K-ESS3-3: Environmental Solutions
Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment. (Cause and Effect)
Clarification Statement: Examples of human impact on the land could include cutting trees to produce paper and using resources to produce bottles. Examples of solutions could include reusing paper and recycling cans and bottles.
Assessment Boundary: none
Science Practices
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
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
Life and the Environment Storyline Template (K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3)
Generic Storyline Template
5th Grade Storyline Sample
Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
SL.K.5 - Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
Mathematics
K.CC - Counting and Cardinality
MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP.4 - Model with mathematics.
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