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2004 Ohio Science Indicators (Grades 6-8)
Earth and Space Sciences:
1. (Grade 6) Describe the rock cycle and explain that there are sedimentary, igneous
and metamorphic rocks that have distinct properties (e.g., color, texture) and are
formed in different ways.
2. (Grade 6) Explain that rocks are made of one or more minerals.
3. (Grade 6) Identify minerals by their characteristic properties.
4. (Grade 7) Explain the biogeochemical cycles which move materials between the
lithosphere (land), hydrosphere (water) and atmosphere (air).
5. (Grade 7) Explain that Earth's capacity to absorb and recycle materials naturally
(e.g., smoke, smog and sewage) can change the environmental quality depending
on the length of time involved (e.g. global warming).
6. (Grade 7) Describe the water cycle and explain the transfer of energy between the
atmosphere and hydrosphere.
7. (Grade 7) Analyze data on the availability of fresh water that is essential for life and
for most industrial and agricultural processes. Describe how rivers, lakes and
groundwater can be depleted or polluted becoming less hospitable to life and even
becoming unavailable or unsuitable for life.
8. (Grade 7) Make simple weather predictions based on the changing cloud types
associated with frontal systems.
9. (Grade 7) Determine how weather observations and measurements are combined to
produce weather maps and that data for a specific location at one point in time can
be displayed in a station model.
10. (Grade 7) Read a weather map to interpret local, regional and national weather.
11. (Grade 7) Describe how temperature and precipitation determine climatic zones
(biomes) (e.g., desert, grasslands, forests, tundra and alpine).
12. (Grade 7) Describe the connection between the water cycle and weather-related
phenomenon (e.g., tornadoes, floods, droughts and hurricanes).
13. (Grade 8) Describe how objects in the solar system are in regular an predictable motions
that explain such phenomena as days, years, seasons, eclipses, tides and moon cycles.
14. (Grade 8) Explain that gravitational force is the dominant force determining motions in the
solar system and in particular keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
15. (Grade 8) Compare the orbits and composition of comets and asteroids with that of Earth.
16. (Grade 8) Describe the effect that asteroids or meteoroids have when moving through
space and sometimes entering planetary atmospheres (e.g., meteor-"shooting star" and
meteorite).
17. (Grade 8) Explain that the universe consists of billions of galaxies that are classified by
shape.
18. (Grade 8) Explain interstellar distances are measured in light years (e.g., the nearest star
beyond the sun is 4.3 light years away).
19. (Grade 8) Examine the life cycle of a star and predict the next likely stage of a star.
20. (Grade 8) Name and describe tools used to study the universe (e.g., telescopes, probes,
satellites and spacecraft).
21. (Grade 8) Describe the interior structure of Earth and Earth's crust as divided into tectonic
plates riding on top of the slow moving currents of magma in the mantle. Explain that most
major geological events (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hot spots and mountain
building) result from plate motion.
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22. (Grade 8) Use models to analyze the size and shape of Earth, its surface and its interior
(e.g., globes, topographic maps, satellite images).
23. (Grade 8) Explain that some processes involved in the rock cycle are directly related to
thermal energy and forces in the mantle that drive plate motions.
24. (Grade 8) Describe how landforms are created through a combination of destructive (e.g.,
weathering and erosion) and constructive processes (e.g., crustal deformation, volcanic
eruptions and deposition of sediment).
25. (Grade 8) Explain that folding, faulting and uplifting can rearrange the rock layers so the
youngest is not always found on top.
26. (Grade 8) Illustrate how the three primary types of plate boundaries (transform, divergent
and convergent) cause different landforms (e.g., mountains, volcanoes and ocean
trenches).
Life Sciences:
27. (Grade 6) Explain that many of the basic functions of organisms are carried out by or
within cells and are similar in all organisms.
28. (Grade 6) Explain that multicellular organisms have a variety of specialized cells,
tissues, organs and organ systems that perform specialized functions.
29. (Grade 6) Identify how plant cells differ from animal cells (e.g., cell wall and
chloroplasts).
30. (Grade 6) Recognize that an individual organism does not live forever; therefore
reproduction is necessary for the continuation of every species and traits are passed
on to the next generation through reproduction.
31. (Grade 6) Describe that in asexual reproduction all the inherited traits come from a
single parent.
