Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to compare and contrast the respiratory systems of fish and humans, identifying similarities in function (oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide release) and differences in structural adaptations (gills vs. lungs).

2. Students will be able to identify and explain various ways human activities, such as farming, land clearing, building, and pollution, cause rapid changes in ecosystems.

3. Students will be able to analyze the impacts of human-induced environmental changes on the survival of plants and animals.

4. Students will be able to recognize that human actions can both negatively impact and positively contribute to the restoration of ecosystems.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to refine their understanding of specific animal adaptations (e.g., penguin feet) by integrating new information and contrasting it with their initial ideas.

2. Students will be able to synthesize information from various lessons to provide a comprehensive scientific explanation of how different animals and plants adapt to survive in extreme climates, using evidence and examples.

3. Students will be able to explain how amphibians' unique adaptations, such as breathing through their skin, make them well-suited to moist environments but also vulnerable to environmental changes like pollution.

4. Students will be able to propose solutions and advocate for environmental conservation, specifically regarding clean air and water, by demonstrating an understanding of their impact on amphibian and human health.

Learning Targets:

1. Explain the forces involved in starting and stopping motion.

2. Describe the relationship between energy and motion.

3. Analyze energy transfer during collisions and its implications for safety.

4. Apply concepts of motion and energy to design solutions for vehicle safety.

Modules

Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to predict the relationship between the force applied to an object and its resulting kinetic energy.

2. Students will be able to design and conduct an experiment to investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied to an object (e.g., dropping vs. throwing clay) and the observable effects of its kinetic energy upon impact.

3. Students will be able to analyze experimental results and text to explain how the mass of an object affects its kinetic energy and the outcome of a collision.

4. Students will be able to explain the principle of energy conservation in collisions, identifying how kinetic energy is transformed into other forms such as sound, thermal energy (friction), and transferred to other objects without disappearing.