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Clean Air Projects

Grades 9-12

Grade

High School Science Expectations

(CAC)
 Air Pollution 101

(CAC)
 Air Quality Index

(CAC) Climate Change and Air Pollution

9-12

Life Sciences: Matter tends to be cycled within an ecosystem, while energy is transformed and eventually exists in the ecosystem.

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9-12

Life Sciences: The size and persistence of populations depend on their interactions with each other and on the abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

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X

9-12

Life Sciences: Cells, tissues organs, and organ systems maintain relatively stable internal environments, even in the face of changing external environments.

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X

X

9-12

Earth Systems Sciences: There are costs, benefits, and consequences of exploration, development, and consumption of renewable and nonrenewable resources.

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X

X

9-12

Earth Systems Sciences: The interaction of Earth’s surface with water, air, gravity, and biological activity causes physical and chemical changes.

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X

X

9-12

Earth Systems Sciences: Natural hazards have local, national and global impacts such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and thunderstorms.

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X

X

 

High School Reading, Writing, and Communicating Expectations

 

 

 

12

Oral Expression: Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and audience awareness.

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X

X

11

Reading for All Purposes: Complex situations require critical thinking across multiple disciplines.

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10

Oral Expression: Effectively operating in small and large groups to accomplish a goal requires active listening.

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X

9

Research & Resoning: Effective problem-solving strategies require high quality reasoning.

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