Science
Below are documents from the GED Testing Service related to the Science section of the exam, and D79 units of study are below. Just click on the unit planner and you can view it or download it for yourself. Everything you need for the unit is embedded in links in the unit planner.
Your first stop should be the Assessment Guide for Educators produced by the GED Testing Service for the Science section of the exam. Click on the document to view or download.
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assessment_guide_for_educators_science.pdfScience Unit 1: Life Science
Ecosystems: Energy Flows in Ecological Networks
What relationships exist between living things?
How do matter and energy flow through ecosystems?
How can we balance human needs with those of the environment?
How do we consume and conserve for survival and succession?
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Science PL Recording-20211207_095055-Meeting Recording (1).mp4
Science Unit 3: Physical Science
Types and Sources of Energy
How can science help explain recognizable phenomena in the world?
How do we evaluate scientific responses to questions about the observable world?
What are our common misconceptions about how the world works and how can we straighten them out?
Science Unit 4: Earth and Space Science
Earth and its System Components and Interactions
What is the Earth's place in the universe, and how can this inform the way we view ourselves and our lives?
How can we investigate the world around us to make more sense of it?
How is climate changing over time, and to what extent are humans impacting the change?
Science Unit 6: Life Science
Human Body and Health
How do major organs and systems within an organism help it survive?
How do human body systems work together and individually support life?
How do humans grow, develop, and stay healthy?
How does our lifestyle impact our body systems and organs?
Unit 7: Heat and Temperature
Energy and Related Systems deals with a fundamental part of the universe, and includes the study of sources of energy, transformation of energy, uses of energy, how energy flows through organisms and ecosystems, Earth’s geochemical systems, how humans gain energy in their bodies, and the results of the use of the energy used in the human body.
Content-focused essential question(s):
How are heat and temperature related?
How can energy be renewed but neither created, nor destroyed?