New Mexico Science Standards

GRADES 9 - 12

 

Standard 10:
Students will know and understand the characteristics that are the basis for classifying organisms.

Benchmarks The Digital Frog 2.5 The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
Apply information about living things to themselves and their environment:
Cell structure and functions Respiration    
The importance of cell membranes and the process of osmosis Respiration, Circulation    
The functions of DNA and RNA in genes and the process of heredity Cellular Division    
How almost all human cells contain two copies of 23 chromosomes Reproduction    
How changes in DNA can result in the mutation of an organism Cellular Division    
Apply the concepts of natural selection and genetic mutation to understand the diversity of living things Mating Behavior Organism Screens, Wetland Types Dependency Web, Botany Screens, Organism Screens
Using biological classifications to sort organisms and understand how they are related   Organism Screens Organism Screens, Botany Screens
 

Standard 11:
Students will know and understand the synergy among organisms and the environments of the organisms.

Benchmarks The Digital Frog 2.5 The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
Students will:      
Explain how specialized cells and structures in multicellular organisms can occur in response to environmental threats Anatomy, Life Cycle    
Describe the impact on individual organisms by atom and molecules among living and non-living components of the biosphere Anatomy Nutrient Cycle  
Predict an organism’s behavioral responses to internal changes and external stimuli as a function of inherited and acquired characteristics Mating Behaviors, Life Cycle    
Predict changes in a population based on knowledge of the population Ecology, Behavior, Adopt a Pond Organism Screens Organism Screens, Botany Screens
Apply the concepts of competition and cooperation to changes in an ecosystem Biodiversity, Adopt a Pond Food Web, Web Game Dependency Web, Web Game
Predict the impact of humans might have on species and environmental systems Biodiversity, Adopt a Pond Endangered Wetlands, Wetland Types Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
Analyze the impact of resource depletion in over populated on social and cultural norms Adopt a Pond Endangered Wetlands, Wetland Types Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
Predict the impact of recycling on resource depletion and environmental degradation Adopt a Pond Endangered Wetlands, Wetland Types Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
Evaluate the interaction of multiple factors such as risk, environment and desire on choices for meeting basic human needs Adopt a Pond Endangered Wetlands, Wetland Types, Food Web, Adaptations Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
Predict health outcomes for specific personal health choices      
Analyze the contribution of essential elements for good health