ASOL Sample Activities

The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Key concepts include the action of water in physical and chemical weathering.

The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Key concepts include the ability of large bodies of water to store thermal energy and moderate climate.

The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Key concepts include the importance of water for agriculture, power generation, and public health.

The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Key concepts include the importance of protecting and maintaining water resources.

The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere. Key concepts include pressure, temperature, and humidity.

The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere. Key concepts include atmospheric changes with altitude.

The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere. Key concepts include natural and human-caused changes to the atmosphere and the importance of protecting and maintaining air quality.

The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere. Key concepts include the relationship of atmospheric measures and weather conditions.

The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere. Key concepts include basic information from weather maps including fronts, systems, and basic measurements.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the sun, moon, Earth, other planets and their moons, dwarf planets, meteors, asteroids, and comets.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include relative size of and distance between planets.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the role of gravity.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include revolution and rotation.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the mechanics of day and night and the phases of the moon.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the unique properties of Earth as a planet.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the relationship of Earth’s tilt and the seasons.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the cause of tides.

The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the interactions among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include the history and technology of space exploration.

The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include management of renewable resources.

The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include management of nonrenewable resources.

The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include the mitigation of land-use and environmental hazards through preventive measures.

The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include cost/benefit tradeoffs in conservation policies.

The student will investigate and understand that populations of organisms change over time. Key concepts include evidence of evolution of different species in the fossil record.

The student will investigate and understand that populations of organisms change over time. Key concepts include how environmental influences, as well as genetic variation, can lead to diversity of organisms.

The student will investigate and understand basic sources of energy, their origins, transformations, and uses. Key concepts include potential and kinetic energy.

The student will investigate and understand basic sources of energy, their origins, transformations, and uses. Key concepts include energy transformations.

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include atoms consist of particles, including electrons, protons, and neutrons.

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include atoms of a particular element are alike but are different from atoms of other elements.

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include elements may be represented by chemical symbols.

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include two or more atoms interact to form new substances, which are held together by electrical forces (bonds).

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include compounds may be represented by chemical formulas.

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include chemical equations can be used to model chemical changes.

The student will investigate and understand that all matter is made up of atoms. Key concepts include a limited number of elements comprise the largest portion of the solid Earth, living matter, the oceans, and the atmosphere.

The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Key concepts include water as the universal solvent.

The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Key concepts include the properties of water in all three phases.

The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere. Key concepts includeair as a mixture of gaseous elements and compounds.

The student will investigate and understand the nature of matter. Key concepts include the particle theory of matter.

The student will investigate and understand the nature of matter. Key concepts include elements, compounds, mixtures, acids, bases, and salts.

The student will investigate and understand the nature of matter. Key concepts include solids, liquids, and gases.

The student will investigate and understand the nature of matter. Key concepts include physical properties.

The student will investigate and understand the nature of matter. Key concepts include chemical properties.

The student will investigate and understand the nature of matter. Key concepts include characteristics of types of matter based on physical and chemical properties.

The student will investigate and understand that all living things are composed of cells. Key concepts include cell structure and organelles.

The student will investigate and understand that all living things are composed of cells. Key concepts include similarities and differences between plant and animal cells.

The student will investigate and understand that all living things are composed of cells. Key concepts include development of cell theory.

The student will investigate and understand that all living things are composed of cells. Key concepts include cell division.

The student will investigate and understand that living things show patterns of cellular organization. Key concepts include cells, tissues, organs, and systems.

The student will investigate and understand that living things show patterns of cellular organization. Key concepts include patterns of cell organization and their relationship to life processes in living things.

The student will investigate and understand how organisms can be classified. Key concepts include the distinguishing characteristics of domains of organisms.

The student will investigate and understand how organisms can be classified. Key concepts include the distinguishing characteristics of kingdoms of organisms.