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Proposed AKS for High School Biology
A – Characteristics of Science
1. design and conduct scientific investigations (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
2. apply standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations
(GPS, HSGT)
3. use technology to collect, observe, measure and manipulate data and findings
(GPS, HSGT, ACT)
4. use valid critical assumptions to draw conclusions (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
5. apply computation and skills necessary for analyzing data and developing conclusions
(GPS, HSGT)
6. communicate scientific investigations clearly (GPS, HSGT)
7. read scientific materials to establish context for subject matter, develop vocabulary and to be
aware of current research (GPS, HSGT)
B – Academic Knowledge
8. analyze the relationship between structures and functions in living cells (GPS, HSGT)
9. analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations (GPS, HSGT)
10. examine the relationship between unicellular and multicellular organisms and the increasing
complexity of systems (GPS, HSGT)
11. evaluate the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter
within their ecosystems (GPS, HSGT, CE)
12. evaluate the role of natural selection in the development of the theory of evolution
(GPS, HSGT)
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Proposed AKS for High School Chemistry
A – Characteristics of Science
13. design and conduct scientific investigations (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
14. apply standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations
(GPS, HGST)
15. use technology to collect, observe, measure and manipulate data and findings
(GPS, HSGT, ACT)
16. use valid critical assumptions to draw conclusions (GPS, ACT)
17. apply computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing
conclusions (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
18. communicate scientific investigations clearly (GPS, HGST, ACT)
19. read scientific materials to establish context for subject matter, develop vocabulary and to be
aware of current research (GPS, HSGT)
B – Academic Knowledge
20. analyze the nature of matter and its classifications (GPS, HSGT)
21. evaluate how the Law of Conservation of Matter is used to determine chemical composition
in compounds and chemical reactions (GPS, HSGT)
22. use the modern atomic theory to explain the characteristics of atoms (GPS, HSGT)
23. use the organization of the periodic table of elements to predict the properties of elements
(GPS, HSGT)
24. predict how various factors affect the rate of a chemical reaction (GPS, HSGT)
25. evaluate the motion and behavior of atoms and molecules in chemical and physical processes
(GPS, HSGT)
26. analyze properties that describe solutions and the behavior of acids and bases (GPS, HSGT)
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Proposed AKS for High School Physics
A – Characteristics of Science
27. design and conduct scientific investigations (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
28. apply standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations
(GPS, HSGT)
29. use technology to collect, observe, measure and manipulate data and findings (GSP, HSGT)
30. use valid critical assumptions to draw conclusions (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
31. apply computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing
conclusions (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
32. communicate scientific investigations clearly (GPS, HSGT)
33. read scientific materials to establish context for subject matter, develop vocabulary and to be
aware of current research (GPS, HSGT)
B – Mathematical Skills
34. apply mathematical skills and processes to analyze and solve scientific problems
(GPS, HSGT)
C – Mechanics
35. analyze straight-line motion both vertically and horizontally (GPS, HSGT)
36. analyze the motion of an object moving in two dimensions (GPS, HSGT)
37. explain and apply Newton’s Three Laws of Motion (GPS, HSGT)
38. analyze forces in static and dynamic situations (GPS, HSGT)
39. explain Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation and Kepler’s three laws in Planetary Motion
(GPS, HSGT)
40. explain the relationship between work and power (using narrative and mathematical
descriptions) and apply to realistic situations (GPS, HSGT)
41. apply the Law of Conservation of Energy to describe conceptually and solve mathematically
the conversions between potential and kinetic energy (GPS, HSGT)
42. explain the relationship between momentum and impulse (using narrative and mathematical
descriptions) and apply to realistic situations (HSGT)
43. relate the effects of thermal energy to kinetic molecular theory (GPS, HSGT)
44. identify and describe a system of torque-producing forces acting in equilibrium (GPS, HSGT)
D – Electricity and Magnetism
45. analyze and describe electrostatics (GPS, HSGT)
46. explain the concept of electric potential
47. calculate the values of current, voltage, resistance and power in various circuits using Ohm’s
Law (GPS, HSGT)
48. analyze (via laboratory analysis) the properties of magnetic fields and their relationship to
electric fields (GPS, HSGT)
E – Waves
49. analyze the properties of waves (GPS, HSGT)
50. analyze the properties of sound (GPS, HSGT)
51. analyze the properties of light and optics (GPS, HSGT)
F – Nuclear Physics
52. analyze nuclear decay and energy production by means of fission and fusion (GPS, HSGT)
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Proposed AKS for High School Physical Science
A - Characteristics of Science
53. design and conduct scientific investigations (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
54. apply standard safety practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations
(GPS, HSGT)
55. use technology to collect, observe, measure and manipulate data and findings
(GPS, HSGT, ACT)
56. use valid critical assumptions to draw conclusions (GPS, ACT)
57. apply computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing
conclusions (GPS, HSGT, ACT)
58. communicate scientific investigations clearly (GPS, HGST, ACT)
59. read scientific materials to establish context for subject matter, develop vocabulary and to be
aware of current research (GPS, HSGT)
B – Mathematical Skills
60. apply mathematical skills and processes to analyze and solve scientific problems
C – Mechanics
61. explain straight-line motion, both horizontally and vertically (GPS, HSGT)
62. explain and apply Newton's Three Laws of Motion (GPS, HSGT)
63. investigate forces in static and dynamic situations (GPS, HSGT)
64. explain Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation (GPS, HSGT)
65. explain the relationship between work and power (using narrative and mathematical
descriptions) and apply to realistic situations (GPS, HSGT)
66. explain and apply the Law of Conservation of Energy (GPS, HSGT)
67. relate the effects of thermal energy to kinetic molecular theory (GPS, HSGT)
D – Electricity and Magnetism
68. investigate the properties of static electricity (GPS, HSGT)
69. analyze (via laboratory analysis) the properties of magnetic fields and their relationship to
electric fields (GPS, HSGT)
E – Waves
70. investigate the properties of waves (GPS, HSGT)
71. investigate the properties of sound (GPS, HSGT)
72. investigate the properties of light (GPS, HSGT)
73. analyze the properties of light using optics
F – Properties of Matter
74. investigate current understanding of the atom (GPS, HSGT)
75. analyze the nature of matter, its classifications and its system for naming (GPS, HSGT)
76. explain the characteristics and components of radioactivity (GPS, HSGT)
77. analyze the arrangement of the periodic table (GPS, HSGT)
78. compare and contrast the phases of matter as they relate to atomic and molecular motion
(GPS, HSGT)
79. analyze the properties of solutions (GPS, HSGT)
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