Grade Levels

• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12

UC A-G Approval - No

Related Occupations

Biologists

Biomedical Engineers

Clinical Data Managers

Clinical Research Coordinators

Mathematical Technicians

Medical Equipment Preparers

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

California English Common Core Standards (31) Show Standards

• RL.11-12.3 Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters/archetypes are introduced and developed).
• RL.11-12.5 Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
• RL.11-12.6 Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).
• RL.11-12.9 Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.
• RI.11-12.3 Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.
• RH.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
• RST.9-10.3 Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
• RST.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
• RST.11-12.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
• RST.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11—12 texts and topics.
• RST.9-10.7 Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
• W.9-10.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation including footnotes and endnotes.
• WHST.9-10.2a Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
• WHST.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• WHST.9-10.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• SL.9-10.1b Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.
• SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
• RI.9-10.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
• RH.11-12.9 Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources.
• RST.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
• RST.11-12.8 Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
• RST.11-12.9 Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
• W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
• W.11-12.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• W.6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
• WHST.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
• WHST.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• WHST.11-12.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and over-reliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
• SL.9-10.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
• L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

California Math Common Core Standards (3) Show Standards

• 2.MD.10 Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
• G.SRT.3 Use the properties of similarity transformations to establish the AA criterion for two triangles to be similar.
• 7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.

Next Generation Science Standards (44) Show Standards

• HS-LS1-1 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-LS3-2 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-PS4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
• SEP.AID.AK.A Analyze data using tools, technologies, and/or models (e.g., computational, mathematical) in order to make valid and reliable scientific claims or determine an optimal design solution.
• SEP.AID.AK.A Analyze data using computational models in order to make valid and reliable scientific claims.
• SEP.AQDP.AK.D Define a design problem that can be solved through the development of an object, tool, process or system and includes multiple criteria and constraints, including scientific knowledge that may limit possible solutions.
• SEP.CEDS.CK.A Apply scientific ideas to solve a design problem, taking into account possible unanticipated effects.
• SEP.EAE.EKA.M Make and defend a claim based on evidence about the natural world that reflects scientific knowledge, and student-generated evidence.
• SEP.OECI.OK.C Communicate scientific and technical information (e.g. about the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).
• SEP.PCOI.PK.P Plan and conduct an investigation individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, and in the design: decide on types, how much, and accuracy of data needed to produce reliable measurements and consider limitations on the precision of the data (e.g., number of trials, cost, risk, time), and refine the design accordingly.
• SEP.SIUVM.N New technologies advance scientific knowledge.
• SEP.SKORLNE.S Science findings are frequently revised and/or reinterpreted based on new evidence.
• DCI.PS1.A.E Each pure substance has characteristic physical and chemical properties (for any bulk quantity under given conditions) that can be used to identify it.
• DCI.PS4.B.ET Electromagnetic radiation (e.g., radio, microwaves, light) can be modeled as a wave of changing electric and magnetic fields or as particles called photons. The wave model is useful for explaining many features of electromagnetic radiation, and the particle model explains other features.
