MS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity
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Students who demonstrate understanding can: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. |
Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence include grade-appropriate databases on human populations and the rates of consumption of food and natural resources (such as freshwater, mineral, and energy). Examples of impacts can include changes to the appearance, composition, and structure of Earth’s systems as well as the rates at which they change. The consequences of increases in human populations and consumption of natural resources are described by science, but science does not make the decisions for the actions society takes.
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Assessment Boundary: N/A
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Crosscutting Concepts
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Science & Engineering Practices
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Disciplinary Core Ideas
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Cause and Effect:
- Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.
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Engaging in Argument from Evidence:
- Engaging in argument form evidence in 6-8 builds on K-5 experiences and progresses to constructing a convincing argument that supports or refutes claims for either explanations or solutions about the natural and designed world(s).
- Construct an oral and written argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon or solution to a problem.
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Human Impacts on Earth Systems:
- Typically as human populations and per capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise.
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