Building a High School Credit - Science
Sample Science Credit Guide
Goals for Science credit: State EALRs and District Level 3 Benchmarks will provide guidelines for creating your own personal goals.
Content for credit may be based on a science textbook or equivalent of your choice.
Biology Content Knowledge
Biology Unit Descriptions |
- Models and Theories: The nature of Life and the Science of Biology
- Models and Theories: Nature of Life, Chemistry of Life
- Systems and Interactions: Ecology (The Biosphere)
- Systems and Interactions: Ecology (Ecosystems and Communities)
- Systems and Interactions: Ecology (Populations)
- Systems and Interactions: Ecology (Humans and the Biosphere)
- Structure and Function: Cells (Cells-Structure and Function)
- Transfer of Energy: Cells (Photosynthesis)
- Cells: Transfer of energy (Respiration)
- Structure and Function: Cells (cell Growth and Division)
- Genetics: Variation and Diversity
- Genetics: DNA and RNA
- Change: Genetics (Genetic Engineering)
- Variation and Diversity: Human Genome
- Change: Evolution
- Variation and Diversity: Evolution of Populations
- Variation and Diversity: Classification
- Structure and Function: Microorganisms and Fungi
- Diversity and Variation: Plants (Plant Life)
- Systems and Interactions: Plants (Roots, Stems, Leaves)
- Systems and Interactions: Plant Reproduction
- Structure and Function: Invertebrates
- Structure and Function: Chordates
- Systems and Interactions: Human Body Systems
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Physical/Integrated Science Content Knowledge
Physical/Integrated Science Unit Descriptions |
- States and Properties of Matter
- Structure of Matter
- Changes in Matter
- Motion of Objects
- Forces
- Forces to explain Motion
- Energy Transfer and Transformation
- Work and Energy
- Waves, Sound, and Light
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Nature and Properties of Earth Materials
- Processes and Interactions in the Earth System
- Space Science (Our Solar System, Universe)
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Chemistry Content Knowledge
Basic Unit descriptions for a ‘typical’ chemistry course
Chemistry Unit Descriptions |
- Measurement: SI units, Scientific Notation
- Atoms and Ions: Atomic Structure
- Matter: What is it, States of Matter
- Chemical Change
- The Mole Concept
- Gasses
- Energy and Chemical Change
- Electrons in Atoms
- The Periodic Table: Organization, Use of the Periodic Table
- Chemical Bonds: Models, Molecular structure
- Liquids
- Solids
- Solutions
- Acids and Bases
- Redox Reactions
- Reaction Rates
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
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Physics Content Knowledge
Basic Unit descriptions for a ‘typical’ Physics course
Chemistry Unit Descriptions |
- Motion: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
- Free Fall
- Newton’s First Laws of Motion
- Vectors
- Projectile Motion
- Momentum
- Energy: Work, Power
- Mechanical Energy
- Potential, Kinetic Energy
- Center of Gravity
- Universal Gravitation
- Gravitational Effects
- Circular Motion
- Special relativity
- Thermal Expansion
- Transmission of Heat
- Change of State
- Vibrations and Waves
- Sound
- Light
- Color
- Reflection and Refraction
- Lenses
- Electric Current
- Electric Circuits
- Magnetism
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Earth Science Content Knowledge
Basic Unit descriptions for a ‘typical’ Earth Science course
Chemistry Unit Descriptions |
- The nature of Science
- Models of Earth
- Earth’s Structure and Motion
- Atoms/Minerals
- Rocks
- Plate Techtonics
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Mountain Building
- Weathering, Soil, Erosion
- Water on Earth, Ground Water, Surface Water, Glaciers, Oceans, Streams, Rivers
- Wind, Waves, Currents
- Atmosphere, Weather
- Climate and Climate Change
- Oceans, Ocean Floor
- The Earth’s Moon
- Sun and Seasons
- Planets and our Solar System
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A high school science credit should also include one or more of the following:
- A project that highlights the science of a real world application (i.e. music, art, dance, architecture, aviation, engines, business plan, sports, career interest, etc.)
- A learning experience created by you that helps others learn science skills.
- A personal reflection about a science learning experience at EHRC or other place where you tutored, assisted in a class, or similar situation.
- A solution to a unique problem applying the skills from a given science strand.
Ideas for Completion Indicators:
- Portfolio of work
- Evaluations by teacher/parent/mentor
- Self-evaluations
- Discussions, reflective journal
- Technology projects-video production etc.
- Artwork, constructionist projects
- Tests-objective, essay
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