• DCI.PS4.B.WSX When light or longer wavelength electromagnetic radiation is absorbed in matter, it is generally converted into thermal energy (heat). Shorter wavelength electromagnetic radiation (ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) can ionize atoms and cause damage to living cells.
• DCI.LS1.A.IT In multicellular organisms, the body is a system of multiple interacting subsystems. These subsystems are groups of cells that work together to form tissues and organs that are specialized for particular body functions.
• DCI.ETS1.C.D Different solutions need to be tested in order to determine which of them best solves the problem, given the criteria and the constraints.
• CC.IETSSNW.E Every human-made product is designed by applying some knowledge of the natural world and is built using materials derived from the natural world.
• CC.ISET.S Scientific discoveries about the natural world can often lead to new and improved technologies, which are developed through the engineering design process.
• CC.SAQANMW.S Scientists study the natural and material world.
• 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.
• HS-LS3-1 Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
• SEP.AQDP.AK.A Analyze complex real-world problems by specifying criteria and constraints for successful solutions.
• SEP.CEDS.CK.A Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation of phenomena and solve design problems, taking into account possible unanticipated effects.
• SEP.CEDS.CK.D Design, evaluate, and refine a solution to a complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, student-generated sources of evidence, prioritized criteria, and tradeoff considerations.
• SEP.CEDS.CK.A Apply scientific reasoning to link evidence to the claims to assess the extent to which the reasoning and data support the explanation or conclusion.
• SEP.DUM.MK.U Use a model based on evidence to illustrate the relationships between systems or between components of a system.
• SEP.EAE.EKA.E Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind currently accepted explanations or solutions to determine the merits of arguments.
• SEP.OECI.OK.C Communicate scientific ideas (e.g. about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).
• SEP.SIUVM.S Science investigations use a variety of methods, tools, and techniques.
• SEP.SKBEE.S Science disciplines share common rules of obtaining and evaluating empirical evidence.
• DCI.PS1.A.E Each atom has a charged substructure consisting of a nucleus, which is made of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons.
• DCI.LS1.A.AA All living things are made up of cells, which is the smallest unit that can be said to be alive. An organism may consist of one single cell (unicellular) or many different numbers and types of cells (multicellular).
• DCI.LS1.B.ITC In multicellular organisms individual cells grow and then divide via a process called mitosis, thereby allowing the organism to grow. The organism begins as a single cell (fertilized egg) that divides successively to produce many cells, with each parent cell passing identical genetic material (two variants of each chromosome pair) to both daughter cells. Cellular division and differentiation produce and maintain a complex organism, composed of systems of tissues and organs that work together to meet the needs of the whole organism.
• DCI.LS3.A.GEC Genes are located in the chromosomes of cells, with each chromosome pair containing two variants of each of many distinct genes. Each distinct gene chiefly controls the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of the individual. Changes (mutations) to genes can result in changes to proteins, which can affect the structures and functions of the organism and thereby change traits.
• DCI.LS3.A.EDDTDANDD Each chromosome consists of a single very long DNA molecule, and each gene on the chromosome is a particular segment of that DNA. The instructions for forming species’ characteristics are carried in DNA. All cells in an organism have the same genetic content, but the genes used (expressed) by the cell may be regulated in different ways. Not all DNA codes for a protein; some segments of DNA are involved in regulatory or structural functions, and some have no as-yet known function.
• DCI.ETS1.A.A Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems.
• CC.P.P Patterns can be used as evidence to support an explanation.
• CC.CE.S Simple tests can be designed to gather evidence to support or refute student ideas about causes.
• CC.CE.E Events have causes that generate observable patterns.
• CC.IETSSNW.P People’s needs and wants change over time, as do their demands for new and improved technologies.
• CC.ISET.SMR Science and engineering complement each other in the cycle known as research and development (R&D). Many R&D projects may involve scientists, engineers, and others with wide ranges of expertise.
• CC.SAQANMW.S Science and technology may raise ethical issues for which science, by itself, does not provide answers and solutions.
• CC.SAQANMW.ST Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen. The latter involves ethics, values, and human decisions about the use of knowledge.

