Use knowledge of scientific concepts to and atmosphere How do Earth’s major spheres required for most life on Earth, and draw conclusions that are consistent with are interact? is the root cause of wind and ocean evidence interconnected, How do matter and energy move currents, which distribute energy as matter cycles through ecosystems? and nutrients around the planet, as Analyze cause-and-effect relationships and energy How do First Peoples view the well as the energy sources for the Evaluating flows through cycling of matter and energy? on the cycling of matter water cycle) Evaluate their methods and experimental them. and energy conditions, including identifying sources matter cycles (e.g., water, nitrogen, of error or uncertainty, confounding Key questions about interactions: carbon, phosphorous, etc.; human variables, and possible alternative How do the four spheres of the impacts on sources and sinks (e.g., explanations and conclusions Earth interact? climate change, deforestation, Describe specific ways to improve their How can understanding the agriculture, etc.); bioaccumulation investigation methods and the quality of interactions of Earth’s spheres and biomagnification) within biotic data help us prepare for natural and abiotic components of Evaluate the validity and limitations of a disasters? ecosystems model or analogy in relation to the sustainability of systems (a systems phenomenon modelled approach to sustainability sees all Demonstrate an awareness of matter and energy as assumptions, question information given, interconnected and existing in dynamic equilibrium (e.g., carbon as a key factor in climate change, greenhouse effect, water cycle, etc.)) First Peoples knowledge of interconnectedness (everything is connected, from local to global; First Peoples perspectives on interconnectedness) and sustainability (First Peoples perspectives on sustainability of systems) plate tectonic movement ( climate change over
Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence Analyze cause-and-effect relationships Evaluating Evaluate their methods and experimental conditions, including identifying sources of error or uncertainty, confounding variables, and possible alternative explanations and conclusions Describe specific ways to improve their investigation methods and the quality of data Evaluate the validity and limitations of a model or analogy in relation to the phenomenon modelled Demonstrate an awareness of assumptions, question information given, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them. How do Earth’s major spheres interact? How do matter and energy move through ecosystems? How do First Peoples view the cycling of matter and energy? Key questions about interactions: How do the four spheres of the Earth interact? How can understanding the interactions of Earth’s spheres help us prepare for natural disasters? required for most life on Earth, and is the root cause of wind and ocean currents, which distribute energy and nutrients around the planet, as well as the energy sources for the water cycle) on the cycling of matter and energy matter cycles (e.g., water, nitrogen, carbon, phosphorous, etc.; human impacts on sources and sinks (e.g., climate change, deforestation, agriculture, etc.); bioaccumulation and biomagnification) within biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems sustainability of systems (a systems approach to sustainability sees all matter and energy as interconnected and existing in dynamic equilibrium (e.g., carbon as a key factor in climate change, greenhouse effect, water cycle, etc.)) First Peoples knowledge of interconnectedness (everything is connected, from local to global; First Peoples perspectives on interconnectedness) and sustainability (First Peoples perspectives on sustainability of systems) plate tectonic movement ( climate change over
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