Currently Tested Essential Elements for Science

The documents below detail the currently tested Essential Elements. For a list of all Dynamic Learning Maps^® Essential Elements, see Essential Elements for Science (pdf).

NOTE: Only Delaware, District of Columbia, and Maryland assess in High School biology.

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Science Essential Elements Assessed

All elementary school Science grade band EEs in one file (pdf)
All high school Biology grade band EEs in one file (pdf)
All high school Science grade band EEs in one file (pdf)
All middle school Science grade band EEs in one file (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.ESS1-2 Represent and interpret data on a picture, line, or bar graph to show seasonal patterns in the length of daylight hours. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.ESS2-1 Develop a model showing how water (hydrosphere) affects the living things (biosphere) found in a region. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.ESS3-1 Use information to describe how people can help protect the Earth's resources and how that affects the environment. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.LS1-1 Provide evidence that plants need air and water to grow. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.LS2-1 Create a model that shows the movement of matter (e.g., plant growth, eating, composting) through living things. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.PS1-2 Measure and compare weights of substances before and after heating, cooling, or mixing substances to show that weight of matter is conserved. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties (e.g., weight, shape, texture, buoyancy, color, or magnetism). (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.PS2-1 Demonstrate that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. (pdf)
SCI.EE.5.PS3-1 Create a model to describe that energy in animals' food was once energy from the Sun. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.ESS1-4 Use a model of Earth and the Sun to show how Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun cause changes in seasons. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.ESS3-2 Construct an argument for a strategy to conserve, recycle, or reuse resources. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.ESS3-3 Analyze data to determine the effects of a conservation strategy on the level of a natural resource. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS1-1 Explain how different organs of the body carry out essential functions of life. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS1-2 Use a model to illustrate the organization and interaction of major organs into systems (e.g., circulatory, respiratory, digestive, sensory) in the body to provide specific functions. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS1-3 Collect data from an investigation to show how different organisms react to changes (e.g., heart rate increases with exercise, pupils react to light). (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS1-4 Use a model to illustrate how growth occurs when cells multiply. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS2-1 Use a graphical representation to explain changes over time in the population size of an animal species (e.g., currently on the endangered list). (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS2-2 Use a graphical representation to explain the dependence of an animal population on other organisms for food and their environment for shelter. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS3-2 Defend why reproduction may or may not result in offspring with different traits. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS4-2 Explain how the traits of particular species allow them to survive in their specific environments. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS4-3 Interpret data sets to identify an advantageous heritable trait. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.LS4-6 Evaluate a strategy to protect a species. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.PS1-2 Make a claim supported by evidence to explain patterns of chemical properties that occur in a substance during a common chemical reaction (e.g., baking soda and vinegar). (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.PS2-3 Evaluate the effectiveness of safety devices and design a solution that could minimize the force of a collision. (pdf)
SCI.EE.HS.PS3-4 Investigate and predict the temperatures of two liquids before and after combining to show uniform energy distribution. (pdf)
SCI.EE.MS.ESS2-2 Explain how geoscience processes that occur daily (e.g.,wind, rain, runoff) slowly change the surface of Earth, while catastrophic events (e.g., earthquakes, tornadoes, floods) can quickly change the surface of Earth. (pdf)

Science Key to Map Codes

I	Initial Level
P	Precursor Level
T	Target Level

Science Guide to EE Codes

PS	Physical Science
LS	Life Science
ESS	Earth and Space Science