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The following Interval Benchmarks for Science are assessed on Iowa Tests of Educational Development. Supporting Information and Instructional Strategies can be viewed by selecting a highlighted grade.
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| Understands and applies principles of scientific inquiry | |
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 2: Analyzes scientific procedures and investigations.
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 3: Reads and interprets scientific information.
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 4: Develops new thinking based on experimental data.
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| Standard 2: |
| Understands and applies the basic concepts of life science | |
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Describes characteristics and the structure and function of cells, organs, and systems in the human body.
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 2: Knows the organization and essential processes of living things.
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 3: Understands the processes of genetic continuity and diversity.
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 4: Analyzes the interactions of living things with their environment.
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| Standard 3: |
| Understands and applies the basic concepts of Earth science | |
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 1: Explains the composition and structure of the Earth.
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| Standard 4: |
| Understands and applies the basic concepts of physical science | |
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 2: Relates constancy and change to the laws of motion.
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Grade 9-12 Interval Benchmark 4: Explains the properties, structure, and physical and chemical transformations of matter.
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