California's 2013 CTE Standards (39) Show Standards

• CTE.EA.B.6.1 Understand the steps in the design process.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.4.5 Research past, present, and projected technological advances as they impact a particular pathway.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.11.1 Utilize work-based/workplace learning experiences to demonstrate and expand upon knowledge and skills gained during classroom instruction and laboratory practices specific to the Health Science and Medical Technology sector program of study.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.8.2 Identify local, district, state, and federal regulatory agencies, entities, laws, and regulations related to the Health Science and Medical Technology industry sector.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.8.7 Conform to rules and regulations regarding sharing of confidential information, as determined by Health Science and Medical Technology sector laws and practices.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.5.1 Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view to solve problems.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.5.6 Read, interpret, and extract information from documents.
• CTE.HSMT.B.2.3 Recognize common disease and disorders of the human body.
• CTE.HSMT.A.8.1 Follow written protocols and oral directions to perform a variety of laboratory and technical tasks.
• CTE.HSMT.A.2.6 Prepare a presentation comparing the benefits and harm that can be the result of biotechnology innovations in both the research and application phases and which course of action will result in the best outcomes.
• CTE.HSMT.A.7.2 Be aware of the role of agencies in promoting patient safety, quality control, and entrepreneurship.
• CTE.HSMT.A.7.5 Demonstrate accurate record keeping and follow good laboratory practice (GLP) for lab notebooks.
• CTE.HSMT.A.9.5 Use the Internet to find information about traditional pharmaceuticals, herbal rem- edies, and recombinant pharmaceuticals.
• CTE.HSMT.A.1.3 Recognize the role of innovation in creation of emerging biotechnology careers, including those in nanotechnology, biofuels, and forensics.
• CTE.HSMT.A.1.4 Research and identify public misunderstandings related to biotechnology and discern the source of these misunderstandings.
• CTE.HSMT.A.5.3 Compile labs (results, tables, graphs) in a legal scientific notebook and/or an Internet site or Web page.
• CTE.HSMT.A.5.1 Use the Internet and World Wide Web to collect and share scientific information.
• CTE.HSMT.A.4.3 Use various methods to monitor the growth of cell cultures.
• CTE.HSMT.A.4.6 Distinguish between prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, and viruses.
• CTE.HSMT.E.5.3 Generate hypotheses of patterns of disease and injuries regarding person, place, and time.
• CTE.HSMT.E.1.8 Explain the impact of the environment and communicable diseases on the health of populations.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.7.8 Explore issues of global significance and document the impact on the Health Science and Medical Technology sector.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.1.0 Academics
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.8.3 Demonstrate ethical and legal practices consistent with Health Science and Medical Technology sector workplace standards.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.5.4 Interpret information and draw conclusions, based on the best analysis, to make informed decisions.
• CTE.HSMT.KPAS.10.1 Interpret and explain terminology and practices specific to the Health Science and Medical Technology sector.
• CTE.HSMT.B.9.2 Determine effective health and wellness routines for health care workers (i.e., stress management, hygiene, diet, rest, and drug use).
• CTE.HSMT.A.8.2 Recognize laboratory safety hazards using safe practices to avoid accidents.
• CTE.HSMT.A.2.1 Know the relationship between morality and ethics in the development of biotechnology health care products.
• CTE.HSMT.A.9.4 Cite examples of plant parts or extracts used as pharmaceuticals.
• CTE.HSMT.A.9.7 Design a flow chart describing the steps for creating a new drug from hypothesis to distribution.
• CTE.HSMT.A.6.3 Calculate and prepare solutions of various molarity; calculate and prepare buffers of various pH; and prepare serial dilutions.
• CTE.HSMT.A.1.6 Explore and outline the various science and non-science fields and careers associated with biotechnology.
• CTE.HSMT.A.1.1 Use data to explain how biotechnology fields such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, diagnostics, industrial products, instrumentation, and research and development are impacting human life.
• CTE.HSMT.A.5.2 Use a variety of methods, including literature searches in libraries, computer databases, and online for gathering background information, making observations, and collecting and organizing data.
• CTE.HSMT.A.3.3 Employ standard techniques of DNA extraction, purification, restriction digests, bacte- rial cell culture, and agarose gel electrophoresis and document and evaluate results.
• CTE.HSMT.A.3.1 Define and describe the structure and function of DNA ribonucleic acid (RNA) and proteins, explain the consequences of DNA mutations on proteins.
• CTE.HSMT.A.4.2 Describe conditions that promote cell growth under aseptic conditions in the laboratory and workplace.
• CTE.HSMT.E.1.6 Explain how public health can utilize health policy and law to improve the health of populations.

