MICHIGAN SCIENCE NGSS MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS

MI MS EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

MI MS PHYSICAL SCIENCE
  • MS-PS1-1: Atomic Composition Model
  • MS-PS1-2: Chemical Properties and Reactions
  • MS-PS1-3: Synthetic Materials
  • MS-PS1-4: Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
  • MS-PS1-5: Conservation of Atoms in Reactions
  • MS-PS1-6: Thermal Energy Design Project
  • MS-PS2-1: Collision Design Solution
  • MS-PS2-2: Forces, Mass and the Motion of an Object
  • MS-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces
  • MS-PS2-4: Gravitational Interactions
  • MS-PS2-5: Electric, Magnetic, and Gravitational Fields
  • MS-PS3-1: Kinetic Energy of an Object
  • MS-PS3-2: Potential Energy of the System
  • MS-PS3-3: Thermal Energy Transfer Solution
  • MS-PS3-4: Thermal Energy Transfer
  • MS-PS3-5: Energy Transfer to or from an Object
  • MS-PS4-1: Wave Properties
  • MS-PS4-2: Wave Reflection, Absorption, and Transmission
  • MS-PS4-3: Digitized Wave Signals

MI LS LIFE SCIENCE

MI MS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
  1. 3-5-ETS1-1: Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources
  2. 3-5-ETS1-2: Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources
  3. 3-5-ETS1-3: Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources
Topics Grade State Standard State ID Details
Plant & Animal Cells; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-1 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Plant & Animal Cells; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Multicellular Organisms; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-3 Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Multicellular Organisms; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-8 Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Photosynthesis & Respiration; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-6 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Food Webs: Cycling of Matter & Flow of Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-7 Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Competition in Ecosystems; MS MI K-12 MS-LS2-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs: Cycling of Matter & Flow of Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-LS2-3 Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Competition in Ecosystems; MS MI K-12 MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Symbiosis (Interactions Between Organisms); MS MI K-12 MS-LS2-2 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Maintaining Biodiversity; MS MI K-12 MS-LS2-5 Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Reproduction of Living Things; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-4 Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Competition in Ecosystems; MS MI K-12 MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Genes & Mutations; MS MI K-12 MS-LS3-1 Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Reproduction of Living Things; MS MI K-12 MS-LS3-2 Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation
Biotechnology; MS MI K-12 MS-LS4-5 Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
The Fossil Record; MS MI K-12 MS-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Comparative Anatomy; MS MI K-12 MS-LS4-2 Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Comparative Anatomy; MS MI K-12 MS-LS4-3 Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Natural Selection; MS MI K-12 MS-LS4-4 Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Natural Selection; MS MI K-12 MS-LS4-6 Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Solar & Lunar Eclipses; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS1-1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
The Solar System; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
The Solar System; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS1-3 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Rock Layers (Geologic Time); MS MI K-12 MS-ESS1-4 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Tectonic Plates; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Tectonic Plates; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-3 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Rocks & Minerals (Including Rock Cycle); MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Water Cycle (6-8 Version); MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Natural Resource Distribution; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS3-1 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Air Masses & Weather Fronts; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-5 Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Not currently covered. MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-5 MI Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions in Michigan due to the Great Lakes and regional geography.
Climate Zones & Ocean Currents; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS2-6 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Intro to Climate Change; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Predicting Natural Disasters; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS3-2 Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Human Impacts on the Environment; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Human Impacts on the Environment; MS MI K-12 MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Engineering Design Process; MS MI K-12 MS-ETS1-1 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Design Process; MS MI K-12 MS-ETS1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Design Process; MS MI K-12 MS-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Design Process; MS MI K-12 MS-ETS1-4 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Atoms & Molecules; MS MI K-12 MS-PS1-1 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Synthetic Materials; MS MI K-12 MS-PS1-3 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Intro to Thermal Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS1-4 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Chemical Reactions; MS MI K-12 MS-PS1-2 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions; MS MI K-12 MS-PS1-5 Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Intro to Thermal Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS1-6 Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Newton’s Laws of Motion; MS MI K-12 MS-PS2-1 Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Newton’s Laws of Motion; MS MI K-12 MS-PS2-2 Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Electric & Magnetic Fields; MS MI K-12 MS-PS2-3 Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Gravitational Forces Between Objects; MS MI K-12 MS-PS2-4 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Electric & Magnetic Fields; MS MI K-12 MS-PS2-5 Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Potential vs. Kinetic Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS3-1 Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Potential vs. Kinetic Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS3-2 Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS3-4 Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Potential vs. Kinetic Energy; MS MI K-12 MS-PS3-5 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Wave Reflection, Absorption & Transmittance; MS MI K-12 MS-PS4-1 Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Wave Reflection, Absorption & Transmittance; MS MI K-12 MS-PS4-2 Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Digital vs. Analog Signals; MS MI K-12 MS-PS4-3 Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.