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 High School End of Instruction Biology. Life Science Essential Elements marked with a gray flag are only assessed in those states.

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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.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)

Science Key to Map Codes

Code	Description
I	Initial Level
P	Precursor Level
T	Target Level

Science Guide to EE Codes

Code	Description
PS	Physical Science
LS	Life Science
ESS	Earth and Space Science

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