MS.ESS2.C (HS-ESS2-4); orbit, tectonic events, ocean changes in surface temperatures, MS.ESS2.D circulation, volcanic activity, precipitation patterns, glacial ice 4),(HS-ESS3-5); MS.ESS3.B (HS-ESS3-5); glaciers, vegetation, and human volumes, sea levels, and biosphere MS.ESS3.C (HS-ESS2-4), activities. These changes can occur distribution.] (HS-ESS3-5); on a variety of time scales from HS-ESS3-5. Analyze geoscience MS.ESS3.D sudden (e.g., volcanic ash clouds) data and the results from global to intermediate (ice ages) to very climate models to make an long-term tectonic cycles. evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or ESS2.D: Weather and Climate regional climate change and The foundation for Earth’s global associated future impacts to climate systems is the Earth systems. electromagnetic radiation from the [Clarification Statement: Examples sun, as well as its reflection, of evidence, for both data and absorption, storage, and climate model outputs, are for redistribution among the climate changes (such as atmosphere, ocean, and land precipitation and temperature) systems, and this energy’s and their associated impacts (such into space. as on sea level, glacial ice (HS-ESS2-4),(secondary to volumes, or atmosphere and ocean composition).] [Assessment Changes in the atmosphere due Boundary: Assessment is limited to human activity have increased to one example of a climate carbon dioxide concentrations and change and its associated thus affect climate. (HS-ESS2-4) impacts.] ESS3.D: Global Climate Change Though the magnitudes of human impacts are greater than they have ever been, so too are human abilities to model, predict, and manage current and future impacts. (HS-ESS3-5) Disciplinary Core Ideas: Students who demonstrate Connections to Essential Science Science Demos, Human Impacts understanding can: other DCIs and Vocabulary Assessment Labs/Activities Articulations (Highlight Probes denotes District Content
orbit, tectonic events, ocean circulation, volcanic activity, glaciers, vegetation, and human activities. These changes can occur on a variety of time scales from sudden (e.g., volcanic ash clouds) to intermediate (ice ages) to very long-term tectonic cycles. ESS2.D: Weather and Climate The foundation for Earth’s global climate systems is the electromagnetic radiation from the sun, as well as its reflection, absorption, storage, and redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and land systems, and this energy’s into space. (HS-ESS2-4),(secondary to Changes in the atmosphere due to human activity have increased carbon dioxide concentrations and thus affect climate. (HS-ESS2-4) ESS3.D: Global Climate Change Though the magnitudes of human impacts are greater than they have ever been, so too are human abilities to model, predict, and manage current and future impacts. (HS-ESS3-5) changes in surface temperatures, precipitation patterns, glacial ice volumes, sea levels, and biosphere distribution.] HS-ESS3-5. 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. [Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence, for both data and climate model outputs, are for climate changes (such as precipitation and temperature) and their associated impacts (such as on sea level, glacial ice volumes, or atmosphere and ocean composition).] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to one example of a climate change and its associated impacts.] MS.ESS2.C (HS-ESS2-4); MS.ESS2.D 4),(HS-ESS3-5); MS.ESS3.B (HS-ESS3-5); MS.ESS3.C (HS-ESS2-4), (HS-ESS3-5); MS.ESS3.D Disciplinary Core Ideas: Human Impacts Students who demonstrate understanding can: Connections to other DCIs and Articulations Essential Vocabulary (Highlight denotes District Content Science Assessment Probes Science Demos, Labs/Activities
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