located in the Milky Way Galaxy, part of which can be seen as a glowing band of light spanning the clear night sky. W/L 23
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.6.

E.8.B.7. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.7.

NV.E.8.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that landforms result from a combination of constructive and destructive processes.

E.8.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know sedimentary rocks and fossils provide evidence for changing environments and the constancy of geologic processes. E/S 13
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.1.

E.8.C.2. Geologic Processes: Students know rocks at Earth's surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated and often recrystallized into new rock. E/S 5
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.2.

E.8.C.3. Geologic Processes: Students know Earth is composed of a crust (both continental and oceanic); hot convecting mantle; and dense, a metallic core. E/S 78
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.3.

E.8.C.4. Geologic Processes: Students know the very slow movement of large crustal plates result in geological events. E/S 80
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.4.

E.8.C.5. Geologic Processes: Students know how geologic processes account for state and regional topography. E/S 152
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.5.

E.8.C.6. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know minerals have different properties and different distributions according to how they form. E/S 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.6.

E.8.C.7. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know the characteristics, abundances, and location of renewable and nonrenewable resources found in Nevada. E/S 96
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.7.

E.8.C.8. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soils have properties, such as color, texture, and water retention, and provide nutrients for life according to how they form. E/S 49
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.8.

NV.N.8.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that scientific knowledge requires critical consideration of verifiable evidence obtained from inquiry and appropriate investigations.

N.8.A.1. Using Data: Students know how to identify and critically evaluate information in data, tables, and graphs. E/S 76
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.1.

N.8.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know how to critically evaluate information to distinguish between fact and opinion. E/S 76
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.2.

N.8.A.3. Accuracy: Students know different explanations can be given for the same evidence. E/S 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.3.

N.8.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to design and conduct a controlled experiment. E/L 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.4.

N.8.A.5. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to use appropriate technology and laboratory procedures safely for observing, measuring, recording, and analyzing data. E/L 38
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.5.

N.8.A.6. Models: Students know scientific inquiry includes evaluating results of scientific investigations, experiments, observations, theoretical and mathematical models, and explanations proposed by other scientists. E/S 81
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.6.

N.8.A.7. Models: Students know there are multiple methods for organizing items and information. E/S 258
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.A.7.

NV.N.8.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions of science and society in an ever-changing world.

N.8.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students understand that consequences of technologies can cause resource depletion and environmental degradation, but technology can also increase resource availability, mitigate environmental degradation, and make new resources economical. 72
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.B.1.

N.8.B.2. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge is revised through a process of incorporating new evidence gained through on-going investigation and collaborative discussion. E/S 81
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard N.8.B.2.

NV.P.8.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the properties and changes of properties in matter.

P.8.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know particles are arranged differently in solids, liquids, and gases of the same substance. E/S 54
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.1.

P.8.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements can be arranged in the periodic table which shows repeating patterns that group elements with similar properties. E/S 57
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.2.

P.8.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know methods for separating mixtures based on the properties of the components. E/S 120
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.3.

P.8.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms often combine to form molecules, and that compounds form when two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bond. E/S 92
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.4.

P.8.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know mass is conserved in physical and chemical changes. E/S 119
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.5.

P.8.A.6. Atomic Structure: Students know matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. E/S 45
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.6.

P.8.A.7. Atomic Structure: Students know the characteristics of electrons, protons, and neutrons. E/S 45
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.7.

P.8.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know substances containing only one kind of atom are elements which cannot be broken into smaller pieces by normal laboratory processes. E/S 92
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.A.8.

NV.P.8.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that position and motion of an object result from the net effect of the different forces acting on it.

P.8.B.1. Motion: Students know the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object's motion. E/S 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.1.

P.8.B.2. Forces: Students know electric currents can produce magnetic forces and magnets can cause electric currents. E/S 77
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.2.

P.8.B.3. Forces: Students know every object exerts gravitational force on every other object, and the magnitude of this force depends on the mass of the objects and their distance from one another. I/S 32
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.B.3.

NV.P.8.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand transfer of energy.

P.8.C.1. Waves: Students know visible light is a narrow band within the electromagnetic spectrum. I/S 399
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.1.

P.8.C.2. Waves: Students know vibrations (e.g., sounds, earthquakes) move at different speeds in different materials, have different wavelengths, and set up wave-like disturbances that spread away from the source uniformly. E/S 264
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.2.

P.8.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know physical, chemical, and nuclear changes involve a transfer of energy. E/S 25
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.3.

P.8.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy cannot be created or destroyed, in a chemical or physical reaction, but only changed from one form to another. E/S 79
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.4.

P.8.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know heat energy flows from warmer materials or regions to cooler ones through conduction, convection, and radiation. E/S 49
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.5.

P.8.C.6. Electricity: Students know electrical circuits provide a means of transferring electrical energy to produce heat, light, sound, and chemical changes. I/S 485
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard P.8.C.6.