California's 2008 CTE Standards (47) Show Standards

• CTE.HSMT.FS.6.2 Understand critical elements for health and safety practices related to storing, cleaning, and maintaining tools, equipment, and supplies.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.6.1 Know policies, procedures, and regulations, regarding health and safety in the workplace, including employers’ and employees’ responsibilities.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.9.3 Understand how to organize and structure work individually and in teams for effective performance and attainment of goals.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.9.1 Understand the characteristics and benefits of teamwork, leadership, and citizenship in the school, community, and workplace settings.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.2.0 Communications
• CTE.HSMT.FS.4.1 Understand past, present, and future technological advances as they relate to a chosen pathway.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.4.2 Understand the use of technological resources to access, manipulate, and produce information, products, and services.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.11.0 Demonstration and Application
• CTE.HSMT.FS.1.0 Academics
• CTE.HSMT.FS.7.2 Understand the importance of accountability and responsibility in fulfilling personal, community, and workplace roles.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.7.1 Understand the qualities and behaviors that constitute a positive and professional work demeanor.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.5.3 Use critical thinking skills to make informed decisions and solve problems.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.5.4 Examine multiple options for completing work tasks by applying appropriate problem-solving strategies and critical thinking skills to work-related issues.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A3.2 Understand how the fields of nanotechnology, bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics influence new and emerging career opportunities.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A5.3 Know the role of quality assurance in clinical trials.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A4.3 Know how to prepare a serial dilution of a microbial culture.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A4.2 Know how to calculate the molarity of a given solution and how to measure the pH of that solution.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A2.4 Understand the central theory of molecular biology.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A2.3 Know the basic structures and functions of cells and how this knowledge is used in biotechnology.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A2.1 Understand basic mathematical concepts related to the field, such as how to arrive at percentages and ratios and the difference between standard deviation and various measures of central tendency.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A2.2 Understand the basic structure of a chromosome and the difference between a dominant homozygous trait and a heterozygous trait.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A1.1 Understand the role of the biotechnology industry and its impact on society.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A1.4 Understand the relationship between biochemistry and biotechnology product development.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A1.3 Understand the legal and ethical issues regarding the use of biotechnology to cure diseases.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.9.5 Understand how to interact with others in ways that demonstrate respect for individual and cultural differences and for the attitudes and feelings of others.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.4.5 Know how to interpret technical materials and medical instrumentation used for health care practices and policies.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.4.3 Understand the influence of current and emerging technology on selected segments of the economy.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.10.7 Understand the processes used to evaluate alternative health practices.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.8.4 Understand the ways in which ethical considerations affect emerging technologies and their impact on society.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.8.3 Understand the role of personal integrity and ethical behavior in the workplace.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.3.3 Develop a career plan that is designed to reflect career interests, pathways, and postsecondary options.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.3.4 Understand the role and function of professional organizations, industry associations, and organized labor in a productive society.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.3.2 Understand the scope of career opportunities and know the requirements for education, training, and licensure.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.7.6 Know and appreciate cultural differences and provide culturally competent care to patients and clients.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.7.4 Understand that individual actions can affect the larger community.
• CTE.HSMT.FS.5.1 Apply appropriate problem-solving strategies and critical thinking skills to work-related issues and tasks.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A3.1 Understand recombinant DNA, genetic engineering, monoclonal antibody production, separation and purification of biotechnology products, and bioprocessing.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A5.1 Understand the process of developing biotechnology products in an industrial setting.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A5.2 Understand the role of preclinical and clinical trials in biotechnology product development.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A4.5 Understand the appropriate responses to a laboratory accident.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A4.4 Understand the importance and requirements of using sterile techniques in a laboratory.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A4.1 Understand how molarity relates to solution preparation.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A6.2 Know the differences between personal, professional, and organizational ethics.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A6.3 Understand the necessity for accurate documentation and recordkeeping in biotechnology research and product development.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A6.1 Understand the relationship between morality and ethics as they relate to the development of biotechnology health care products.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A6.4 Understand the need for ethical policies and procedures in institutions engaged in biotechnology research and product development.
• CTE.HSMT.A.A1.2 Understand the role of biotechnology product development in curing genetic, environmental, and behavioral diseases.

