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.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
plan and conduct investigations that demonstrate how the speed of an object is related to its mechanical energy.
Patterns are regular sequences that can be found throughout nature.
Patterns of positive and negative slope on a distance-time graph may be used to quickly determine the general direction and speed of an object.
Cause-and-effect relationships are relationships between two or more variables or phenomena whereby one variable or event leads to a predictable response. Events have causes—sometimes simple, sometimes multi-faceted.
The analysis of patterns within distance-time graphs allows students to determine cause-and-effect relationships. A faster speed (cause) results in a more steep slope (effect) on a distance-time graph, and a slower speed (cause) results in a smaller slope (effect).
It is important to consider how changes in scale, proportion, or quantity affect a system’s structure or performance. Scale refers to the size of an object in relation to another object or its environment. Proportion is the ratio of one quantity to another. Quantity is a count of a set of objects or a measurement of a substance.
There is a proportional relationship between distance and time when calculating speed. Speed is a proportional measurement.
Math.7.4.A represent constant rates of change in mathematical and real-world problems given pictorial, tabular, verbal, numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations, including d = rt
Math.7.4.B calculate unit rates from rates in mathematical and real-world problems
Math.7.4.D solve problems involving ratios, rates, and percents, including multi-step problems involving percent increase and percent decrease, and financial literacy problems
Math.7.7.A represent linear relationships using verbal descriptions, tables, graphs, and equations that simplify to the form y = mx + b
ELAR.7.5.C make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures
ELAR.7.5.E make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
TA.7.6.A use digital tools in order to transform data to analyze trends and make inferences and predictions