NV.L.8.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the role of genetic information in the continuation of a species.

L.8.A.1. DNA: Students know heredity is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation. E/S 35
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.1.

L.8.A.2. DNA: Students know changes in genes of eggs and sperm can cause changes in inherited characteristics. E/S 54
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.2.

L.8.A.3. Predicting: Students know organisms can be bred for specific characteristics. I/L 26
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.3.

L.8.A.4. Predicting: Students know some characteristics of an organism are the result of a combination of interaction with the environment and genetic information. E/S 51
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.A.4.

NV.L.8.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that living things are composed of cells, which are specialized in multicellular organisms to perform a variety of life functions.

L.8.B.1. Cells: Students know all organisms are composed of cells, which are the fundamental units of life. E/S 70
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.1.

L.8.B.2. Cells: Students know cells grow, divide, and take in nutrients which they use to provide energy for cell functions. E/S 70
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.2.

L.8.B.3. Cells: Students know some organisms are made of just one cell and that multicellular organisms can consist of thousands to millions of cells working together. E/S 70
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.3.

L.8.B.4. Disease: Students know cells combine to form tissues that combine to form organs and organ systems that are specialized to perform life functions. E/S 117
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.4.

L.8.B.5. Disease: Students know disease can result from defects in body systems or from damage caused by infection. E/S 71
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.B.5.

NV.L.8.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand how living and non-living components of ecosystems interact.

L.8.C.1. Cycles: Students know how matter and energy are transferred through food webs in an ecosystem. E/S 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.1.

L.8.C.2. Cycles: Students know how to characterize organisms in any ecosystem by their functions. E/S 40
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.2.

L.8.C.3. Ecosystems: Students will evaluate how changes in environments can be beneficial or harmful. E/S 68
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.3.

L.8.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know inter-related factors affect the number and type of organisms an ecosystem can support. E/S 21
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.C.4.

NV.L.8.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand that life forms change over time, contributing to the variety of organisms found on the Earth.

L.8.D.1. Evolution: Students know species can be identified and classified based upon their characteristics. (8.8.6) E/S 26
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.1.

L.8.D.2. Natural Selection: Students know fossils provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed throughout geologic time. E/S 8
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.2.

L.8.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know an organism's behavior is based on both experience and on the species' evolutionary history. E/S 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard L.8.D.3.

NV.E.8.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand the relationship between the Earth's atmosphere, topography, weather and climate.

E.8.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know seasons are caused by variations in the amounts of the Sun's energy reaching Earth's surface due to the planet's axial tilt. E/S 312
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.1.

E.8.A.2. Sun's Energy: Students know how the processes involved in the water cycle affect climatic patterns. E/S 217
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.2.

E.8.A.3. Weather: Students know the properties that make water an essential component of the earth system. E/S 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.3.

E.8.A.4. Weather: Students understand the composition of Earth's atmosphere, emphasizing the role of the atmosphere in Earth's weather and climate. I/S 9
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.4.

E.8.A.5. Weather: Students know the difference between local weather and regional climate. I/S 248
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.5.

E.8.A.6. Weather: Students know topography and patterns of global and local atmospheric movement influence local weather which occurs primarily in the lower atmosphere. E/S 248
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.A.6.

NV.E.8.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand characteristics of our solar system that is part of the Milky Way galaxy.

E.8.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know the universe contains many billions of galaxies, and each galaxy contains many billions of stars. W/L 20
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.1.

E.8.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know the solar system includes a great variety of planetary moons, asteroids, and comets. I/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.2.

E.8.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know characteristics of the planets in our solar system. I/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.3.

E.8.B.4. Components of the Universe: Students know Earth is part of a solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy. E/S 15
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.4.

E.8.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know the Sun is many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star, and billions of times closer than the far end of the Milky Way Galaxy. W/L 211
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.5.

E.8.B.6. Formation of Universe: Students know the Sun is a medium-sized star located in the Milky Way Galaxy, part of which can be seen as a glowing band of light spanning the clear night sky. W/L 20
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.6.

E.8.B.7. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S 17
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.B.7.

NV.E.8.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that landforms result from a combination of constructive and destructive processes.

E.8.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know sedimentary rocks and fossils provide evidence for changing environments and the constancy of geologic processes. E/S 2
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.1.

E.8.C.2. Geologic Processes: Students know rocks at Earth's surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated and often recrystallized into new rock. E/S 78
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.2.

E.8.C.3. Geologic Processes: Students know Earth is composed of a crust (both continental and oceanic); hot convecting mantle; and dense, a metallic core. E/S 77
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.3.

E.8.C.4. Geologic Processes: Students know the very slow movement of large crustal plates result in geological events. E/S 139
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.4.

E.8.C.5. Geologic Processes: Students know how geologic processes account for state and regional topography. E/S 139
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.5.