32. (Grade 6) Describe that in sexual reproduction an egg and sperm unite and some
traits come from each parent, so the offspring is never identical to either of its
parents.
33. (Grade 6) Recognize that likenesses between parents and offspring (e.g., eye color,
flower color) are inherited. Other likenesses, such as table manners are learned.
34. (Grade 6) Describe how organisms may interact with one another.
35. (Grade 7) Investigate the great variety of body plans and internal structures found in
multicellular organisms.
36. (Grade 7) Investigate how organisms or populations may interact with one another through
symbiotic relationships and how some species have become so adapted to each other that
neither could survive without the other (e.g., predator-prey, parasitism, mutualism and
commensalism).
37. (Grade 7) Explain how the number of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on
adequate biotic (living) resources (e.g., plants, animals) and abiotic (non-living) resources
(e.g., light, water and soil).
38. (Grade 7) Investigate how overpopulation impacts an ecosystem.
39. (Grade 7) Explain that some environmental changes occur slowly while others occur rapidly
(e.g., forest and pond succession, fires and decomposition).
40. (Grade 7) Summarize the ways that natural occurrences and human activity affect the
transfer of energy in Earth's ecosystems (e.g., fire, hurricanes, roads and oil spills).
41. (Grade 7) Explain that photosynthetic cells convert solar energy into chemical energy that
is used to carry on life functions or is transferred to consumers and used to carry on their life
functions.
42. (Grade 7) Investigate the great diversity among organisms.
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43. (Grade 8) Describe that asexual reproduction limits the spread of detrimental
characteristics through a species and allows for genetic continuity.
44. (Grade 8) Recognize that in sexual reproduction new combinations of traits are produced
which may increase or decrease an organism's chances for survival.
45. (Grade 8) Explain how variations in structure, behavior or physiology allow some organisms
to enhance their reproductive success and survival in a particular environment.
46. (Grade 8) Explain that diversity of species is developed through gradual processes over
many generations (e.g., fossil record).
47. (Grade 8) Investigate how an organism adapted to a particular environment may become
extinct if the environment, as shown by the fossil record, changes.
Physical Sciences:
48. (Grade 6) Explain that equal volumes of different substances usually have different
masses.
49. (Grade 6) Describe that in a chemical change new substances are formed with
different properties than the original substance (e.g., rusting, burning).
50. (Grade 6) Describe that in a physical change (e.g., state, shape and size) the
chemical properties of a substance remain unchanged.
51. (Grade 6) Describe that chemical and physical changes occur all around us (e.g., in
the human body, cooking and industry)
52. (Grade 6) Explain that the energy found in nonrenewable resources such as fossil
fuels (e.g., oil, coal and natural gas) originally came from the sun and may renew
slowly over millions of years.
53. (Grade 6) Explain that energy derived from renewable resources such as wind and
water is assumed to be available indefinitely.
54. (Grade 6) Describe how electric energy can be produced from a variety of sources
(e.g., sun, wind and coal).
55. (Grade 6) Describe how renewable and nonrenewable energy resources can be
managed (e.g., fossil fuels, trees and water).
56. (Grade 7) Investigate how matter can change forms but the total amount of matter remains
constant.
57. (Grade 7) Describe how an object can have potential energy due to its position or chemical
composition and can have kinetic energy due to its motion.
58. (Grade 7) Identify different forms of energy (e.g., electrical, mechanical, chemical, thermal,
nuclear, radiant and acoustic).
59. (Grade 7) Explain how energy can change forms but the total amount of energy remains
constant.
60. (Grade 7) Trace energy transformation in a simple closed system (e.g., a flashlight).
61. (Grade 8) Describe how the change in the position (motion) of an object is always
judged and described in comparison to a reference point.
62. (Grade 8) Explain that motion describes the change in the position of an object
(characterized by a speed and direction) as time changes.
63. (Grade 8) Explain that an unbalanced force acting on an object changes that object's
speed and/or direction.
64. (Grade 8) Demonstrate that waves transfer energy.
65. (Grade 8) Demonstrate that vibrations in materials may produce waves that spread
away from the source in all directions (e.g., earthquake waves and sound waves).
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2010 Ohio Science Indicators (Grades 6-8)
Earth and Space Science:
1. (Grade 6) Minerals have specific, quantifiable properties.
