Michigan  High School (HS)

MI HS-LIFE SCIENCE (LS)
  1. HS-LS1-1: Genes, Proteins, and Tissues
  2. HS-LS1-2: Interacting Body Systems
  3. HS-LS1-3: Feedback Mechanisms and Homeostasis
  4. HS-LS1-4: Cellular Division and Differentiation
  5. HS-LS1-5: Photosynthesis and Energy Transformation
  6. HS-LS1-6: Formation of Carbon-Based Molecules
  7. HS-LS1-7: Cellular Respiration and Energy Transfer
  8. HS-LS2-1: Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems
  9. HS-LS2-2: Biodiversity and Populations in Ecosystems
  10. HS-LS2-3: Aerobic and Anaerobic Cycling of Matter
  11. HS-LS2-4: Biomass and Trophic Levels
  12. HS-LS2-5: Cycling of Carbon in Ecosystems
  13. HS-LS2-6: Ecosystem
  14. Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
  15. HS-LS2-7: Human Impact Reduction Solution
  16. HS-LS2-8: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
  17. HS-LS3-1: Chromosomal Inheritance
  18. HS-LS3-2: Inheritable Genetic Variation
  19. HS-LS3-3: Variation and Distribution of Traits
  20. HS-LS4-1: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
  21. HS-LS4-2: Four Factors of Natural Selection
  22. HS-LS4-3: Adaptation of Populations
  23. HS-LS4-4: Natural Selection Leads to Adaptation
  24. HS-LS4-5: Environmental Change - Speciation and Extinction
  25. HS-LS4-6: Human Impact on Biodiversity Solution

MI HS-EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE (ESS)
  1. HS-ESS1-1: Nuclear Fusion and the Sun's Energy
  2. HS-ESS1-2: The Big Bang Theory
  3. HS-ESS1-3: Stellar Nucleosynthesis
  4. HS-ESS1-4: Orbital Motions
  5. HS-ESS1-5: Evidence of Plate Tectonics
  6. HS-ESS1-6: Evidence of the Earth's History
  7. HS-ESS2-1: The Creation of Landforms
  8. HS-ESS2-2: Feedback in Earth's Systems
  9. HS-ESS2-3: Cycling of Matter in the Earth's Interior
  10. HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change
  11. HS-ESS2-5: Interactions of the Hydrologic and Rock Cycles
  12. HS-ESS2-6: Carbon Cycling in Earth's Systems
  13. HS-ESS2-7: Coevolution of Life and Earth's Systems
  14. HS-ESS3-1: Global Impacts on Human Activity
  15. HS-ESS3-2: Cost-Benefit Ratio Design Solutions
  16. HS-ESS3-3: Biodiversity, Natural Resources, and Human Sustainability
  17. HS-ESS3-4: Reducing Human Impact Design Solutions
  18. HS-ESS3-5: Climate Change and Future Impacts
  19. HS-ESS3-6: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

MI HS-PHYSICAL SCIENCE (PS)
  1. HS-PS1-1: Valence Electrons and Properties of Elements
  2. HS-PS1-2: Simple Chemical Reactions
  3. HS-PS1-3: Electrical Forces and Bulk Scale Structure
  4. HS-PS1-4: Total Bond Energy Change in Chemical Reactions
  5. HS-PS1-5: Collision Theory and Rates of Reaction
  6. HS-PS1-6: Increased Products Design Solution
  7. HS-PS1-7: Conservation of Atoms in Chemical Reactions
  8. HS-PS1-8: Fission, Fusion, and Radioactive Decay
  9. HS-PS2-1: Newton's Second Law of Motion
  10. HS-PS2-2: Conservation of Momentum
  11. HS-PS2-3: Reducing Force in Collisions Device
  12. HS-PS2-4: Gravitational and Electrostatic Forces Between Objects
  13. HS-PS2-5: Electric Current and Magnetic Fields
  14. HS-PS2-6: Molecular-Level Structure of Designed Materials
  15. HS-PS3-1: Energy Change in Components of a System
  16. HS-PS3-2: Macroscopic Energy Due to Particle Position and Motion
  17. HS-PS3-3: Energy Conversion Device Design
  18. HS-PS3-4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  19. HS-PS3-5: Energy Change Due to Interacting Fields
  20. HS-PS4-1: Wave Properties in Various Media
  21. HS-PS4-2: Digital Transmission and Storage of Information
  22. HS-PS4-3: Wave-Particle Duality of Electromagnetic Radiation
  23. HS-PS4-4: Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation
  24. HS-PS4-5: Waves and Information Technology

