IXL skill plan | 10th grade plan for the North Dakota A-PLUS Summative

Skill plan for the North Dakota A-PLUS Summative - 10th grade

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Physical Science
Matter and Its Interactions		Atomic structure 1. Count subatomic particles in atoms and ions Chemical reactions 2. Classify chemical reactions 3. Factors that affect reaction rate Balance chemical equations 4. Count atoms in chemical reactions using models 5. Balance chemical equations I
Matter and Its Interactions
Atomic structure 1. Count subatomic particles in atoms and ions Chemical reactions 2. Classify chemical reactions 3. Factors that affect reaction rate Balance chemical equations 4. Count atoms in chemical reactions using models 5. Balance chemical equations I

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions		Newton's laws of motion 1. Newton's first law of motion 2. Newton's second law of motion Momentum 3. Conservation of momentum
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Newton's laws of motion 1. Newton's first law of motion 2. Newton's second law of motion Momentum 3. Conservation of momentum

Energy & Waves and Their Applications		Energy 1. Predict heat flow and temperature changes 2. Conservation of mechanical energy Waves 3. Waves on strings 4. Properties of electromagnetic waves • Coming soon: Sound waves: speed, frequency, and wavelength
Energy & Waves and Their Applications
Energy 1. Predict heat flow and temperature changes 2. Conservation of mechanical energy Waves 3. Waves on strings 4. Properties of electromagnetic waves • Coming soon: Sound waves: speed, frequency, and wavelength

Life Science
From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes		Structure of DNA 1. Introduction to the genetic code Protein synthesis 2. Protein synthesis: transcription Codon charts 3. Use a codon wheel to transcribe and translate DNA sequences 4. Use a codon table to transcribe and translate DNA sequences Homeostasis and the human body 5. Organization in the human body: the heart and the circulatory system 6. Homeostasis and feedback loops The cell cycle 7. The cell cycle Mitosis 8. Describe phases of mitosis and the cell cycle 9. Identify phases of mitosis and the cell cycle in plant cells Biomolecules 10. Compare the structures and functions of biomolecules Photosynthesis and cellular respiration 11. The chemistry of photosynthesis 12. The chemistry of cellular respiration
From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes
Structure of DNA 1. Introduction to the genetic code Protein synthesis 2. Protein synthesis: transcription Codon charts 3. Use a codon wheel to transcribe and translate DNA sequences 4. Use a codon table to transcribe and translate DNA sequences Homeostasis and the human body 5. Organization in the human body: the heart and the circulatory system 6. Homeostasis and feedback loops The cell cycle 7. The cell cycle Mitosis 8. Describe phases of mitosis and the cell cycle 9. Identify phases of mitosis and the cell cycle in plant cells Biomolecules 10. Compare the structures and functions of biomolecules Photosynthesis and cellular respiration 11. The chemistry of photosynthesis 12. The chemistry of cellular respiration

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics		Population dynamics 1. Patterns of population growth 2. Factors affecting carrying capacity 3. Ecological succession Biodiversity 4. Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity Energy flow in ecosystems 5. Interpret a Serengeti food web Carbon cycle 6. The carbon cycle: biosphere processes and interactions 7. The carbon cycle: geosphere processes and interactions
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Population dynamics 1. Patterns of population growth 2. Factors affecting carrying capacity 3. Ecological succession Biodiversity 4. Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity Energy flow in ecosystems 5. Interpret a Serengeti food web Carbon cycle 6. The carbon cycle: biosphere processes and interactions 7. The carbon cycle: geosphere processes and interactions

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits		DNA 1. Structure and function: nucleic acids Genetic variation 2. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part I 3. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part II Introduction to genetics 4. Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype 5. Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive Punnett squares 6. Punnett squares: Mendelian inheritance 7. Punnett squares: incomplete dominance and codominance 8. Punnett squares: multiple alleles
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
DNA 1. Structure and function: nucleic acids Genetic variation 2. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part I 3. Sexual reproduction and genetic variation: part II Introduction to genetics 4. Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype 5. Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive Punnett squares 6. Punnett squares: Mendelian inheritance 7. Punnett squares: incomplete dominance and codominance 8. Punnett squares: multiple alleles

Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity		Evidence of evolution 1. Evaluate fossil evidence of evolution 2. Evaluate anatomical and molecular evidence of evolution Natural selection 3. Construct explanations of natural selection
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Evidence of evolution 1. Evaluate fossil evidence of evolution 2. Evaluate anatomical and molecular evidence of evolution Natural selection 3. Construct explanations of natural selection

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