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=Science and Engineering Practices=
 * Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering)
 * Developing and using models
 * Planning and carrying out investigations
 * Analyzing and interpreting data
 * Using mathematics, information and computer technology, and computational thinking.
 * Engaging in argument from evidence
 * Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

=The Crosscutting Concepts=
 * Patterns
 * Cause and Effect
 * Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
 * Systems and System Models
 * Energy and Matter
 * Structure and Function
 * Stability and Change

=Core Ideas=

**Core and Component Ideas in the Life Sciences**
LS1.A: Structure and Function LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms LS1.D: Information Processing
 * Core Idea LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes**

LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems LS2.C: Ecosystems Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
 * Core Idea LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics**

LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits LS3.B: Variation of Traits
 * Core Idea LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits**

LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity LS4.B: Natural Selection LS4.C: Adaptation LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
 * Core Idea LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity**

**Core and Component Ideas in the Physical Sciences**
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter PS1.B: Chemical Reactions PS1.C: Nuclear Processes
 * Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions**

PS2.A: Forces and Motion PS2.B: Types of Interactions PS2.C: Stability and Instability in Physical Systems
 * Core Idea PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions**

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
 * Core Idea PS3: Energy**

PS4.A: Wave Properties PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation.
 * Core Idea PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer**

**Core and Component Ideas in Earth and Space Sciences**
ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
 * Core Idea ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe**

ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
 * Core Idea ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe**

ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes ESS2.D: Weather and Climate ESS2.E: Biogeology
 * Core Idea ESS2: Earth’s Systems**

ESS3.A: Natural Resources ESS3.B: Natural Hazards ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
 * Core Idea ESS3: Earth and Human Activity**

**Core and Component Ideas in Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science**
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
 * Core Idea ETS1: Engineering Design**

ETS2.A: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology ETS2.B: Influence of Engineering, Technology and Science on Society and the Natural World
 * Core Idea ETS2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society**