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9 Assessment Guide for Educators: Science Chapter 1: Assessment Targets For example, a question may include answer options and stimuli that contain specific terms drawn from the content subtopics; however, test-takers will never be asked to formulate their own definition of a scientific term. Focusing Themes The two focusing themes ensure that the test covers a wide range of important scientific topics while focusing on a distinct subset of ideas within each content topic. Items from any of the three content domains of life science, physical science, and Earth and space science can pertain to one of these two themes, but content that falls outside the spheres of these themes will not appear on the Science test. The theme of Human Health and Living Systems pertains to material that is vital for the health and safety of all living things on the planet. Topics relating to this theme include (but are not limited to) • the physical body • characteristics of humans and other living things • systems of living organisms and related topics (e.g. diseases, evolution, and heredity) • the mechanisms for how the human body works on chemical and physical levels • how the environment affects living things and human society • how humans and other organisms affect the environment Science Content Topics Life Science (L) (40%) Physical Science (P) (40%) Earth and Space Science (ES) (20%) Focusing Themes Human Health and Living Systems a. Human body and health b. Organization of life (structure and function of life) c. Molecular basis for heredity d. Evolution a. Chemical Properties and Reactions Related to Human Systems a. Interactions between Earth’s systems and living things Energy and Related Systems e. Relationships between life functions and energy intake f. Energy flows in ecologic networks (ecosystems) b. Conservation, transformation, and flow of energy c. Work, motion, and forces b. Earth and its system components and interactions c. Structure and organization of the cosmos