Skill plan for PhD Science - Level 4
IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for each module. Find the IXL skills that are right for you below!
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Module 1
Earth Features
Concept 1 - Rock Layers
Lessons 1-2:  Grand Canyon Features and Patterns
Lessons 1-2:  Grand Canyon Features and Patterns
Lessons 3-5:  Rock Layers
Lessons 3-5:  Rock Layers
Concept 2 - Weathering and Erosion
Lessons 6-7:  Weathering
Lessons 6-7:  Weathering
Lessons 8-11:  Erosion
Lessons 8-11:  Erosion
Application of Concepts
Lessons 12-17:  Reducing Damage from Erosion
Lessons 12-17:  Reducing Damage from Erosion
Concept 3 - Patterns in Features and Processes
Lesson 18:  Global Patterns of Mountain Ranges
Lesson 18:  Global Patterns of Mountain Ranges
Lessons 19-20:  Global Patterns of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Lessons 19-20:  Global Patterns of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Concept 4 - Human Interactions with Earth
Lessons 21-22:  Lake Formation after the Addition of Dams
Lessons 21-22:  Lake Formation after the Addition of Dams
Lessons 23-24:  Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resource Use
Lessons 23-24:  Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resource Use
Application of Concepts
Lessons 25-27:  Formation of the Grand Canyon's Features
Lessons 25-27:  Formation of the Grand Canyon's Features
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Module 2
Energy
Concept 1 - Energy and Its Classifications
Lessons 1-3:  Windmills at Work
Lessons 1-3:  Windmills at Work
Lessons 4-5:  Energy Indicators
Lessons 4-5:  Energy Indicators
Concept 2 - Energy Transfer
Lessons 6-7:  Effect of Energy on Speed
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    Coming soon: How are speed and energy related?
Lessons 6-7:  Effect of Energy on Speed
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    Coming soon: How are speed and energy related?
Lessons 8-9:  Energy Changes During a Collision
Lessons 8-9:  Energy Changes During a Collision
Concept 3 - Energy Transformation
Lessons 10-11:  Changes in Energy Indicators
Lessons 10-11:  Changes in Energy Indicators
Lessons 12-14:  Generating Electricity
Lessons 12-14:  Generating Electricity
Lessons 15-16:  Windmills at Work
Lessons 15-16:  Windmills at Work
Application of Concepts
Lessons 17-23:  Engineering Challenge
Lessons 17-23:  Engineering Challenge
Lessons 24-26:  Windmills at Work
Lessons 24-26:  Windmills at Work
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Module 3
Sense and Response
Concept 1 - Sensory Structures
Lessons 1-3:  Elephants Sensing Distant Rainstorms
Lessons 1-3:  Elephants Sensing Distant Rainstorms
Lessons 4-5:  Animal Senses
Lessons 4-5:  Animal Senses
Lesson 6:  Elephant Senses
Lesson 6:  Elephant Senses
Concept 2 - Sensing Waves
Lessons 7-9:  Waves
Lessons 7-9:  Waves
Lessons 10-11:  Waves and Vibrations
Lessons 10-11:  Waves and Vibrations
Lessons 12-14:  Sound
Lessons 12-14:  Sound
Application of Concepts
Lessons 15-19:  Science Challenge
Lessons 15-19:  Science Challenge
Concept 3 - Response
Lesson 20:  Animal Responses
Lesson 20:  Animal Responses
Lessons 21-23:  Information Processing in Animals
Lessons 21-23:  Information Processing in Animals
Lessons 24-25:  Elephant Memory and Communication
Lessons 24-25:  Elephant Memory and Communication
Extension of Concepts
Lessons 26-28:  Plants
Lessons 26-28:  Plants
Application of Concepts
Lessons 29-31:  Sensing Distant Rainstorms
Lessons 29-31:  Sensing Distant Rainstorms
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Module 4
Light
Concept 1 - Sight
Lessons 1-2:  Finding Howland Island
Lessons 1-2:  Finding Howland Island
Lessons 3-4:  Light Rays
Lessons 3-4:  Light Rays
Lessons 5-6:  Objects in Shadows
Lessons 5-6:  Objects in Shadows
Concept 2 - Physical Properties of Objects
Lessons 7-8:  Light Interactions
Lessons 7-8:  Light Interactions
Lesson 9:  Interactions of Light and Color
Lesson 9:  Interactions of Light and Color
Lessons 10-13:  Physical Properties of Howland Island
Lessons 10-13:  Physical Properties of Howland Island
Application of Concepts
Lessons 14-17:  Finding Howland Island
Lessons 14-17:  Finding Howland Island
Concept 3 - Communication
Lessons 18-21:  Radio Communication
Lessons 18-21:  Radio Communication
Lessons 22-24:  Digitizing Information
Lessons 22-24:  Digitizing Information
Application of Concepts
Lessons 25-27:  Light, Sight, and Communication
Lessons 25-27:  Light, Sight, and Communication
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