Castle wing 1 · Weeks 1–10
Organisms and Nonliving Things Are Made of Atoms
Students move from atoms and molecules to photosynthesis, food webs, global matter cycles, rock evidence, and deep time.
Storyline lens
Matter is the thread
This wing contains 9 connected rooms. Students use evidence, models, and explanation to revisit the same large ideas at new scales.
Performance expectations
7 emphasized
The rooms
Enter wing 1.
Begin with the first room for the designed storyline, or open a single room to support an existing district sequence.
1
Atoms and Elements
The Composition of Matter
2Molecules and Extended Structures
The Composition of Matter
3Substances and Their Properties
The Composition of Matter
4Capturing the Sun’s Energy
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
5Using Stored Energy
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
6Food Webs and Trophic Pyramids
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
7Global Cycles of Matter
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
8Investigating Rock Strata
Earth Processes Through Geologic Time
9Reconstructing Earth’s History
Earth Processes Through Geologic Time