M HS-ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ETS)
  1. HS-ETS1-1
  2. HS-ETS1-2
  3. HS-ETS1-3
  4. HS-ETS1-4

HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL SCIENCES: PS

State ID Topic State Standards Details
HS-PS1 MATTER AND INTERACTIONS
HS-PS1-1 Electron Configuration Element Builder Periodic Trends Periodic Trends MI K-12 Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
HS-PS1-1 Covalent Bonds Ionic Bonds Periodic Trends Electrons and Chemical Reactions MI K-12 Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.
HS-PS1-3 Melting Points Polarity and Intermolecular Forces Sticky Molecules MI K-12 Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles.
HS-PS1-4 Feel the Heat Reaction Energy MI K-12 Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.
HS-PS1-5 Collision Theory MI K-12 Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs.
HS-PS1-6 Equilibrium and Concentration Equilibrium and Pressure MI K-12 Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium
HS-PS1-7 Balancing Chemical Equations Chemical Changes Chemical Equations Moles Stoichiometry MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.
HS-PS1-8 Average Atomic Mass Half-life Isotopes Nuclear Decay Nuclear Reactions MI K-12 Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
HS-PS2 MOTION AND STABILITY: Forces and Interactions
HS-PS2-1 Atwood Machine Crumple Zones Fan Cart Physics MI K-12 Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.
HS-PS2-2 2D Collisions Air Track MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
HS-PS2-3 Crumple Zones MI K-12 Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.
HS-PS2-4 Coulomb Force (Static) Gravitational Force Pith Ball Lab MI K-12 Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.
HS-PS2-5 Electromagnetic Induction MI K-12 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.
Magnetic Induction MI K-12
HS-PS2-6 Feel the heat MI K-12 Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular-level structure is important in the functioning of designed materials.
HS-PS3 ENERGY
HS-PS3-1 Energy Conversion in a System Energy of a Pendulum Inclined Plane - Rolling Objects Inclined Plane - Simple Machine Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects MI K-12 Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
HS-PS3-2 Boyle's Law and Charles's Law Energy Conversion in a System Energy of a Pendulum Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects Potential Energy on Shelves MI K-12 Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects).
HS-PS3-3 Feel the Heat Trebuchet MI K-12 Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
HS-PS3-4 Charge Launcher Electromagnetic Induction Magnetic Induction Magnetism Pith Ball Lab Polarity and Intermolecular Forces MI K-12 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperature are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics).
HS-PS3-5 Charge Launcher Electromagnetic Induction Magnetic Induction Magnetism Pith Ball Lab Polarity and Intermolecular Forces MI K-12 Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction.
HS-PS4 WAVES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN TECHNOLOGIES FOR INFORMATION TRANSFER
HS-PS4-1 Doppler Shift Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station Refraction Ripple Tank Waves MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.
HS-PS4-2 MI K-12
HS-PS4-3 Basic Prism Photoelectric Effect MI K-12 Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.
HS-PS4-4 Heat Absorption Herschel Experiment - Metric Photoelectric Effect Radiation MI K-12 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
HS-PS4-5 Phased Array MI K-12 Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.

