2-LS2-1: Environmental Plant Needs
Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow. (Cause and Effect)
Clarification Statement: none
Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to testing one variable at a time.
Science Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Assessments
The Wonder of Science Assessments
Shared Assessments
The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS. Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own. Learn more here.
Instructional Resources
Mini Lessons
The Wonder of Science Resources
Shared Resources
Anchor Charts
Phenomena
Videos
Learning Plans
Storylines
Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
W.2.7 - Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
W.2.8 - Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Mathematics
MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP.4 - Model with mathematics.
MP.5 - Use appropriate tools strategically.
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