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The Interactions curriculum introduces students to science as an endeavor, a process we engage in, rather than solely a set of discoveries by others. Through engaging in modeling and scientific explanation students explore curious aspects of the everyday world, discovering how the unseen world of atomic level interactions and energy transformations are responsible for much of what we observe around us.

Designed from the ground up to support the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and three dimensional learning.

For 9th grade physical or integrated science students.

Curriculum Overview

Fundamental forces, unseen yet felt in every moment of our existence, govern the interactions of matter and energy that in turn shape our lives. By understanding these forces, we create a foundation that supports doing and understanding modern sciences and technologies. Why do clothes stick together when they come out of the dryer? How is it that a tiny spark can trigger an explosion? Working from these and other questions, students start their explorations by asking their own questions and discussing what they already know. They observe phenomena, engage in hands on activities and use online simulations to collect evidence. From their evidence, they construct mental models of the forces that drive interesting phenomena and test their models by predicting further events. Learn more "

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Students explore how interactions of matter and energy at the atomic level explain phenomena across physics, chemistry, and biology.

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The Organism Scale units ( Animals, Plants, and Decomposers) engage students in tracing matter and energy through organisms (e.g., mealworms, lettuce plants, and bread mold). These units address the same big ideas in different contexts, focusing on the processes within an individual organism. The Carbon-transforming processes addressed in these units are photosynthesis, cellular respiration, digestion, and biosynthesis.

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The Organism Scale units ( Animals, Plants, and Decomposers) engage students in tracing matter and energy through organisms (e.g., mealworms, lettuce plants, and bread mold). These units address the same big ideas in different contexts, focusing on the processes within an individual organism. The Carbon-transforming processes addressed in these units are photosynthesis, cellular respiration, digestion, and biosynthesis.

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NGSS Storylines

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Why Do Some Things Get Colder (or Hotter) When They React?

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In this high school physical sciences unit, students investigate why some substances absorb heat when they react, while others release it. Students first solve the mystery of where the energy goes in endothermic reactions by examining salt dissolution and using magnets as models for bonds.

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NGSS Storylines

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Why Don't Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?

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This high school unit on natural selection and evolution starts out with students exploring the case of a young girl with a life-threatening infection of pan-resistant bacteria. This case sparks questions that lead them to investigate the growing prevalence of such cases and the discrepancies between antibiotic use in their communities and CDC recommendations.

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Model Based Biology

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MODEL BASED BIOLOGY | STUDENTS MAKING SENSE OF BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA

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A repository of the MBER-Bio curriculum used by high school biology teachers using Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

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This could be set up as a synchronous, (remote) teacher lead course in a high school

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Online Earth & Space Science Course Prepares Students for Careers In Energy, Environment & Earth Resource Management

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Earth science prepares students for a growing array of jobs and for understanding crucial issues affecting our society. Yet 75% of our nation's students do not take an Earth science course in high school.

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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A 10-unit NGSS aligned course available to AMTA members who have taken a Modeling in PS workshop.