HIGH SCHOOL LIFE SCIENCES:LS

State ID Topic State Standards Details
HS-LS
HS-LS1 FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: Structures and Processes
HS-LS1-1 Building DNA Genetic Engineering RNA and Protein Synthesis Enzymes - High SchoolSTEM Case Protein Synthesis - High School STEM Case MI K-12 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
HS-LS1-2 Cell Types Circulatory System Digestive System Muscles and Bones Senses Diffusion - High SchoolSTEM Case Enzymes - High SchoolSTEM Case Osmosis - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
HS-LS1-3 Homeostasis Human Homeostasis Paramecium Homeostasis Osmosis - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
HS-LS1-4 Cell Division Embryo Development Meiosis Meowsis - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
HS-LS1-5 Cell Energy Cycle Photosynthesis Lab Photosynthesis - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs.
HS-LS1-6 Dehydration MI K-12 Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-based molecules.
HS-LS1-7 Cell Energy Cycle Cell Respiration - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy.
HS-LS2  Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
HS-LS2-1 Food Chain Forest Ecosystem Prairie Ecosystem Rabbit Population by Season Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric MI K-12 Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
HS-LS2-2 Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors Evolution: Mutation and Selection Food Chain Forest Ecosystem Microevolution Prairie Ecosystem Rabbit Population by Season Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric Evolution - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
HS-LS2-3 Cell Respiration -STEM Case MI K-12 Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
HS-LS2-4 Food Chain Forest Ecosystem Photosynthesis - STEM Case MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
HS-LS2-5 Carbon Cycle Cell Energy Cycle Plants and Snails Pond Ecosystem MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
HS-LS2-6 Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors Food Chain Forest Ecosystem Prairie Ecosystem MI K-12 Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
HS-LS2-7 GMOs and the Environment Nitrogen Cycle - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.GMOs and the Environment
HS-LS3 HEREDITY: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
HS-LS3-1 Building DNA DNA Analysis DNA Profiling Evolution: Mutation and Selection Genetic Engineering Human Karyotyping Meiosis Meowsis - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
HS-LS3-2 Building DNA Evolution: Mutation and Selection Meiosis Microevolution Mouse Genetics (One Trait) Evolution - High SchoolSTEM Case Meowsis - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
HS-LS3-3 Chicken Genetics Fast Plants® 1 - Growth and Genetics Fast Plants® 2 - Mystery Parent Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Microevolution Mouse Genetics (One Trait) Mouse Genetics (Two Traits) MI K-12 Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.
HS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4-1 Cladograms Embryo Development Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection Human Evolution - Skull Analysis Natural Selection RNA and Protein Synthesis Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric MI K-12 Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
HS-LS4-2 Evolution: Mutation and Selection Natural Selection Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric Evolution - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.
HS-LS4-3 Evolution: Mutation and Selection Microevolution Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric Evolution - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.
HS-LS4-4 Evolution: Mutation and Selection Microevolution Natural Selection Evolution - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
HS-LS4-5 Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors Evolution: Mutation and Selection Natural Selection Rabbit Population by Season Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric Evolution - High SchoolSTEM Case MI K-12 Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
HS-LS4-6 MI K-12 reate or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.

HS-ETS: Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science

Topic State Standards Details
HS-ETS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
HS-ETS1-1 Crumple Zones GMOs and the Environment Genetic Engineering Nitrogen Cycle -STEM Case MI K-12 Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
HS-ETS1-2 Crumple Zones DNA Profiling GMOs and the Environment Genetic Engineering Nitrogen Cycle - STEM Case MI K-12 Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
HS-ETS1-3 Crumple Zones GMOs and the Environment Genetic Engineering Nitrogen Cycle - STEM Case MI K-12 Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
HS-ETS1-4 Crumple Zones GMOs and the Environment Genetic Engineering Nitrogen Cycle - STEM Case MI K-12 Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

HS-ESS: Earth and Space Science

Topic State Standards Details
HS ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
HS-ESS1-1 H-R Diagram Nuclear Reactions MI K-12 Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation.
HS-ESS1-2 Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law MI K-12 Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe
HS-ESS1-3 Nuclear Reactions MI K-12 Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
HS-ESS1-4 Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws Solar System Explorer MI K-12 Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.
HS-ESS2 Earth's Systems
HS-ESS2-1 Erosion Rates Plate Tectonics River Erosion Weathering MI K-12 Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.
HS- ESS2-2 Carbon Cycle MI K-12 Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
HS- ESS2-3 Conduction and Convection Plate Tectonics MI K-12 Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.
HS- ESS2-4 Greenhouse Effect - Metric MI K-12 Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
HS- ESS2-5 Erosion Rates River Erosion Rock Cycle Water Cycle Weathering MI K-12 Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
HS- ESS2-6 Carbon cycle MI K-12 Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
HS-ESS3
HS-ESS3-1 GMOs and the Environment Nitrogen Cycle - High School STEM Case MI K-12 Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
HS ESS3-2 Greenhouse Effect - Metric MI K-12 Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems.
HS ESS3-3 Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors Pond Ecosystem Water Pollution MI K-12 Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.
HS ESS3-4 GMOs and the Environment Nitrogen Cycle - High School STEM Case MI K-12 Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
HS ESS3-5 Greenhouse Effect - Metric MI K-12 Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems.
HS ESS3-6 Carbon Cycle Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors MI K-12 Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.