California Academic Content Standards (79) Show Standards

• ELA.9-10.W.2.3e Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports that anticipate and address readers' potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations.
• ELA.9-10.W.2.3d Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports that include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.
• ELA.9-10.W.2.3b Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports that convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently.
• ELA.9-10.W.RT.1.8 Design and publish documents by using advanced publishing software and graphic programs.
• ELA.9-10.W.OF.1.1 Establish a controlling impression or coherent thesis that conveys a clear and distinctive perspective on the subject and maintain a consistent tone and focus throughout the piece of writing.
• ELA.9-10.W.ER.1.9 Revise writing to improve the logic and coherence of the organization and controlling perspective, the precision of word choice, and the tone by taking into consideration the audience, purpose, and formality of the context.
• ELA.9-10.LS.ODOC.1.9 Analyze the occasion and the interests of the audience and choose effective verbal and nonverbal techniques (e.g., voice, gestures, eye contact) for presentations.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.3f Apply appropriate interviewing techniques that compile and report responses.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.5a Deliver persuasive arguments (including evaluation and analysis of problems and solutions and causes and effects) that structure ideas and arguments in a coherent, logical fashion.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.5d Deliver persuasive arguments that anticipate and address the listener's concerns and counterarguments.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.2d Deliver expository presentations that include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and display information on charts, maps, and graphs.
• ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.6 Demonstrate use of sophisticated learning tools by following technical directions (e.g., those found with graphic calculators and specialized software programs and in access guides to World Wide Web sites on the Internet).
• ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched.
• ELA.9-10.R.SFIM.2.2 Prepare a bibliography of reference materials for a report using a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents.
• ELA.8.R.CAGT.2.5 Understand and explain the use of a complex mechanical device by following technical directions.
• ELA.11-12.LS.2.4c Deliver multimedia presentations that use the selected media skillfully, editing appropriately and monitoring for quality.
• ELA.11-12.LS.2.4a Deliver multimedia presentations that combine text, images, and sound by incorporating information from a wide range of media, including films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, online information, television,videos, and electronic media-generated images.
• ELA.11-12.LS.2.4b Deliver multimedia presentations that select an appropriate medium for each element of the presentation.
• M.4.SDAP.1.3 Interpret one- and two-variable data graphs to answer questions about a situation.
• M.3.MG.1.1 Choose the appropriate tools and units (metric and U.S.) and estimate and measure the length, liquid volume, and weight/mass of given objects.
• M.7.SDAP.1.2 Represent two numerical variables on a scatterplot and informally describe how the data points are distributed and any apparent relationship that exists between the two variables (e.g., between time spent on homework and grade level).
• M.7.SDAP.1.1 Know various forms of display for data sets, including a stem and leaf plot or box and whisker plot; use the forms to display a single set of data or to compare two sets of data.
• M.7.MR.2.8 Make precise calculations and check the validity of the results from the context of the problem.
• M.7.MG.2.4 Relate the changes in measurement with a change of scale to the units used (e.g., square inches, cubic feet) and to conversions between units (1 square foot = 144 square inches or [1 ft² ] = [144 in² ], 1 cubic inch is approximately 16.38 cubic centimeters or [1 in³ ] = [16.38 cm³ ]).
• M.7.NS.1.1 Read, write, and compare rational numbers in scientific notation (positive and negative powers of 10) with approximate numbers using scientific notation.
• M.7.AF.1.5 Represent quantitative relationships graphically and interpret the meaning of a specific part of a graph in the situation represented by the graph.
• M.5.SDAP.1.2 Organize and display single variable data in appropriate graphs and representations (e.g., histogram, circle graphs) and explain which types of graphs are appropriate for various data sets.
• M.6.NS.1.3 Use proportions to solve problems (e.g., determine the value of N if 4/7 = N/21, find the length of a side of a polygon similar to a known polygon). Use cross multiplication as a method for solving such problems, understanding it as the multiplication of both sides of an equation by a multiplicative inverse.
• M.6.NS.1.2 Interpret and use ratios in different contexts (e.g., batting averages, miles per hour) to show the relative sizes of two quantities, using appropriate notations (a/b, a to b, a:b).
• M.6.SDAP.3.3 Represent probabilities as ratios, proportions, decimals between 0 and 1, and percentages between 0 and 100 and verify that the probabilities computed are reasonable; know that if P is the probability of an event, 1-P is the probability of an event not occurring.
• M.8-12.A.17.0 Students determine the domain of independent variables and the range of dependent variables defined by a graph, a set of ordered pairs, or a symbolic expression.
• M.8-12.A.6.0 Students graph a linear equation and compute the x- and y-intercepts (e.g., graph 2x + 6y = 4). They are also able to sketch the region defined by linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4).
• S.9-12.LS.5.b Students know how to apply base pairing rules to explain precise copying of DNA during semiconservative replication and transcription of information from DNA into mRNA.
• S.9-12.LS.5.e* Students know how exogenous DNA can be inserted into bacterial cells to alter their genetic makeup and support expression of new protein products.
• S.9-12.LS.4.b Students know how to apply the genetic coding rules to predict the sequence of amino acids from a sequence of codons in RNA.
