5-ESS2-2: Water Availability and Distribution
Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth. (Scale, Proportion, and Quantity)
Clarification Statement: none
Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, ground water, and polar ice caps, and does not include the atmosphere.
Science Practices
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
Crosscutting Concepts
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Assessments
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Shared Assessments
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Instructional Resources
Mini Lessons
The Wonder of Science Resources
Shared Resources
Anchor Charts
Phenomena
Videos
Learning Plans
Storylines
Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
RI.5.7 - Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
SL.5.5 - Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
W.5.8 - Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
Mathematics
MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP.4 - Model with mathematics.
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