West Virginia Science Standards
High School Course Model
Grade 9 - Earth and Space Science
Space Systems
HS-ESS1-1: Nuclear Fusion and the Sun's Energy
HS-ESS1-2: The Big Bang Theory
HS-ESS1-3: Stellar Nucleosynthesis
HS-ESS1-4: Orbital Motions
History of Earth
HS-ESS1-5: Evidence of Plate Tectonics
HS-ESS1-6: Evidence of the Earth's History
HS-ESS2-1: The Creation of Landforms
Earth's Systems
HS-ESS2-2: Feedback in Earth's Systems
HS-ESS2-3: Cycling of Matter in the Earth's Interior
HS-ESS2-5: Interactions of the Hydrologic and Rock Cycles
HS-ESS2-6: Carbon Cycling in Earth's Systems
Weather and Climate
HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change
HS-ESS3-5: Climate Change and Future Impacts
Human Sustainability
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-ESS3-4: Reducing Human Impact Design Solutions
HS-ESS2-6: Carbon Cycling in Earth's Systems
Grade 10 - Biology
Inheritance and Variation of Traits
HS-LS1-4: Cellular Division and Differentiation
HS-LS3-1: Chromosomal Inheritance
HS-LS3-2: Inheritable Genetic Variation
HS-LS3-3: Variation and Distribution of Traits
Natural Selection and Evolution
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
Structure and Function
HS-LS1-1: Genes, Proteins, and Tissues
HS-LS1-2: Interacting Body Systems
HS-LS1-3: Feedback Mechanisms and Homeostasis
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
HS-LS1-5: Photosynthesis and Energy Transformation
HS-LS1-6: Formation of Carbon-Based Molecules
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
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
HS-LS2-1: Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems
HS-LS2-2: Biodiversity and Populations in Ecosystems
HS-LS2-6: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
HS-LS2-8: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
HS-LS4-6: Human Impact on Biodiversity Solution
Physical Science (recommended third course option)
Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-PS1-1: Valence Electrons and Properties of Elements
HS-PS1-3: Electrical Forces and Bulk Scale Structure
HS-PS1-8: Fission, Fusion, and Radioactive Decay
Chemical Reactions
HS-PS1-2: Simple Chemical Reactions
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
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
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 Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-1: Wave Properties in Various Media
HS-PS4-2: Digital Transmission and Storage of Information
HS-PS4-3: Wave-Particle Duality of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-4: Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-5: Waves and Information Technology
Chemistry (recommended third course STEM option)
Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-PS1-1: Valence Electrons and Properties of Elements
S.HS.C.2: Atomic Theory*
S.HS.C.3: Quantum Model*
S.HS.C.4: Electron Configuration*
HS-PS1-3: Electrical Forces and Bulk Scale Structure
S.HS.C.6: Solubility*
HS-PS1-8: Fission, Fusion, and Radioactive Decay
HS-PS2-6: Molecular-Level Structure of Designed Materials
Chemical Reactions
HS-PS1-2: Simple Chemical Reactions
S.HS.C.10: Reaction Types*
S.HS.C.11: Redox*
S.HS.C.12: Acids and Bases*
S.HS.C.13: pH*
S.HS.C.14: Acid-Base Reactions*
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
S.HS.C.18: Conservation of Mass*
S.HS.C.19: Mole Conversions*
S.HS.C.20: Gas Laws*
S.HS.C.21: Mole Calculations*
Physics (recommended fourth course STEM option)
Forces and Interactions
HS-PS2-1: Newton's Second Law of Motion
HS-PS2-2: Conservation of Momentum
S.HS.P.3: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions*
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
S.HS.P.7: Buoyancy*
S.HS.P.8: Bernoulli's Principle*
S.HS.P.9: Projectile Motion*
S.HS.P.10: Vectors*
Energy
HS-PS3-1: Energy Change in Components of a System
S.HS.P.12: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions*
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
S.HS.P.17: Ohm's Law*
S.HS.P.18: Electricity*
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-1: Wave Properties in Various Media
HS-PS4-2: Digital Transmission and Storage of Information
HS-PS4-3: Wave-Particle Duality of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-4: Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation
HS-PS4-5: Waves and Information Technology
S.HS.P.24: Optics*
* Standards added to the NGSS
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