Section IV- Research Summaries for CTS Categories A, B, and C (disciplinary core idea content)
If you do not have access to the print resources for Section IV of Curriculum Topic Study, you can access short summaries of the research here (the print resources provide the full summary and references). The guides are listed in the order they appear in the CTS book. When available, new research will be added here. This section is currently being developed. Check back as additional guides are added.
Category A-Life Science Guides: Biological Structure and Function
Behavior, Senses, Feedback, and Response (pp 90-91)
Brain and the Nervous System (pp 92-93)
Cell Division and Differentiation (pp 94-95)
Cells and Biomolecules: Structure and Function (pp 96-97)
Characteristics of Living Things (pp 98-99)
Energy Extraction, Food, and Nutrition (pp 100-101)
Macroscopic Structure and Function of Organisms (pp 102-103)
Organs and Systems of the Human Body (pp 104-105)
Photosynthesis and Respiration at the Organism Level (pp 106-107)
Category A-Life Science Guides: Ecosystems and Ecological Relationships
Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy in Ecosystems (pp 108-109)
Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems (pp 110-111)
Decomposition and Decay (pp 112-113)
Ecosystem Stability, Disruptions, and Change (pp 114-115)
Food Chains and Food Webs (pp 116-117)
Group Behaviors and Social Interactions in Ecosystems (pp 118-119)
Interdependency in Ecosystems (pp 120-121)
Transfer of Energy in Ecosystems (pp 122-123)
Category A-Life Science Guides: Life’s Continuity, Change, and Diversity
Adaptation (pp 124-125)
Biodiversity and Human Impact (pp 126-127)
Biological Evolution (pp 128-129)
Diversity of Species and Evidence of Common Ancestry(pp 130-131)
DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes (pp 132-133)
Inheritance of Traits (pp 134-135)
Natural Selection (pp 136-137)
Reproduction, Growth, and Development (pp 138-139)
Variation of Traits (pp 140-141)
Category B- Physical Science Guides: Matter
Atoms and Molecules, (pp. 146-147)
Behavior and Characteristics of Gases, (pp 148-149)
Chemical Bonding, (pp 150-151)
Chemical Reactions, (pp 152-153)
Conservation of Matter, (pp 154-155)
Elements, Compounds, and the Periodic Table, (pp 156-157)
Mixtures and Solutions, (pp 158-159)
Nuclear Processes,( pp. 160-161)
Particulate Nature of Matter, (pp 162-163)
Properties of Matter, (pp 164-165)
States of Matter, (pp. 166-167)
Category B- Physical Science Guides: Force, Motion, and Energy
Concept of Energy, (pp 168-169)
Conservation of Energy, (pp 170-171)
Electric Charge and Current, (pp 172-173)
Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life, (pp 174-175)
Force and Motion, pp 176-177
Forces Between Objects, (pp 178-179)
Gravitational Force, (pp 180-181)
Kinetic and Potential Energy, (pp 182-183)
Magnetism, (pp 184-185)
Nuclear Energy, (pp 186-187)
Relationship Between Energy and Forces, (pp 188-189)
Sound, (pp. 190-191)
Transfer of Energy, (pp 192-193)
Visible Light and Electromagnetic Radiation, (pp. 194-195)
Waves and Information Technologies, (pp 196-197)
Waves and Wave Properties, (pp 198-199)
Category C- Earth and Space Science Guides: Earth Structure, Materials, and Systems
Earth’s Materials and Systems, (pp 204-205)
Earth’s Natural Resources, (pp 206-207)
Global Climate Change (pp 208-209)
Human Impact on Earth Systems, (pp 210-211)
Structure of the Solid Earth, (pp 212-213
Water Cycle and Distribution, (pp 214-215)
Water in the Earth System, (pp 216-217)
Weather and Climate (pp 218-219)
Category C- Earth and Space Science Guides: Earth History and Processes that Change the Earth
Biogeology, (pp 220-221)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes, (pp 222-223)
Earth’s History, (pp 224-225)
Natural Hazards, (pp 226-227)
Plate Tectonics, (pp 228-229)
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition (pp 230-231)
Category C- Earth and Space Science Guides: Earth in Space, Solar System, and the Universe
Earth and Our Solar System, (pp 232-233)
Earth, Moon, and Sun System, (pp 234-235)
Earth-Sun System, (pp 236-237)
Formation of the Earth, Solar System, and the Universe, (pp 238-239)
Phases of the Moon, (pp 240-241)
Seasons and Seasonal Patterns in the Sky, (pp 242-243)
Stars and Galaxies, (pp 244-245)