North Carolina Science Standard Course of Study & the GLOBE Program, Grades 9-12
Goal |
Physical Science |
Chemistry |
Physics |
Earth Science |
Biology |
Goal 1 |
The learner will construct an understanding of mechanics. |
The learner will build an understanding of the structure and properties of matter. |
The learner will build an understanding of linear motion. |
The learner will build an understanding of lithospheric materials, processes, changes, and uses with concerns for good stewardship. |
The learner will develop an understanding of the physical, chemical and cellular basis of life. |
GLOBE |
Hydrology |
Soils |
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Goal 2 |
The learner will build an understanding of thermal energy. |
The learner will build an understanding of regularities in chemistry. |
The learner will build an understanding of two-dimensional motion. |
The learner will develop an understanding of tectonic processes and their human impacts. |
The learner will develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time. |
GLOBE |
Hydrology |
Soils |
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Goal 3 |
The learner will construct an understanding of electricity and magnetism. |
The learner will build an understanding of energy changes in chemistry. |
The learner will develop an understanding of forces. |
The learner will build an understanding of the origin and evolution of the earth system. |
The learner will develop an understanding of the unity and diversity of life. |
GLOBE |
Soils |
Biology/land cover |
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Goal 4 |
The learner will develop an understanding of wave motion and the wave nature of sound and light. |
The learner will build an understanding of equilibrium and kinetics. |
The learner will develop an understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion. |
The learner will build an understanding of the hydrosphere and its interactions and influences on the lithosphere, the atmosphere, and environmental quality. |
The learner will develop an understanding of ecological relationships among organisms. |
GLOBE |
Hydrology, Soils |
Biology/land cover |
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Goal 5 |
The learner will build an understanding of the structure and properties of matter. |
The learner will develop an understanding of the nature of mechanical energy. |
The learner will build an understanding of the dynamics and composition of the atmosphere and its local and global processes influencing climate and air quality. |
Students will develop an understanding of the behavior of organisms, resulting from a combination of heredity and environment. |
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GLOBE |
Hydrology |
Atmosphere |
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Goal 6 |
The learner will build an understanding of regularities in chemistry. |
The learner will build an understanding of impulse and momentum. |
The learner will acquire an understanding of the earth in the solar system and its position in the universe. |
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GLOBE |
Meteorology |
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Goal 7 |
The learner will develop an understanding of wave motion and the wave nature of sound and light. |
The learner will build an understanding of alternative choices facing human societies in their stewardship of the earth. |
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GLOBE |
All |
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Goal 8 |
The learner will build an understanding of basic elementary principles of thermodynamics. |
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GLOBE |
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Goal 9 |
The learner will build an understanding of static electricity. |
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GLOBE |
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Goal 10 |
The learner will build an understanding of direct current electrical circuits. |