E.8.C.6. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know minerals have different properties and different distributions according to how they form. E/S 4
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.6.

E.8.C.7. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know the characteristics, abundances, and location of renewable and nonrenewable resources found in Nevada. E/S 82
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.7.

E.8.C.8. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soils have properties, such as color, texture, and water retention, and provide nutrients for life according to how they form. E/S 40
Suggested Titles for Nevada Science State Standard E.8.C.8.

NV.N.12.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that a variety of communication methods can be used to share scientific information.

N.12.A.1. Using Data: Students know tables, charts, illustrations and graphs can be used in making arguments and claims in oral and written presentations. E/S

N.12.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know scientists maintain a permanent record of procedures, data, analyses, decisions, and understandings of scientific investigations. I/S

N.12.A.3. Accuracy: Students know repeated experimentation allows for statistical analysis and unbiased conclusions. E/S

N.12.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to safely conduct an original scientific investigation using the appropriate tools and technology. E/L

N.12.A.5. Models: Students know models and modeling can be used to identify and predict cause-effect relationships. I/S

N.12.A.6. Models: Students know organizational schema can be used to represent and describe relationships of sets. E/S

NV.N.12.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the impacts of science and technology in terms of costs and benefits to society.

N.12.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science, technology, and society influenced one another in both positive and negative ways. E/S

N.12.B.2. Ethical Behavior: Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in countries have varying environmental impacts. E/S

N.12.B.3. Ethical Behavior: Students know the influence of ethics on scientific enterprise. E/S

N.12.B.4. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge builds on previous information. E/S

NV.P.12.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that atomic structure explains the properties and behavior of matter.

P.12.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know different molecular arrangements and motions account for the different physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases. E/S

P.12.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements in the periodic table are arranged into groups and periods by repeating patterns and relationships. E/S

P.12.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know identifiable properties can be used to separate mixtures. E/S

P.12.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms bond with one another by transferring or sharing electrons. E/S

P.12.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions can take place at different rates, depending on a variety of factors (i.e. temperature, concentration, surface area, and agitation). E/S

P.12.A.6. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions either release or absorb energy. E/S

P.12.A.7. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, in chemical reactions, elements combine in predictable ratios, and the numbers of atoms of each element do not change. I/S

P.12.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know most elements have two or more isotopes, some of which have practical applications. I/S

P.12.A.9. Atomic Structure: Students know the number of electrons in an atom determines whether the atom is electrically neutral or an ion. I/S

NV.P.12.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions between force and motion.

P.12.B.1. Motion: Students know laws of motion can be used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects. E/S

P.12.B.2. Forces: Students know magnetic forces and electric forces can be thought of as different aspects of electromagnetic force. I/S

P.12.B.3. Forces: Students know the strength of the electric force between two objects increases with charge and decreases with distance. I/S

P.12.B.4. Forces: Students know the strength of the gravitational force between two objects increases with mass and decreases rapidly with distance. I/S

NV.P.12.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there are interactions between matter and energy.

P.12.C.1. Waves: Students know waves (I.e. sound, seismic, electromagnetic) have energy that can be transferred when the waves interact with matter. E/S

P.12.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy forms can be converted. E/S

P.12.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know nuclear reactions convert a relatively small amount of material into a large amount of energy. I/S

P.12.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know characteristics, applications and impacts of radioactivity. E/S

P.12.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know the relationship between heat and temperature. I/S

P.12.C.6. Electricity: Students know electricity is transferred from generating sources for consumption and practical uses. I/S

NV.L.12.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand how genetic information is passed from one generation to another.

L.12.A.1. DNA: Students know genetic information passed from parents to offspring is coded in the DNA molecule. E/S

L.12.A.2. DNA: Students know DNA molecules provide instructions for assembling protein molecules. E/S

L.12.A.3. DNA: Students know all body cells in an organism develop from a single cell and contain essentially identical genetic instructions. E/S

L.12.A.4. Predicting: Students know several causes and effects of somatic versus sex cell mutations. E/S

L.12.A.5. Predicting: Students know how to predict patterns of inheritance. E/S

NV.L.12.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that all life forms, at all levels of organization, use specialized structure and similar processes to meet life's needs.

L.12.B.1. Cells: Students know cell structures and their functions. E/S

L.12.B.2. Cells: Students know the human body has a specialized anatomy and physiology composed of an hierarchical arrangement of differentiated cells. E/S

L.12.B.3. Disease: Students know disease disrupts the equilibrium that exists in a healthy organism. E/S

NV.L.12.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that ecosystems display patterns of organization, change, and stability as a result of the interactions and interdependencies among the living and non-living components of the Earth.

L.12.C.1. Cycles: Students know relationships of organisms and their physical environment E/S

L.12.C.2. Ecosystems: Students know how changes in an ecosystem can affect biodiversity and biodiversity's contribution to an ecosystem's stability. E/S

L.12.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know the amount of living matter an environment can support is limited by the availability of matter, energy, and the ability of the ecosystem to recycle materials. E/S

L.12.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know the unique geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and biological characteristics of Nevada's bioregions. E/S

NV.L.12.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand biological evolution and diversity of life.