• S.9-12.LS.10.e Students know why an individual with a compromised immune system (for example, a person with AIDS) may be unable to fight off and survive infections by microorganisms that are usually benign.
• S.9-12.LS.10.b Students know the role of antibodies in the body’s response to infection.
• S.9-12.IE.1.a Select and use appropriate tools and technology (such as computer-linked probes, spreadsheets, and graphing calculators) to perform tests, collect data, analyze relationships, and display data.
• S.9-12.IE.1.j Recognize the issues of statistical variability and the need for controlled tests.
• S.9-12.IE.1.l Analyze situations and solve problems that require combining and applying concepts from more than one area of science.
• S.9-12.C.5.d Students know how to use the pH scale to characterize acid and base solutions.
• S.7.IE.7.a Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data.
• S.8.PS.6 Principles of chemistry underlie the functioning of biological systems. As a basis for understanding this concept:
• ELA.9-10.W.2.3f Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports that use technical terms and notations accurately.
• ELA.9-10.W.RT.1.3 Use clear research questions and suitable research methods (e.g., library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and present evidence from primary and secondary sources.
• ELA.9-10.W.RT.1.7 Use appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and bibliographies by adhering to those in style manuals (e.g., Modern Language Association Handbook, The Chicago Manual of Style).
• ELA.9-10.WOC.MF.1.5 Reflect appropriate manuscript requirements, including title page presentation, pagination, spacing and margins, and integration of source and support material (e.g., in-text citation, use of direct quotations, paraphrasing) with appropriate citations.
• ELA.9-10.LS.ODOC.1.7 Use props, visual aids, graphs, and electronic media to enhance the appeal and accuracy of presentations.
• ELA.9-10.LS.C.1.1 Formulate judgments about the ideas under discussion and support those judgments with convincing evidence.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.2b Deliver expository presentations that convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.5c Deliver persuasive arguments that clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence, including facts, expert opinions, quotations, expressions of commonly accepted beliefs, and logical reasoning.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.2f Deliver expository presentations that use technical terms and notations accurately.
• ELA.9-10.LS.2.3d Apply appropriate interviewing techniques that respond correctly and effectively to questions.
• ELA.9-10.R.VCD.1.1 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand word derivations.
• ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.
• ELA.9-10.R.CAGT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration.
• ELA.9-10.R.SFIM.2.1 Analyze the structure and format of functional workplace documents, including the graphics and headers, and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.
• ELA.8.R.VCD.1.3 Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast.
• ELA.11-12.R.VCD.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes to draw inferences concerning the meaning of scientific and mathematical terminology.
• M.7.SDAP.1.3 Understand the meaning of, and be able to compute, the minimum, the lower quartile, the median, the upper quartile, and the maximum of a data set.
• M.7.MR.2.4 Make and test conjectures by using both inductive and deductive reasoning.
• M.7.AF.3.3 Graph linear functions, noting that the vertical change (change in y-value) per unit of horizontal change (change in x-value) is always the same and know that the ratio (“rise over run”) is called the slope of a graph.
• M.5.SDAP.1.3 Use fractions and percentages to compare data sets of different sizes.
• M.5.AF.1.1 Use information taken from a graph or equation to answer questions about a problem situation.
• M.6.SDAP.2.5 Identify claims based on statistical data and, in simple cases, evaluate the validity of the claims.
• M.6.MR.2.4 Use a variety of methods, such as words, numbers, symbols, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, and models, to explain mathematical reasoning.
• S.9-12.LS.5.c Students know how genetic engineering (biotechnology) is used to produce novel biomedical and agricultural products.
• S.9-12.LS.5.a Students know the general structures and functions of DNA, RNA, and protein.
• S.9-12.LS.1.b Students know enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium and the activities of enzymes depend on the temperature, ionic conditions, and the pH of the surroundings.
• S.9-12.LS.1.h Students know most macromolecules (polysaccharides, nucleic acids, proteins, lipids) in cells and organisms are synthesized from a small collection of simple precursors.
• S.9-12.LS.1.c Students know how prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells (including those from plants and animals), and viruses differ in complexity and general structure.
• S.9-12.LS.2.d Students know new combinations of alleles may be generated in a zygote through the fusion of male and female gametes (fertilization).
• S.9-12.LS.10.d Students know there are important differences between bacteria and viruses with respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the body’s primary defenses against bacterial and viral infections, and effective treatments of these infections.
• S.9-12.IE.1.m Investigate a science-based societal issue by researching the literature, analyzing data, and communicating the findings. Examples of issues include irradiation of food, cloning of animals by somatic cell nuclear transfer, choice of energy sources, and land and water use decisions in California.
• S.9-12.IE.1.c Identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, such as sources of error or uncontrolled conditions.
• S.9-12.IE.1.d Formulate explanations by using logic and evidence.
• S.9-12.IE.1.b Identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error.
• S.9-12.C.6.d Students know how to calculate the concentration of a solute in terms of grams per liter, molarity, parts per million, and percent composition.
• S.9-12.C.2.a Students know atoms combine to form molecules by sharing electrons to form covalent or metallic bonds or by exchanging electrons to form ionic bonds.