Quarter 1: 

• Earth Systems Science

  • Colorado Academic Standards ​

    • ​1. Major geologic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, midocean ridges, and mountain formation are associated with plate boundaries and attributed to plate motions

    • 2. Geologic time, history, and changing life forms are indicated by fossils and successive sedimentation, folding, faulting, and uplifting of layers of sedimentary rock

  • 4Cs and 21st Century Skills

    • Systems Thinking

    • Critical Thinking

    • Problem Solving

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Quarter 2:

• Life Science

  • Colorado Academic Standards​

    • ​Cells are the smallest unit of life that can function independently and perform all the necessary functions of life

    • Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are important processes by which energy is acquired and utilized by organisms

  • 4Cs and 21st Century Skills

    • Systems Thinking

    • Critical Thinking

    • Problem Solving

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Quarter 3:

• Life Science

  • Colorado Academic Standards​

    • ​The human body is composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that have specific functions and interactions

    • Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in a specific environment

    • Multiple lines of evidence show the evolution of organisms over geologic time

  • 4Cs and 21st Century Skills

    • Systems Thinking

    • Critical Thinking

    • Problem Solving

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Quarter 4:

• Life Science

  • Colorado Academic Standards​

    • ​Organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information (genes) to offspring, which influences individuals’ traits in the next generation

    • Human activities can deliberately or inadvertently alter ecosystems and their resiliency

  • 4Cs and 21st Century Skills

    • Systems Thinking

    • Critical Thinking

    • Problem Solving