5.1 Strand
Earth’s major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments), the hydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living things, including humans). Within these systems, the location of Earth’s land and water can be described. Also, these systems interact in multiple ways. Weathering and erosion are examples of interactions between Earth’s systems. Some interactions cause landslides, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions that impact humans and other organisms. Humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but solutions can be designed to reduce their impact.
Standard(s) 5.1.1: Analyze and interpret data to describe patterns of Earth’s features. Emphasize most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans while major mountain chains may be found inside continents or near their edges. Examples of data could include maps showing locations of mountains on continents and the ocean floor or the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes. (ESS2.B)
Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data Analyzing data in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to introducing quantitative approaches to collecting data and conducting multiple trials of qualitative observations. When possible and feasible, digital tools should be used.
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Analyze and interpret data to make sense of phenomena using logical reasoning.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
The locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, ocean floor structures, earthquakes, and volcanoes occur in patterns. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans. Major mountain chains form inside continents or near their edges. Maps can help locate the different land and water features areas of Earth.
Cross Cutting Concepts
Patterns
Patterns can be used as evidence to support an explanation.
Storyline Narrative
To begin this storyline students will investigate the phenomenon, a volcano rapidly formed in a field in Paricutin. Students will obtain information about a volcano that grew in a field in Paricutin, Mexico over the course of 9 years, destroying the village.
Then students will obtain information about other North American examples of volcano and earthquake activity and mountain ranges to analyze patterns in the data. They will look at volcanoes in the area of Paricutin to understand and reason that the occurrence of that volcano was part of a pattern rather than a random act. From there, students will look at examples and nonexamples of volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain ranges to further analyze and interpret data to find patterns of Earth’s features. Finally, when given a map with known volcano and/or earthquake occurrences, students identify which location is more likely to have the next occurrence and support their answer using the data from their investigations?
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Standard 7.5.1
Construct an explanation that describes how the genetic variation of traits in a population can affect some individuals' probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. Over time, specific traits may increase or decrease in populations. Emphasize the use of proportional reasoning to support explanations of trends in changes to populations over time. Examples could include camouflage, variation of body shape, speed and agility, or drought tolerance.
Practices
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
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Construct an explanation that includes qualitative or quantitative relationships between variables that describe phenomena
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS4.B: Natural Selection
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Natural selection leads to the predominance of certain traits in a population, and the suppression of others.
Cross Cutting Concepts
Cause and effect: mechanism and explanation
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Phenomena may have more than one cause, and some cause and effect relationships in systems can only be described using probability.
Standard 7.5.2
Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Practices
Analyzing and interpreting data
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Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences in findings.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
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The collection of fossils and their placement in chronological order (e.g., through the location of the sedimentary layers in which they are found or through radioactive dating) is known as the fossil record. It documents the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of many life forms throughout the history of life on Earth.
Cross Cutting Concepts
Patterns
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Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data.
Standard 7.5.3
Construct explanations that describe the patterns of body structure similarities and differences between modern organisms and between ancient and modern organisms to infer possible evolutionary relationships.
Practices
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
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Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for real-world phenomena, examples, or events.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
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Anatomical similarities and differences between various organisms living today and between them and organisms in the fossil record, enable the reconstruction of evolutionary history and the inference of lines of evolutionary descent.
Cross Cutting Concepts
Patterns
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Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data.
Standard 7.5.4
Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns in the embryological development across multiple species to identify similarities and differences not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
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Analyze displays of data to identify linear and nonlinear relationships.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
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Comparison of the embryological development of different species also reveals similarities that show relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Cross Cutting Concepts
Patterns
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Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data