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The Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) set forth the basic skills for Oklahoma students. These skills are meant to be used by educators in developing science curriculum appropriate to the needs of their students.
The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (P.A.S.S. Exam) for science offers descriptors of student performance levels for grade 5, grade 8, and Biology I.
Grade 8
The Oklahoma PASS provides learning goals for science that students must meet by the end of eighth grade.
The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (P.A.S.S. Exam) for science offers descriptors of student performance levels for students in eighth grade.
Life Science
The Life Science unit addresses the characteristics and cycles of and relationships between living things and their environments. Topics include cellular organization, classification, ecosystems, genetics, and human health issues.
Physical Science
The Physical Science unit includes concepts related to matter, forces, motion, and energy, as well as their interactions. Topics include chemical and physical changes, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, sound, machines, work and power.
Research and Inquiry
The Research and Inquiry unit focuses on the knowledge, processes, and real world issues associated with science and technology. Topics include experimentation, data analysis, science related careers, and technological advances.
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