L.12.D.1. Evolution: Students know organisms can be classified based on evolutionary relationships. E/S

L.12.D.2. Evolution: Students know similarity of DNA sequences gives evidence of relationships between organisms. E/S

L.12.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know the fossil record gives evidence for natural selection and its evolutionary consequences. E/S

L.12.D.4. Natural Selection: Students know the extinction of species can be a natural process. E/S

L.12.D.5. Natural Selection: Students know biological evolution explains diversity of life. E/S

L.12.D.6. Natural Selection: Students know the concepts of natural and artificial selection. E/S

NV.E.12.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand heat and energy transfer in and out of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate.

E.12.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the major source of Earth's energy, and provides the energy driving Earth's weather and climate. E/S

E.12.A.2. Weather: Students know the composition of Earth's atmosphere has changed in the past and is changing today. I/S

E.12.A.3. Weather: Students understand the role of the atmosphere in Earth's greenhouse effect. E/S

E.12.A.4. Weather: Students know convection and radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system. E/S

E.12.A.5. Weather: Students know Earth's rotation affects winds and ocean currents. I/S

NV.E.12.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students know scientific theories of origins and evolution of the universe.

E.12.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know common characteristics of stars. I/S

E.12.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know stars are powered by nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements, which results in the release of large amounts of energy. I/S

E.12.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know ways in which technology has increased understanding of the universe. I/S

E.12.B.4. Formation of Universe: Students know the on-going processes involved in star formation and destruction. W/L

E.12.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know scientific evidence suggest that the universe is expanding. I/S

E.12.B.6. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S

NV.E.12.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand evidence for processes that take place on a geologic time scale.

E.12.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and changing life forms of the Earth, including how this evidence is affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of layers. E/S

E.12.C.2. Plate Tectonics: Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). E/S

E.12.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know elements exist in fixed amounts and move through solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and living things as part of biogeochemical cycles. E/S

E.12.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know processes of obtaining, using, and recycling of renewable and non-renewable resources. E/S

E.12.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil, derived from weathered rocks and decomposed organic material, is found in layers. E/S

NV.N.12.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that a variety of communication methods can be used to share scientific information.

N.12.A.1. Using Data: Students know tables, charts, illustrations and graphs can be used in making arguments and claims in oral and written presentations. E/S

N.12.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know scientists maintain a permanent record of procedures, data, analyses, decisions, and understandings of scientific investigations. I/S

N.12.A.3. Accuracy: Students know repeated experimentation allows for statistical analysis and unbiased conclusions. E/S

N.12.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to safely conduct an original scientific investigation using the appropriate tools and technology. E/L

N.12.A.5. Models: Students know models and modeling can be used to identify and predict cause-effect relationships. I/S

N.12.A.6. Models: Students know organizational schema can be used to represent and describe relationships of sets. E/S

NV.N.12.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the impacts of science and technology in terms of costs and benefits to society.

N.12.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science, technology, and society influenced one another in both positive and negative ways. E/S

N.12.B.2. Ethical Behavior: Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in countries have varying environmental impacts. E/S

N.12.B.3. Ethical Behavior: Students know the influence of ethics on scientific enterprise. E/S

N.12.B.4. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge builds on previous information. E/S

NV.P.12.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that atomic structure explains the properties and behavior of matter.

P.12.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know different molecular arrangements and motions account for the different physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases. E/S

P.12.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements in the periodic table are arranged into groups and periods by repeating patterns and relationships. E/S

P.12.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know identifiable properties can be used to separate mixtures. E/S

P.12.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms bond with one another by transferring or sharing electrons. E/S

P.12.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions can take place at different rates, depending on a variety of factors (i.e. temperature, concentration, surface area, and agitation). E/S

P.12.A.6. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions either release or absorb energy. E/S

P.12.A.7. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, in chemical reactions, elements combine in predictable ratios, and the numbers of atoms of each element do not change. I/S

P.12.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know most elements have two or more isotopes, some of which have practical applications. I/S

P.12.A.9. Atomic Structure: Students know the number of electrons in an atom determines whether the atom is electrically neutral or an ion. I/S

NV.P.12.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions between force and motion.

P.12.B.1. Motion: Students know laws of motion can be used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects. E/S

P.12.B.2. Forces: Students know magnetic forces and electric forces can be thought of as different aspects of electromagnetic force. I/S

P.12.B.3. Forces: Students know the strength of the electric force between two objects increases with charge and decreases with distance. I/S

P.12.B.4. Forces: Students know the strength of the gravitational force between two objects increases with mass and decreases rapidly with distance. I/S

NV.P.12.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there are interactions between matter and energy.

