Performance Expectations Core Concepts (Key topics) Resources MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical Shifts in Populations (NGSS.nsta) data that changes to physical or biological components of an Resource availability FOSS Kit: Populations and Ecosystems ecosystem affect populations. MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for Ecosystems services (NGSS.nsta) maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Minimizing impact on ecosystems FOSS Kit: Populations and Ecosystems Maintaining biodiversity MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for Geoscience processes (NGSS.nsta) how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at Earth’s plate movement FOSS Kit: Earth History varying time and spatial scales. Erosion and weathering Rapid catastrophic events MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to Forecasting Catastrophic Events (NGSS.nsta) forecast future catastrophic events and inform the Location FOSS kit: Earth’s History development of technologies to mitigate their effects. Frequency Severity Damage MS-PS1-3* (emphasize impact on society) Gather and make Synthetic Materials and Humans (NGSS.nsta) sense of information to describe that synthetic materials Impact on society FOSS Kit: Chemical Interactions come from natural resources and impact society. MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design Problem Solving (NGSS.nsta) problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful Societal and environmental impact solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles Constraints and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Performance Expectations Core Concepts (Key topics) Resources MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical data that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. Shifts in Populations Resource availability (NGSS.nsta) FOSS Kit: Populations and Ecosystems MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ecosystems services Minimizing impact on ecosystems Maintaining biodiversity (NGSS.nsta) FOSS Kit: Populations and Ecosystems MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. Geoscience processes Earth’s plate movement Erosion and weathering Rapid catastrophic events (NGSS.nsta) FOSS Kit: Earth History MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. Forecasting Catastrophic Events Location Frequency Severity Damage (NGSS.nsta) FOSS kit: Earth’s History MS-PS1-3* (emphasize impact on society) Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. Synthetic Materials and Humans Impact on society (NGSS.nsta) FOSS Kit: Chemical Interactions MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions. Problem Solving Societal and environmental impact Constraints (NGSS.nsta)
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