Anglo-American School of Moscow
High School Standards (Draft)
Biology I (semester)
Structure and Function
HS-LS1-1: Genes, Proteins, and Tissues
HS-LS1-2: Interacting Body Systems
HS-LS1-3: Feedback Mechanisms and Homeostasis
HS-LS1-4: Cellular Division and Differentiation
HS-LS1-5: Photosynthesis and Energy Transformation
HS-LS1-6: Formation of Carbon-Based Molecules
HS-LS1-7: Cellular Respiration and Energy Transfer
Patterns of Inheritance
HS-LS3-1: Chromosomal Inheritance
HS-LS3-2: Inheritable Genetic Variation
HS-LS3-3: Variation and Distribution of Traits
Biology II (semester)
Energy Flow and Matter Cycling
HS-LS1-5: Photosynthesis and Energy Transformation
HS-LS1-7: Cellular Respiration and Energy Transfer
HS-LS2-3: Aerobic and Anaerobic Cycling of Matter
HS-LS2-4: Biomass and Trophic Levels
HS-LS2-5: Cycling of Carbon in Ecosystems
Creating Stability Through Change
HS-LS4-1: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
HS-LS4-2: Four Factors of Natural Selection
HS-LS4-3: Adaptation of Populations
HS-LS4-4: Natural Selection Leads to Adaptation
HS-LS4-5: Environmental Change - Speciation and Extinction
Chemistry II (semester)
Unit 1
HS-PS1-7: Conservation of Atoms in Chemical Reactions*
Unit 2
HS-PS1-2: Simple Chemical Reactions*
HS-PS1-4: Total Bond Energy Change in Chemical Reactions
HS-PS3-4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change
Unit 3
HS-PS1-5: Collision Theory and Rates of Reaction
HS-PS1-6: Increased Products Design Solution
HS-ESS3-6: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
Physics I (semester)
Forces and Motion
HS-PS2-1: Newton's Second Law of Motion
HS-PS2-2: Conservation of Momentum
HS-PS2-3: Reducing Force in Collisions Device
HS-PS2-4: Gravitational and Electrostatic Forces Between Objects*
Energy
HS-PS3-1: Energy Change in Components of a System
HS-PS3-2: Macroscopic Energy Due to Particle Position and Motion
HS-PS3-3: Energy Conversion Device Design
HS-PS3-5: Energy Change Due to Interacting Fields*
HS-LS2-1: Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems
HS-LS2-2: Biodiversity and Populations in Ecosystems
HS-LS2-6: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
HS-LS2-7: Human Impact Reduction Solution
HS-LS2-8: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
HS-PS1-8: Fission, Fusion, and Radioactive Decay
HS-PS4-3: Wave-Particle Duality of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-4: Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-5: Waves and Information Technology
Physics II (semester)
Waves
HS-PS4-1: Wave Properties in Various Media
HS-PS4-2: Digital Transmission and Storage of Information
HS-PS4-5: Waves and Information Technology
Electricity
HS-PS2-4: Gravitational and Electrostatic Forces Between Objects*
HS-PS2-5: Electric Current and Magnetic Fields
HS-PS3-5: Energy Change Due to Interacting Fields*