Semester 2 Topic: Driving Forces of Weather and Climate Driving Questions: What regulates our weather and climate? Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Stability and Change, Science and Engineering Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Developing and using Models Iowa Core Science Standards: , , Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Students will: Students will: inferences In addition Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Identify relationships between data sets that represent knowledge. Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that causes changes to other changes in the hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, performance and to biosphere, or geosphere in response to a change in Earth systems. () score Earth’s surface. applications 3.0 Analyze data to describe a mechanism for the feedbacks between Define and provide an example of a positive and performance, reflects two of Earth’s systems and whether the feedback is positive or negative feedback loop that negative. () Given models (Sun/Earth), identify one factor that Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into insufficient go affects the input of energy, one factor that affects the and out of Earth systems result in changes in climate. () beyond the output of energy, and one factor that affects the storage and redistribution of energy. student progress what (Factors may include: Earth’s orbit and the orientation was demonstrates of its axis; sun’s energy output; configuration of towards taught. continents resulting from tectonic activity; ocean circulation; atmospheric composition (including amount of water vapor and CO2); atmospheric circulation; foundational volcanic activity; glaciation; extent or type of vegetation in-depth cover; and human activities.) Recognize or recall specific vocabulary such as: skills Weather, climate, positive and negative feedback loop, albedo, and Milankovitch cycles, electromagnetic radiation, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas,
Semester 2 Topic: Driving Forces of Weather and Climate Driving Questions: What regulates our weather and climate? Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Stability and Change, Science and Engineering Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Developing and using Models Iowa Core Science Standards: , , Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught. Students will: Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that causes changes to other Earth systems. () Analyze data to describe a mechanism for the feedbacks between two of Earth’s systems and whether the feedback is positive or negative. () Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth systems result in changes in climate. () Students will: Identify relationships between data sets that represent changes in the hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, or geosphere in response to a change in Earth’s surface. Define and provide an example of a positive and negative feedback loop Given models (Sun/Earth), identify one factor that affects the input of energy, one factor that affects the output of energy, and one factor that affects the storage and redistribution of energy. (Factors may include: Earth’s orbit and the orientation of its axis; sun’s energy output; configuration of continents resulting from tectonic activity; ocean circulation; atmospheric composition (including amount of water vapor and CO2); atmospheric circulation; volcanic activity; glaciation; extent or type of vegetation cover; and human activities.) Recognize or recall specific vocabulary such as: Weather, climate, positive and negative feedback loop, albedo, Milankovitch cycles, electromagnetic radiation, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.