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Core Curriculum Examples
Below are core curriculum examples matching Utah core curriculum science standards with a TED Talk relating to that standard. This is one way to start using TED talks in your classroom! Think small - one TED Talk per standard as an introduction or as a culminating video.
Below are core curriculum examples matching Utah core curriculum science standards with a TED Talk relating to that standard. This is one way to start using TED talks in your classroom! Think small - one TED Talk per standard as an introduction or as a culminating video.
5th Grade Science
5th Grade Standard I
Students will understand that chemical and physical changes occur in matter.
5th Grade Standard II
Students will understand that volcanoes, earthquakes, uplift, weathering, and erosion reshape Earth's surface.
5th Grade Standard III
Students will understand that magnetism can be observed when there is an interaction between the magnetic fields of magnets or between a magnet and materials made of iron.
More TED Talks on magnetism
5th Grade Standard IV
Students will understand features of static and current electricity.
5th Grade Standard V
Students will understand that traits are passed from the parent organisms to their offspring, and that sometimes the offspring may possess variations of these traits that may help or hinder survival in a given environment.
More TED Talks on humanity's beginnings and journeys.
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Secondary BiologyBiology Standard IStudents will understand that living organisms interact with one another and their environment.
Biology Standard IIStudents will understand that all organisms are composed of one or more cells that are made of molecules, come from preexisting cells, and perform life functions.
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Biology Standard IIIStudents will understand the relationships between structure and function of organs and organ systems.
Biology Standard IVStudents will understand that genetic information coded in DNA is passed from parents to offspring by sexual and asexual reproduction. The basic structure of DNA is the same in all living things. Changes in DNA may alter genetic expression.
Standard VStudents will understand that biological diversity is a result of evolutionary processes.
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