IXL skill plan | Level 3 plan for PhD Science

Skill plan for PhD Science - Level 3

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1	Module 1 Weather and Climate
Concept 1 - Weather Conditions
Lessons 1-3: 1900 Galveston Hurricane		1. Severe weather: hurricanes
Lessons 1-3: 1900 Galveston Hurricane
1. Severe weather: hurricanes

Lessons 4-7: Describing Weather Conditions		1. Read a thermometer 2. Compare temperatures on thermometers 3. Collect and graph temperature data 4. Types of precipitation
Lessons 4-7: Describing Weather Conditions
1. Read a thermometer 2. Compare temperatures on thermometers 3. Collect and graph temperature data 4. Types of precipitation

Lessons 8-10: Seasonal Weather Conditions
Lessons 8-10: Seasonal Weather Conditions

Concept 2 - Climate
Lessons 11-12: Seasonal Weather Patterns		1. What's the difference between weather and climate? 2. Weather or climate? Cite text
Lessons 11-12: Seasonal Weather Patterns
1. What's the difference between weather and climate? 2. Weather or climate? Cite text

Lessons 13-15: Climate Zones		1. Weather and climate around the world 2. Use climate data to make predictions 3. Use data to describe U.S. climates 4. Use data to describe world climates
Lessons 13-15: Climate Zones
1. Weather and climate around the world 2. Use climate data to make predictions 3. Use data to describe U.S. climates 4. Use data to describe world climates
Concept 3 - Weather Hazards
Lessons 16-17: Weather Hazards and Their Effects
Lessons 16-17: Weather Hazards and Their Effects


Lesson 18: Preparing for Severe Weather		1. Severe weather: blizzards 2. Severe weather: tornadoes
Lesson 18: Preparing for Severe Weather
1. Severe weather: blizzards 2. Severe weather: tornadoes

Lessons 19-20: Severe Weather Patterns
Lessons 19-20: Severe Weather Patterns

Application of Concepts
Lessons 21-26: Reducing the Impact of Storm Surge		1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage
Lessons 21-26: Reducing the Impact of Storm Surge
1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage

Lessons 27-29: 1900 Galveston Hurricane
Lessons 27-29: 1900 Galveston Hurricane

2	Module 2 Survival
Concept 1 - Fossil Evidence
Lessons 1-2: Butterfly Survival
Lessons 1-2: Butterfly Survival


Lesson 3: Butterfly Fossils		1. Introduction to fossils 2. Compare fossils to modern organisms
Lesson 3: Butterfly Fossils
1. Introduction to fossils 2. Compare fossils to modern organisms

Lessons 4-5: Regional Fossils		1. Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis
Lessons 4-5: Regional Fossils
1. Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis

Lessons 6-8: Fossil Evidence
Lessons 6-8: Fossil Evidence

Concept 2 - Suitability to Environment
Lessons 9-12: Suitability		Characteristics 1. Identify living and nonliving things 2. Observe and compare traits Adaptations 3. Introduction to adaptations 4. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 5. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 6. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings
Lessons 9-12: Suitability
Characteristics 1. Identify living and nonliving things 2. Observe and compare traits Adaptations 3. Introduction to adaptations 4. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 5. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 6. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

Lessons 13-15: Animal Groups		1. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 2. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs 3. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants
Lessons 13-15: Animal Groups
1. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou 2. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs 3. Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants
Concept 3 - Effects of Environmental Change
Lessons 16-19: Surviving Seasonal Changes
Lessons 16-19: Surviving Seasonal Changes


Lessons 20-21: Long-Term Changes in an Environment
Lessons 20-21: Long-Term Changes in an Environment

Application of Concepts
Lessons 22-25: Saving Monarch Butterflies
Lessons 22-25: Saving Monarch Butterflies


Lessons 26-28: Butterfly Survival
Lessons 26-28: Butterfly Survival

3	Module 3 Traits
Concept 1 - Describing Organisms
Lessons 1-3: Whale Watching
Lessons 1-3: Whale Watching


Lessons 4-6: Individuals and Their Traits		1. Observe and compare traits 2. Identify inherited and acquired traits
Lessons 4-6: Individuals and Their Traits
1. Observe and compare traits 2. Identify inherited and acquired traits
Concept 2 - Growth, Development, and Environmental Influences
Lessons 7-8: Growth and Development		Animal life cycles 1. Read animal life cycle diagrams 2. Construct animal life cycle diagrams 3. Compare stages of an animal's life cycle 4. Compare different animals' life cycles Plant life cycles 5. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams 6. How do flowering plants make new plants?
Lessons 7-8: Growth and Development
Animal life cycles 1. Read animal life cycle diagrams 2. Construct animal life cycle diagrams 3. Compare stages of an animal's life cycle 4. Compare different animals' life cycles Plant life cycles 5. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams 6. How do flowering plants make new plants?

Lessons 9-11: Environmentally Influenced Traits		1. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement 2. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis
Lessons 9-11: Environmentally Influenced Traits
1. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement 2. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis
Application of Concepts
Lessons 12-13: Science Challenge
Lessons 12-13: Science Challenge

Concept 3 - Inherited Traits
Lessons 14-15: Inherited Traits in Offspring		1. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits
Lessons 14-15: Inherited Traits in Offspring
1. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits

Lessons 16-18: Inherited Traits in Siblings		1. Read a plant pedigree chart 2. Read an animal pedigree chart
Lessons 16-18: Inherited Traits in Siblings
1. Read a plant pedigree chart 2. Read an animal pedigree chart
Application of Concepts
Lessons 19-20: Science Challenge
Lessons 19-20: Science Challenge

Concept 4 - Advantages of Traits
Lessons 21-22: Traits That Provide an Advantage
Lessons 21-22: Traits That Provide an Advantage


Lessons 23-25: Life Cycles and Reproduction
Lessons 23-25: Life Cycles and Reproduction

Application of Concepts
Lessons 26-28: Individual Variation in Humpback Whales
Lessons 26-28: Individual Variation in Humpback Whales

4	Module 4 Forces and Motion
Concept 1 - Motion
Lessons 1-3: Motion in Space
Lessons 1-3: Motion in Space


Lessons 4-6: Describing Motion		1. Compare the speeds of moving objects
Lessons 4-6: Describing Motion
1. Compare the speeds of moving objects

Lessons 7-9: Predicting Motion
Lessons 7-9: Predicting Motion

Concept 2 - Forces
Lessons 10-11: Forces and Motion		1. Identify pushes and pulls
Lessons 10-11: Forces and Motion
1. Identify pushes and pulls

Lessons 12-14: Multiple Forces		1. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?
Lessons 12-14: Multiple Forces
1. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?

Lessons 15-16: Slowing Motion
Lessons 15-16: Slowing Motion


Lessons 17-18: Objects at Rest		1. How do mass and force affect motion?
Lessons 17-18: Objects at Rest
1. How do mass and force affect motion?
Concept 3 - Forces
Lessons 19-21: Magnetic and Electric Forces		1. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects 2. Identify magnets that attract or repel 3. Label magnets that attract or repel 4. Compare strengths of magnetic forces
Lessons 19-21: Magnetic and Electric Forces
1. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects 2. Identify magnets that attract or repel 3. Label magnets that attract or repel 4. Compare strengths of magnetic forces

Lesson 22: Uses of Magnets		1. Solve problems using magnets
Lesson 22: Uses of Magnets
1. Solve problems using magnets
Application of Concepts
Lessons 23-27: Engineering Challenge
Lessons 23-27: Engineering Challenge


Lessons 28-30: Motion in Space
Lessons 28-30: Motion in Space

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