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Science (2015) Grade(s): 09-12 - Earth and Space Science

Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Stability and Change

Students know:

The stars' light spectra and brightness may be used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed-only moved between one place and another place.

Students are able to:

Develop a claim based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from a variety of sources.
Identify and describe evidence supporting the claim.
Use examples to construct oral and/or written logical arguments.

Students understand that:

A scientific theory is a substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world. Based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment and the science community validates each theory before it is accepted.
If new evidence is discovered that the theory does not accommodate, the theory is generally modified in light of this new evidence.
The universe is a vast single system in which basic laws are consistent.