2. (Grade 6) Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic solids that have a defined
chemical composition. Minerals have properties that can be observed and
measured. Minerals form in specific environments.
3. (Grade 6) Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have unique characteristics
that can be used for identification and/or classification.
4. (Grade 6) Most rocks are composed of one or more minerals, but there are a few
types of sedimentary rocks that contain organic material, such as coal. The
composition of the rock, types of mineral present, mineral arrangement, and/or
mineral shape and size can be used to identify the rock and to interpret its history of
formation, breakdown (weathering) and transport (erosion).
5. (Grade 6) Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form in different ways.
6. (Grade 6) Magma or lava cools and crystallizes to form igneous rocks. Heat and
pressure applied to existing rock forms metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary rock forms
as existing rock weathers chemically and/or physically and the weathered material is
compressed and then lithifies. Each rock type can provide information about the
environment in which it was formed.
7. (Grade 6) Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and
weathered rock.
8. (Grade 6) Soil formation occurs at different rates and is based on environmental
conditions, type of existing bedrock and rates of weathering. Soil forms in layers
known as horizons. Soil horizons can be distinguished from one another based on
properties that can be measured.
9. (Grade 6) Rocks, minerals and soils have common and practical uses.
10. (Grade 6) Nearly all manufactured material requires some kind of geologic resource.
Most geologic resources are considered nonrenewable. Rocks, minerals and soil are
examples of geologic resources that are nonrenewable.
11. (Grade 7) The hydrologic cycle illustrates the changing states of water as it moves
through the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
12. (Grade 7) Thermal energy is transferred as water changes state throughout the
cycle. The cycling of water in the atmosphere is an important part of weather
patterns on Earth. The rate at which water flows through soil and rock is dependent
upon the porosity and permeability of the soil or rock.
13. (Grade 7) Thermal-energy transfers in the ocean and the atmosphere contribute to
the formation of currents, which influence global climate patterns.
14. (Grade 7) The sun is the major source of energy for wind, air and ocean currents
and the hydrologic cycle. As thermal energy transfers occur in the atmosphere and
ocean, currents form. Large bodies of water can influence weather and climate. The
jet stream is an example of an atmospheric current and the Gulf Stream is an
example of an oceanic current. Ocean currents are influenced by factors other than
thermal energy, such as water density, mineral content (such as salinity), ocean floor
topography and Earth's rotation. All of these factors delineate global climate patterns
on Earth.
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15. (Grade 7) The atmosphere has different properties at different elevations and
contains a mixture of gases that cycle through the lithosphere, biosphere,
hydrosphere and atmosphere.
16. (Grade 7) The atmosphere is held to the Earth by the force of gravity. There are
defined layers of the atmosphere that have specific properties, such as temperature,
chemical composition and physical characteristics. Gases in the atmosphere include
nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, carbon dioxide and other trace gases.
Biogeochemical cycles illustrate the movement of specific elements or molecules
(such as carbon or nitrogen) through the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and
atmosphere.
17. (Grade 7) The relative patterns of motion and positions of the Earth, moon and sun
cause solar and lunar eclipses, tides and phases of the moon.
18. (Grade 7) The moon's orbit and its change of position relative to the Earth and sun
result in different parts of the moon being visible from Earth (phases of the moon). A
solar eclipse is when Earth moves into the shadow of the moon (during a new
moon). A lunar eclipse is when the moon moves into the shadow of Earth (during a
full moon). Gravitational force between the Earth and the moon causes daily oceanic
tides. When the gravitational forces from the sun and moon align (at new and full
moons) spring tides occur. When the gravitational forces of the sun and moon are
perpendicular (at first and last quarter moons), neap tides occur.
19. (Grade 8) The composition and properties of Earth's interior are identified by the
behavior of seismic waves.
20. (Grade 8). The refraction and reflection of seismic waves as they move through one
type of material to another is used to differentiate the layers of Earth's interior. Earth
has an inner and outer core, an upper and lower mantle, and a crust.
21. (Grade 8). The formation of the planet generated heat from gravitational energy and
the decay of radioactive elements, which is still present today. Heat released from
Earth's core drives convection currents throughout the mantle and the crust.
