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Science.7.5.A

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The student is expected to identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”

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SCIENCE.7.5.A — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

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S.K.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.1.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.2.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.3.5.A

identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

S.4.5.A

identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

S.6.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.7.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.8.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

Cross-curricular Connections

The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the science TEKS and math, English language arts and reading, social studies, and technology applications. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.
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Math

Math.7.1.F analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas

Social Studies

SS.7.23.A use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Technology Applications

TA.7.1.B  analyze the patterns and sequences found in flowcharts

TA.7.6.A use digital tools in order to transform data to analyze trends and make inferences and predictions

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