5-LS1-1: Plant Requirements - Air and Water

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. (Energy and Matter)

Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.

Assessment Boundary: none




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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.


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Common Core Connections

ELA/Literacy

  • RI.5.1 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 

  • RI.5.9 - Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

  • W.5.1 - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. 

Mathematics

  • 5.MD.A.1 - Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert 5 cm to 0.05 m), and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems. 

  • MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

  • MP.4 - Model with mathematics. 

  • MP.5 - Use appropriate tools strategically.


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