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Science for Ohio: Academic Content Standards Alignment for Science--TWELFTH GRADE
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Miami University
GREEN Teachers Institute.
Inquiry Unit Ohio Academic Standard and Lesson Notes
ALL Inquiries Identified Below
Earth and Space
Life
Physical
Science and Technology
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Ways of Knowing
1
2
3
 4 5 6
1
2
3
 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15  
1
2
3
 4
1
2
3
4
 5
1
2
 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11  

This chart identifies ALL strand areas in the Twelfth Grade standards. Areas highlighted in yellow are addressed if all of the inquiries identified below are implemented.
Note: Generally, a Science for Ohio inquiry is not included in in a grade level unless it has one or more of the Earth and Space, Life, or Physical science (content-oriented) strands. Indicator statements for these three strands are listed below under the heading Ohio Academic Standard.

It's a Small World After All! (Pond Microcosms)
Earth and Space
Life
Physical
Science and Technology
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Ways of Knowing
1
2
3
 4 5 6
1
2
3
 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15  
1
2
3
 4
1
2
3
4
 5
1
2
 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11  

Ohio Academic Standard:

  • Explain why and how living systems require a continuous input of energy to maintain their chemical and physical organization. Explain that with death and the cessation of energy input, living systems rapidly disintegrate toward more disorganized states.
  • Describe how a physical, chemical or ecological system in equilibrium may return to the same state of equilibrium if the disturbances it experiences are small. Large disturbances may cause it to escape that equilibrium and eventually settle into some other state of equilibrium.
  • Explain how all matter tends toward more disorganized states and describe real world examples (e.g., erosion of rocks and expansion of the universe).
  • Describe concepts/ideas in physical sciences that have important, long-lasting effects on science and society (e.g., quantum theory, theory of relativity, age of the universe).