Unit Objectives:

Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
The significance of a phenomenon is dependent on the scale, proportion, and quantity at which it occurs. 

Energy and Matter                                                                                                                                                     
Energy drives the cycling of matter within and between systems. 

Stability and Change                                                                                                                                                 Much of science deals with constructing explanations of how things change and how they remain stable.

Cause and Effect                                                                                                                                                Empirical evidence is required to differentiate between cause and correlation and make claims about specific causes and effects. 

 

Systems and Models
When investigating or describing a system, the boundaries and initial conditions of the system need to be defined and their inputs and outputs analyzed and described using models.

Structure and Function         
The function and properties of natural and designed objects and systems can be inferred from their overall structure, the way their components are shaped and used, and the molecular substructures of its various materials.