22. (Grade 8). Earth's crust consists of major and minor tectonic plates that move
relative to each other.
23. (Grade 8) Historical data and observations such as fossil distribution,
paleomagnetism, continental drift and sea-floor spreading contributed to the theory
of plate tectonics. The rigid tectonic plates move with the molten rock and magma
beneath them in the upper mantle.
24. (Grade 8) Convection currents in the crust and upper mantle cause the movement of
the plates. The energy that forms convection currents comes from deep within the
Earth.
25. (Grade 8) There are three main types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent
and transform. Each type of boundary results in specific motion and causes events
(such as earthquakes or volcanic activity) or features (such as mountains or
trenches) that are indicative of that type of boundary.
26. (Grade 8) A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed
Earth's surface.
27. (Grade 8) Earth's surface is formed from a variety of different geologic processes,
including but not limited to plate tectonics.
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28. (Grade 8) Evidence of the dynamic changes of Earth's surface through time is found
in the geologic record.
29. (Grade 8) Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. Earth history is based on
observations of the geologic record and the understanding that processes observed
at present day are similar to those that occurred in the past (uniformitarianism).
There are different methods to determine relative and absolute age of some rock
layers in the geologic record. Within a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rocks,
the oldest rocks are at the bottom (superposition). The geologic record can help
identify past environmental and climate conditions.
Life Science:
30. (Grade 6) Cells are the fundamental unit of life.
31. (Grade 6) All living things are composed of cells. Different body tissues and organs
are made of different kinds of cells. The ways cells function are similar in all living
organisms.
32. (Grade 6) All cells come from pre-existing cells.
33. (Grade 6) Cells repeatedly divide resulting in more cells and growth and repair in
multicellular organisms.
34. (Grade 6) Cells carry on specific functions that sustain life.
35. (Grade 6) Many basic functions of organisms occur in cells. Cells take in nutrients
and energy to perform work, like making various molecules required by that cell or
an organism.
36. (Grade 6) Every cell is covered by a membrane that controls what can enter and
leave the cell.
37. (Grade 6) Within the cell are specialized parts for the transport of materials, energy
capture and release, protein building, waste disposal, information feedback and
movement.
38. (Grade 6) Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the
complementary nature of structure and function.
39. (Grade 6) Level of organization within organisms includes cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems and whole organisms.
40. (Grade 6) Whether the organism is single-celled or multicellular, all of its parts
function as a whole to perform the tasks necessary for the survival of the organism.
41. (Grade 6) Organisms have diverse body plans, symmetry and internal structures that
contribute to their being able to survive in their environments.
42. (Grade 7) Matter is transferred continuously between one organism to another and
between organisms and their physical environments.
43. (Grade 7) Plants use the energy in light to make sugars out of carbon dioxide and
water (photosynthesis).
44. (Grade 7) These materials can be used immediately stored for later use. Organisms
that eat plants break down plant structures to produce the materials and energy they
need to survive. Then they are consumed by other organisms.
45. (Grade 7) Energy can transform from one form to another in living things. Animals
get energy from oxidizing their food, releasing some of its energy as heat. The total
amount of matter and energy remains constant, even though its form and location
change.
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46. (Grade 7) In any particular biome, the number, growth and survival of organisms and
populations depend on biotic and abiotic factors.
47. (Grade 7) Biomes are regional ecosystems characterized by distinct types of
organisms that have developed under specific soil and climatic conditions.
48. (Grade 7) The variety of physical (abiotic) conditions that exists on Earth gives rise
to diverse environments (biomes) and allows for the existence of a wide variety of
organisms (biodiversity).
49. (Grade 7) Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; the number and types of species
fluctuate over time. Disruptions, deliberate or inadvertent, to the physical (abiotic) or
biological (biotic) components of an ecosystem impact the composition of an
ecosystem.
50. (Grade 8) Diversity of species occurs through gradual processes over many
generations. Fossil records provide evidence that changes have occurred in number
and types of species.
51. (Grade 8) Fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental
conditions have changed.
52. (Grade 8) Changes in environmental conditions can affect how beneficial a trait will
be for the survival and reproductive success of an organism or an entire species.
53. (Grade 8) Throughout Earth's history, extinction of a species has occurred when the
environment changes and the individual organisms of that species do not have the
traits necessary to survive and reproduce in the changed environment. Most species
(approximately 99 percent) that have lived on Earth are now extinct.
