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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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?
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?
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?
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?