P.12.C.1. Waves: Students know waves (I.e. sound, seismic, electromagnetic) have energy that can be transferred when the waves interact with matter. E/S

P.12.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy forms can be converted. E/S

P.12.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know nuclear reactions convert a relatively small amount of material into a large amount of energy. I/S

P.12.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know characteristics, applications and impacts of radioactivity. E/S

P.12.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know the relationship between heat and temperature. I/S

P.12.C.6. Electricity: Students know electricity is transferred from generating sources for consumption and practical uses. I/S

NV.L.12.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand how genetic information is passed from one generation to another.

L.12.A.1. DNA: Students know genetic information passed from parents to offspring is coded in the DNA molecule. E/S

L.12.A.2. DNA: Students know DNA molecules provide instructions for assembling protein molecules. E/S

L.12.A.3. DNA: Students know all body cells in an organism develop from a single cell and contain essentially identical genetic instructions. E/S

L.12.A.4. Predicting: Students know several causes and effects of somatic versus sex cell mutations. E/S

L.12.A.5. Predicting: Students know how to predict patterns of inheritance. E/S

NV.L.12.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that all life forms, at all levels of organization, use specialized structure and similar processes to meet life's needs.

L.12.B.1. Cells: Students know cell structures and their functions. E/S

L.12.B.2. Cells: Students know the human body has a specialized anatomy and physiology composed of an hierarchical arrangement of differentiated cells. E/S

L.12.B.3. Disease: Students know disease disrupts the equilibrium that exists in a healthy organism. E/S

NV.L.12.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that ecosystems display patterns of organization, change, and stability as a result of the interactions and interdependencies among the living and non-living components of the Earth.

L.12.C.1. Cycles: Students know relationships of organisms and their physical environment E/S

L.12.C.2. Ecosystems: Students know how changes in an ecosystem can affect biodiversity and biodiversity's contribution to an ecosystem's stability. E/S

L.12.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know the amount of living matter an environment can support is limited by the availability of matter, energy, and the ability of the ecosystem to recycle materials. E/S

L.12.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know the unique geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and biological characteristics of Nevada's bioregions. E/S

NV.L.12.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand biological evolution and diversity of life.

L.12.D.1. Evolution: Students know organisms can be classified based on evolutionary relationships. E/S

L.12.D.2. Evolution: Students know similarity of DNA sequences gives evidence of relationships between organisms. E/S

L.12.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know the fossil record gives evidence for natural selection and its evolutionary consequences. E/S

L.12.D.4. Natural Selection: Students know the extinction of species can be a natural process. E/S

L.12.D.5. Natural Selection: Students know biological evolution explains diversity of life. E/S

L.12.D.6. Natural Selection: Students know the concepts of natural and artificial selection. E/S

NV.E.12.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand heat and energy transfer in and out of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate.

E.12.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the major source of Earth's energy, and provides the energy driving Earth's weather and climate. E/S

E.12.A.2. Weather: Students know the composition of Earth's atmosphere has changed in the past and is changing today. I/S

E.12.A.3. Weather: Students understand the role of the atmosphere in Earth's greenhouse effect. E/S

E.12.A.4. Weather: Students know convection and radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system. E/S

E.12.A.5. Weather: Students know Earth's rotation affects winds and ocean currents. I/S

NV.E.12.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students know scientific theories of origins and evolution of the universe.

E.12.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know common characteristics of stars. I/S

E.12.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know stars are powered by nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements, which results in the release of large amounts of energy. I/S

E.12.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know ways in which technology has increased understanding of the universe. I/S

E.12.B.4. Formation of Universe: Students know the on-going processes involved in star formation and destruction. W/L

E.12.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know scientific evidence suggest that the universe is expanding. I/S

E.12.B.6. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S

NV.E.12.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand evidence for processes that take place on a geologic time scale.

E.12.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and changing life forms of the Earth, including how this evidence is affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of layers. E/S

E.12.C.2. Plate Tectonics: Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). E/S

E.12.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know elements exist in fixed amounts and move through solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and living things as part of biogeochemical cycles. E/S

E.12.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know processes of obtaining, using, and recycling of renewable and non-renewable resources. E/S

E.12.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil, derived from weathered rocks and decomposed organic material, is found in layers. E/S

NV.N.12.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that a variety of communication methods can be used to share scientific information.

N.12.A.1. Using Data: Students know tables, charts, illustrations and graphs can be used in making arguments and claims in oral and written presentations. E/S

N.12.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know scientists maintain a permanent record of procedures, data, analyses, decisions, and understandings of scientific investigations. I/S

N.12.A.3. Accuracy: Students know repeated experimentation allows for statistical analysis and unbiased conclusions. E/S

N.12.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to safely conduct an original scientific investigation using the appropriate tools and technology. E/L

N.12.A.5. Models: Students know models and modeling can be used to identify and predict cause-effect relationships. I/S

N.12.A.6. Models: Students know organizational schema can be used to represent and describe relationships of sets. E/S

NV.N.12.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the impacts of science and technology in terms of costs and benefits to society.

