Massachusetts Science Standards

Earth’s Place in the Universe

HS-ESS1-1: Nuclear Fusion and the Sun's Energy
HS-ESS1-2: The Big Bang Theory
HS-ESS1-4: Orbital Motions
HS-ESS1-5: Evidence of Plate Tectonics

 Earth’s Systems

HS-ESS2-2: Feedback in Earth's Systems
HS-ESS2-3: Cycling of Matter in the Earth's Interior
HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change
HS-ESS2-5: Interactions of the Hydrologic and Rock Cycles
HS-ESS2-6: Carbon Cycling in Earth's Systems

Earth and Human Activity

HS-ESS3-1: Global Impacts on Human Activity
HS-ESS3-2: Cost-Benefit Ratio Design Solutions
HS-ESS3-3: Biodiversity, Natural Resources, and Human Sustainability
HS-ESS3-5: Climate Change and Future Impacts
 

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

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

Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

HS-LS2-1: Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems
HS-LS2-2: Biodiversity and Populations in Ecosystems
HS-LS2-4: Biomass and Trophic Levels
HS-LS2-5: Cycling of Carbon in Ecosystems
HS-LS2-6: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
HS-LS2-7: Human Impact Reduction Solution

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

HS-LS3-1: Chromosomal Inheritance
HS-LS3-2: Inheritable Genetic Variation
HS-LS3-3: Variation and Distribution of Traits
HS-LS3-4(MA): Genetic and Environmental Factors*

Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

HS-LS4-1: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
HS-LS4-2: Four Factors of Natural Selection
HS-LS4-4: Natural Selection Leads to Adaptation
HS-LS4-5: Environmental Change - Speciation and Extinction

Matter and Its Interactions

HS-PS1-1: Valence Electrons and Properties of Elements
HS-PS1-2: Simple Chemical Reactions
HS-PS1-3: Electrical Forces and Bulk Scale Structure
HS-PS1-4: Total Bond Energy Change in Chemical Reactions
HS-PS1-5: Collision Theory and Rates of Reaction
HS-PS1-6: Increased Products Design Solution
HS-PS1-7: Conservation of Atoms in Chemical Reactions
HS-PS1-9(MA): Stoichiometry*
HS-PS1-10(MA):  Oxidation-Reduction*
HS-PS1-11(MA): Separating Mixtures*

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

HS-PS2-6: Molecular-Level Structure of Designed Materials
HS-PS2-7(MA): Polarity*
HS-PS2-8(MA): Kinetic Molecular Theory*

Energy

HS-PS3-4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Matter and Its Interactions

HS-PS1-8: Fission, Fusion, and Radioactive Decay

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

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
HS-PS2-5: Electric Current and Magnetic Fields
HS-PS2-9(MA): Electric Circuits*
HS-PS2-10(MA): Kinematics*

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-PS3-4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
HS-PS3-5: Energy Change Due to Interacting Fields

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

HS-PS4-1: Wave Properties in Various Media
HS-PS4-3: Wave-Particle Duality of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-5: Waves and Information Technology