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Task: Oh Say Can You See
Alignment of Performance Task with National Standards
Grade Level: 9-12
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Specific skills and knowledge demonstrated by the task:
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Alignment with Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy
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Alignment with National Science Education Standards
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Students' understanding of electromagnetic radiation including how
differences in the way waves travel are due to differences in wavelength
and properties of materials.
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4F- Motion (9-12)#3: …A great variety
of, radiation is in the form of electromagnetic waves: radio waves,
microwaves, radiant heat, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, x-rays,
and gamma rays. These wavelengths vary from radio waves, the longest, to
gamma rays, the shortest....
4F- Motion (9-12)#5 Waves can… reflect
off surfaces, be absorbed by materials they enter [or be transmitted
through them]…All these effects vary with wavelength.
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Standard B Physical Science: Interactions of Energy
and Matter#1 …Waves…have energy and can transfer
energy when they interact with matter.
Standard B Physical Science: Interactions of Energy
and Matter#2 …Electromagnetic waves include radio waves,
microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation,
x-rays, and gamma rays…
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Students' ability to use visuals, such as charts and maps, to
communicate information.
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12 Communication Skills (9-12)#1-Make and
interpret scale drawings [maps]
12 Communication Skills (9-12)#7- Use tables,
charts, and graphs in making arguments and claims in oral and written
presentations.
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Standard A: Inquiry- Communication: …
appropriately, developing diagrams and charts…
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Students' ability to present their findings clearly and effectively.
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12D Communication Skills- Essay- "clear and accurate communication"
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Standard A: Inquiry-Communication:
…accurate and effective communication including expressing
concepts, reviewing information, summarizing data, using language
appropriately, developing diagrams and charts,…speaking clearly
and logically…
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