New Haven District Standards: (state, national & proposed national): New Haven Public Schools requires science teachers to use Next Generation Science Standards which have been recently approved by the state, with a special emphasis on inquiry, and the 5E model
All Earth Science Standards Applicable to This Unit
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HS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.
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HS-ESS2-2 Earth's Systems: Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
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HS-ESS2-4 Earth's Systems: Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.
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HS-ESS2-5 Earth's Systems: Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.
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HS-ESS2-6 Earth's Systems: Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
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HS-ESS2-7 Earth's Systems: Construct an argument based on evidence about the simultaneous coevolution of Earth’s systems and life on Earth.
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HS-ESS3-1 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.
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HS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity: Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.
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HS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces the impacts of human activities on natural systems.
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HS-ESS3-5 Earth and Human Activity: Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems.
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HS-ESS3-6 Earth and Human Activity: Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity. ( NGSS 2013)