54. (Grade 8) Reproduction is necessary for the continuation of every species.
55. (Grade 8) Every organism alive today comes from a long line of ancestors who
reproduced successfully every generation. Reproduction is the transfer of genetic
information from one generation to the next. It can occur with mixing of genes from
two individuals (sexual reproduction). It can occur with the transfer of genes from
one individual to the next generation (asexual reproduction). The ability to reproduce
defines living things.
56. (Grade 8) The characteristics of an organism are a result of inherited traits received
from parent(s).
57. (Grade 8) Expression of all traits is determined by genes and environmental factors
to varying degrees. Many genes influence more than one trait, and many traits are
influenced by more than one gene.
58. (Grade 8) During reproduction, genetic information (DNA) is transmitted between
parent and offspring. In asexual reproduction, the lone parent contributes DNA to the
offspring. In sexual reproduction, both parents contribute DNA to the offspring.
Physical Science:
59. (Grade 6) All matter is made up of small particles called atoms.
60. (Grade 6) Each atom takes up space, has mass and is in constant motion. Mass is
the amount of matter in an object.
61. (Grade 6) Elements are a class of substances composed of a single kind of atom.
62. (Grade 6) Molecules are the combination of two or more atoms that are joined
together chemically.
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63. (Grade 6) Compounds are composed of two or more different elements. Each
element and compound has properties, which are independent of the amount of the
sample.
64. (Grade 6) Changes of state are explained by a model of matter composed of atoms
and/or molecules that are in motion.
65. (Grade 6) Atoms and molecules are not changed in structure when a substance
undergoes a change of state; the amount of motion of the atoms and molecules is
changed. Thermal energy is a measure of the motion of the atoms and molecules in
a substance.
66. (Grade 6) Mass is conserved when substances undergo changes of state.
67. (Grade 6) There are two categories of energy: kinetic and potential.
68. (Grade 6) Objects and substances in motion have kinetic energy.
69. (Grade 6) Objects and substances can store energy as a result of its position
(potential energy).
70. (Grade 6) An object's motion can be described by its speed and the direction in
which it is moving.
71. (Grade 6) An object's position and speed can be measured and graphed as a
function of time.
72. (Grade 7) The properties of matter are determined by the arrangement of atoms.
73. (Grade 7) Elements can be organized into families of elements with similar
properties, such as highly reactive metals, less-reactive metals, highly reactive
nonmetals and some almost-completely nonreactive gases. Substances are
classified according to their properties, such as metals and acids.
74. (Grade 7) When substances are combined in a mixture, the new product may have
different properties, but the amount of mass does not change.
75. (Grade 7) Energy can be transformed from one form to another or can be transferred
from one location to another, but is never lost.
76. (Grade 7) When energy is transferred from one system to another, the quantity of
energy before transfer equals the quantity of energy after transfer. When energy is
transformed from one form to another, the total amount of energy remains the same.
77. (Grade 7) Energy can be transferred through a variety of ways.
78. (Grade 7) Thermal energy can be transferred through radiation, convection and
conduction. Mechanical energy can be transferred when objects push or pull on
each other over a distance. Electromagnetic waves transfer energy when they
interact with matter. Electrical energy transfers when an electrical source is
connected in a complete electrical circuit to an electrical device.
79. (Grade 8) Some forces between objects act when the objects are in direct contact or
when they are not touching
80. (Grade 8) Magnetic, electrical and gravitational forces can act at a distance.
81. (Grade 8) Forces have magnitude and direction.
82. (Grade 8) The motion of an object is always measured with respect to a reference
point.
83. (Grade 8) Forces can be added. The net force on an object is the sum of all of the
forces acting on the object. The net force acting on an object can change the
object's direction and/or speed.
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84. (Grade 8) When the net force is greater than zero, the object's speed and/or
direction will change. When the net force is zero, the object remains at rest or
continues to move at a constant speed in a straight line.
85. (Grade 8) There are different types of potential energy.
86. (Grade 8) Gravitational potential energy changes in a system as the masses or
relative position(s) of objects are changed. Objects can have elastic potential energy
due to their compression, or chemical potential energy due to the nature and
arrangement of the atoms that make up the object
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