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South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards: Biology South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards: Biology
South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards: Chemistry South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards: Chemistry

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PS1 Matter and Its Interactions

PS1.A Structure and Properties of Matter
- C-PS1-1 Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
- C-PS1-3 Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at a bulk scale to infer the strength of various forces between particles.
  - Explore intermolecular forces and kinetic energy in phase diagrams (Ch-N.1)
PS1.B Chemical Reactions
- C-PS1-2 Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.
  - Classify chemical reactions (Ch-Q.1)
- C-PS1-4 Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.
  - Identify exothermic and endothermic processes (Ch-E.1)
- C-PS1-5 Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs.
  - Factors that affect reaction rate (Ch-U.1)
- C-PS1-6 Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium.
  - Predict the equilibrium shift (Ch-V.1)
- C-PS1-7 Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.
PS1.C Nuclear Processes
- C-PS1-8 Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
  - Classify nuclear reactions (Ch-H.1)

PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

PS2.B Types of Interactions
- C-PS2-6 Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular structure determines the functioning of designed materials.

PS3 Energy

PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
- C-PS3-4 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperatures are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics).

PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

PS4.B Electromagnetic Radiation
- C-PS4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
- C-PS4-5 Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of the electromagnetic spectrum to cause matter to transmit and capture information and energy.

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PS1 Matter and Its Interactions

PS1.A Structure and Properties of Matter

C-PS1-1 Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.

C-PS1-3 Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at a bulk scale to infer the strength of various forces between particles.

PS1.B Chemical Reactions

C-PS1-2 Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.

C-PS1-4 Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.

C-PS1-5 Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs.

C-PS1-6 Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium.

C-PS1-7 Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.

PS1.C Nuclear Processes

C-PS1-8 Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.

PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

PS2.B Types of Interactions

C-PS2-6 Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular structure determines the functioning of designed materials.

PS3 Energy

PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

C-PS3-4 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperatures are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics).

PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

PS4.B Electromagnetic Radiation

C-PS4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.

C-PS4-5 Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of the electromagnetic spectrum to cause matter to transmit and capture information and energy.