N.12.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science, technology, and society influenced one another in both positive and negative ways. E/S

N.12.B.2. Ethical Behavior: Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in countries have varying environmental impacts. E/S

N.12.B.3. Ethical Behavior: Students know the influence of ethics on scientific enterprise. E/S

N.12.B.4. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge builds on previous information. E/S

NV.P.12.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that atomic structure explains the properties and behavior of matter.

P.12.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know different molecular arrangements and motions account for the different physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases. E/S

P.12.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements in the periodic table are arranged into groups and periods by repeating patterns and relationships. E/S

P.12.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know identifiable properties can be used to separate mixtures. E/S

P.12.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms bond with one another by transferring or sharing electrons. E/S

P.12.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions can take place at different rates, depending on a variety of factors (i.e. temperature, concentration, surface area, and agitation). E/S

P.12.A.6. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions either release or absorb energy. E/S

P.12.A.7. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, in chemical reactions, elements combine in predictable ratios, and the numbers of atoms of each element do not change. I/S

P.12.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know most elements have two or more isotopes, some of which have practical applications. I/S

P.12.A.9. Atomic Structure: Students know the number of electrons in an atom determines whether the atom is electrically neutral or an ion. I/S

NV.P.12.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions between force and motion.

P.12.B.1. Motion: Students know laws of motion can be used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects. E/S

P.12.B.2. Forces: Students know magnetic forces and electric forces can be thought of as different aspects of electromagnetic force. I/S

P.12.B.3. Forces: Students know the strength of the electric force between two objects increases with charge and decreases with distance. I/S

P.12.B.4. Forces: Students know the strength of the gravitational force between two objects increases with mass and decreases rapidly with distance. I/S

NV.P.12.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there are interactions between matter and energy.

P.12.C.1. Waves: Students know waves (I.e. sound, seismic, electromagnetic) have energy that can be transferred when the waves interact with matter. E/S

P.12.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy forms can be converted. E/S

P.12.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know nuclear reactions convert a relatively small amount of material into a large amount of energy. I/S

P.12.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know characteristics, applications and impacts of radioactivity. E/S

P.12.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know the relationship between heat and temperature. I/S

P.12.C.6. Electricity: Students know electricity is transferred from generating sources for consumption and practical uses. I/S

NV.L.12.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand how genetic information is passed from one generation to another.

L.12.A.1. DNA: Students know genetic information passed from parents to offspring is coded in the DNA molecule. E/S

L.12.A.2. DNA: Students know DNA molecules provide instructions for assembling protein molecules. E/S

L.12.A.3. DNA: Students know all body cells in an organism develop from a single cell and contain essentially identical genetic instructions. E/S

L.12.A.4. Predicting: Students know several causes and effects of somatic versus sex cell mutations. E/S

L.12.A.5. Predicting: Students know how to predict patterns of inheritance. E/S

NV.L.12.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that all life forms, at all levels of organization, use specialized structure and similar processes to meet life's needs.

L.12.B.1. Cells: Students know cell structures and their functions. E/S

L.12.B.2. Cells: Students know the human body has a specialized anatomy and physiology composed of an hierarchical arrangement of differentiated cells. E/S

L.12.B.3. Disease: Students know disease disrupts the equilibrium that exists in a healthy organism. E/S

NV.L.12.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that ecosystems display patterns of organization, change, and stability as a result of the interactions and interdependencies among the living and non-living components of the Earth.

L.12.C.1. Cycles: Students know relationships of organisms and their physical environment E/S

L.12.C.2. Ecosystems: Students know how changes in an ecosystem can affect biodiversity and biodiversity's contribution to an ecosystem's stability. E/S

L.12.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know the amount of living matter an environment can support is limited by the availability of matter, energy, and the ability of the ecosystem to recycle materials. E/S

L.12.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know the unique geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and biological characteristics of Nevada's bioregions. E/S

NV.L.12.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand biological evolution and diversity of life.

L.12.D.1. Evolution: Students know organisms can be classified based on evolutionary relationships. E/S

L.12.D.2. Evolution: Students know similarity of DNA sequences gives evidence of relationships between organisms. E/S

L.12.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know the fossil record gives evidence for natural selection and its evolutionary consequences. E/S

L.12.D.4. Natural Selection: Students know the extinction of species can be a natural process. E/S

L.12.D.5. Natural Selection: Students know biological evolution explains diversity of life. E/S

L.12.D.6. Natural Selection: Students know the concepts of natural and artificial selection. E/S

NV.E.12.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand heat and energy transfer in and out of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate.

