Relevant Standards for China’s Great Forests: What the Giant Panda and Earth’s Climate Share Virtual Field Trip Disciplinary Disciplinary Disciplinary Grade Standard Performance Expectation Core Idea 1 Core Idea 2 Core Idea 3 3 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular LS4.C habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less Adaptations well, and some cannot survive at all. 3 3-LS4-4 Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a LS2.C Ecosystem LS4.D problem caused when the environment changes and the types Dynamics, Biodiversity and of plants and animals that live there may change. Functioning, and Humans Resilience 4 4-ESS3-2 Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the ESS3.A Natural ETS1.B Designing impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. Resources Solutions to Engineering Problems 5 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter LS2.A LS2.B Cycles of among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Interdependent Matter and relationships in Energy Transfer Ecosystems in Ecosystems 5 5-LS1-1 Support an argument that plants get the materials they need LS1.C for growth chiefly from air and water. Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms MS MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for ESS3.C how increases in human population and per-capita Impacts on Earth consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems. Systems MS MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have ESS3.D Global caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. Climate Change
Relevant Standards for China’s Great Forests: What the Giant Panda and Earth’s Climate Share Virtual Field Trip Grade Standard Performance Expectation Disciplinary Core Idea 1 Disciplinary Core Idea 2 Disciplinary Core Idea 3 3 3-LS4-3 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. LS4.C Adaptations 3 3-LS4-4 Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change. LS2.C Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience LS4.D Biodiversity and Humans 4 4-ESS3-2 Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. ESS3.A Natural Resources ETS1.B Designing Solutions to Engineering Problems 5 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. LS2.A Interdependent relationships in Ecosystems LS2.B Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems 5 5-LS1-1 Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. LS1.C Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms MS MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems. ESS3.C Impacts on Earth Systems MS MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. ESS3.D Global Climate Change