E.12.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the major source of Earth's energy, and provides the energy driving Earth's weather and climate. E/S

E.12.A.2. Weather: Students know the composition of Earth's atmosphere has changed in the past and is changing today. I/S

E.12.A.3. Weather: Students understand the role of the atmosphere in Earth's greenhouse effect. E/S

E.12.A.4. Weather: Students know convection and radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system. E/S

E.12.A.5. Weather: Students know Earth's rotation affects winds and ocean currents. I/S

NV.E.12.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students know scientific theories of origins and evolution of the universe.

E.12.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know common characteristics of stars. I/S

E.12.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know stars are powered by nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements, which results in the release of large amounts of energy. I/S

E.12.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know ways in which technology has increased understanding of the universe. I/S

E.12.B.4. Formation of Universe: Students know the on-going processes involved in star formation and destruction. W/L

E.12.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know scientific evidence suggest that the universe is expanding. I/S

E.12.B.6. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S

NV.E.12.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand evidence for processes that take place on a geologic time scale.

E.12.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and changing life forms of the Earth, including how this evidence is affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of layers. E/S

E.12.C.2. Plate Tectonics: Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). E/S

E.12.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know elements exist in fixed amounts and move through solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and living things as part of biogeochemical cycles. E/S

E.12.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know processes of obtaining, using, and recycling of renewable and non-renewable resources. E/S

E.12.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil, derived from weathered rocks and decomposed organic material, is found in layers. E/S

NV.N.12.A. Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that a variety of communication methods can be used to share scientific information.

N.12.A.1. Using Data: Students know tables, charts, illustrations and graphs can be used in making arguments and claims in oral and written presentations. E/S

N.12.A.2. Record-keeping: Students know scientists maintain a permanent record of procedures, data, analyses, decisions, and understandings of scientific investigations. I/S

N.12.A.3. Accuracy: Students know repeated experimentation allows for statistical analysis and unbiased conclusions. E/S

N.12.A.4. Safe Experimentation: Students know how to safely conduct an original scientific investigation using the appropriate tools and technology. E/L

N.12.A.5. Models: Students know models and modeling can be used to identify and predict cause-effect relationships. I/S

N.12.A.6. Models: Students know organizational schema can be used to represent and describe relationships of sets. E/S

NV.N.12.B. Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the impacts of science and technology in terms of costs and benefits to society.

N.12.B.1. Risks and Benefits: Students know science, technology, and society influenced one another in both positive and negative ways. E/S

N.12.B.2. Ethical Behavior: Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in countries have varying environmental impacts. E/S

N.12.B.3. Ethical Behavior: Students know the influence of ethics on scientific enterprise. E/S

N.12.B.4. Collaboration: Students know scientific knowledge builds on previous information. E/S

NV.P.12.A. Matter (Physical Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand that atomic structure explains the properties and behavior of matter.

P.12.A.1. Properties of Matter: Students know different molecular arrangements and motions account for the different physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases. E/S

P.12.A.2. Properties of Matter: Students know elements in the periodic table are arranged into groups and periods by repeating patterns and relationships. E/S

P.12.A.3. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know identifiable properties can be used to separate mixtures. E/S

P.12.A.4. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know atoms bond with one another by transferring or sharing electrons. E/S

P.12.A.5. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions can take place at different rates, depending on a variety of factors (i.e. temperature, concentration, surface area, and agitation). E/S

P.12.A.6. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know chemical reactions either release or absorb energy. E/S

P.12.A.7. Mixtures and Compounds: Students know that, in chemical reactions, elements combine in predictable ratios, and the numbers of atoms of each element do not change. I/S

P.12.A.8. Atomic Structure: Students know most elements have two or more isotopes, some of which have practical applications. I/S

P.12.A.9. Atomic Structure: Students know the number of electrons in an atom determines whether the atom is electrically neutral or an ion. I/S

NV.P.12.B. Forces and Motion (Physical Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand the interactions between force and motion.

P.12.B.1. Motion: Students know laws of motion can be used to determine the effects of forces on the motion of objects. E/S

P.12.B.2. Forces: Students know magnetic forces and electric forces can be thought of as different aspects of electromagnetic force. I/S

P.12.B.3. Forces: Students know the strength of the electric force between two objects increases with charge and decreases with distance. I/S

P.12.B.4. Forces: Students know the strength of the gravitational force between two objects increases with mass and decreases rapidly with distance. I/S

NV.P.12.C. Energy (Physical Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that there are interactions between matter and energy.

P.12.C.1. Waves: Students know waves (I.e. sound, seismic, electromagnetic) have energy that can be transferred when the waves interact with matter. E/S

P.12.C.2. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know energy forms can be converted. E/S

P.12.C.3. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know nuclear reactions convert a relatively small amount of material into a large amount of energy. I/S

P.12.C.4. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know characteristics, applications and impacts of radioactivity. E/S

P.12.C.5. Forms and Uses of Energy: Students know the relationship between heat and temperature. I/S

P.12.C.6. Electricity: Students know electricity is transferred from generating sources for consumption and practical uses. I/S

NV.L.12.A. Heredity (Life Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand how genetic information is passed from one generation to another.

L.12.A.1. DNA: Students know genetic information passed from parents to offspring is coded in the DNA molecule. E/S

L.12.A.2. DNA: Students know DNA molecules provide instructions for assembling protein molecules. E/S

L.12.A.3. DNA: Students know all body cells in an organism develop from a single cell and contain essentially identical genetic instructions. E/S

L.12.A.4. Predicting: Students know several causes and effects of somatic versus sex cell mutations. E/S

L.12.A.5. Predicting: Students know how to predict patterns of inheritance. E/S

NV.L.12.B. Structure of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept B): Students understand that all life forms, at all levels of organization, use specialized structure and similar processes to meet life's needs.

L.12.B.1. Cells: Students know cell structures and their functions. E/S

L.12.B.2. Cells: Students know the human body has a specialized anatomy and physiology composed of an hierarchical arrangement of differentiated cells. E/S

L.12.B.3. Disease: Students know disease disrupts the equilibrium that exists in a healthy organism. E/S

NV.L.12.C. Organisms and Their Environment (Life Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand that ecosystems display patterns of organization, change, and stability as a result of the interactions and interdependencies among the living and non-living components of the Earth.

L.12.C.1. Cycles: Students know relationships of organisms and their physical environment E/S

L.12.C.2. Ecosystems: Students know how changes in an ecosystem can affect biodiversity and biodiversity's contribution to an ecosystem's stability. E/S

L.12.C.3. Ecosystems: Students know the amount of living matter an environment can support is limited by the availability of matter, energy, and the ability of the ecosystem to recycle materials. E/S

L.12.C.4. Ecosystems: Students know the unique geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and biological characteristics of Nevada's bioregions. E/S

NV.L.12.D. Diversity of Life (Life Science Unifying Concept D): Students understand biological evolution and diversity of life.

L.12.D.1. Evolution: Students know organisms can be classified based on evolutionary relationships. E/S

L.12.D.2. Evolution: Students know similarity of DNA sequences gives evidence of relationships between organisms. E/S

L.12.D.3. Natural Selection: Students know the fossil record gives evidence for natural selection and its evolutionary consequences. E/S

L.12.D.4. Natural Selection: Students know the extinction of species can be a natural process. E/S

L.12.D.5. Natural Selection: Students know biological evolution explains diversity of life. E/S

L.12.D.6. Natural Selection: Students know the concepts of natural and artificial selection. E/S

NV.E.12.A. Atmospheric Processes and the Water Cycle (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept A): Students understand heat and energy transfer in and out of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate.

E.12.A.1. Sun's Energy: Students know the Sun is the major source of Earth's energy, and provides the energy driving Earth's weather and climate. E/S

E.12.A.2. Weather: Students know the composition of Earth's atmosphere has changed in the past and is changing today. I/S

E.12.A.3. Weather: Students understand the role of the atmosphere in Earth's greenhouse effect. E/S

E.12.A.4. Weather: Students know convection and radiation play important roles in moving heat energy in the Earth system. E/S

E.12.A.5. Weather: Students know Earth's rotation affects winds and ocean currents. I/S

NV.E.12.B. Solar System and Universe (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept B): Students know scientific theories of origins and evolution of the universe.

E.12.B.1. Components of the Universe: Students know common characteristics of stars. I/S

E.12.B.2. Components of the Universe: Students know stars are powered by nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements, which results in the release of large amounts of energy. I/S

E.12.B.3. Components of the Universe: Students know ways in which technology has increased understanding of the universe. I/S

E.12.B.4. Formation of Universe: Students know the on-going processes involved in star formation and destruction. W/L

E.12.B.5. Formation of Universe: Students know scientific evidence suggest that the universe is expanding. I/S

E.12.B.6. Celestial Motion: Students know regular and predictable motions of Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth explain such phenomena as the day, the year, phases of the Moon, and eclipses. E/S

NV.E.12.C. Earth's Composition and Structure (Earth and Space Science Unifying Concept C): Students understand evidence for processes that take place on a geologic time scale.

E.12.C.1. Geologic Processes: Students know how successive rock strata and fossils can be used to confirm the age, history, and changing life forms of the Earth, including how this evidence is affected by the folding, breaking, and uplifting of layers. E/S

E.12.C.2. Plate Tectonics: Students understand the concept of plate tectonics including the evidence that supports it (structural, geophysical and paleontological evidence). E/S

E.12.C.3. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know elements exist in fixed amounts and move through solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and living things as part of biogeochemical cycles. E/S

E.12.C.4. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know processes of obtaining, using, and recycling of renewable and non-renewable resources. E/S

E.12.C.5. Earth's Composition and Resources: Students know soil, derived from weathered rocks and decomposed organic material, is found in layers. E/S