K-ESS2-2: Environmental Change 

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs. (Systems and System Models)

Clarification Statement: Examples of plants and animals changing their environment could include a squirrel digs in the ground to hide its food and tree roots can break concrete.

Assessment Boundary: none


Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.E: Biogeology

Crosscutting Concepts
Systems and System Models



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)

Life and the Environment Storyline Template (K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3)

Generic Storyline Template

Generic Storyline Template

5th Grade Storyline Sample

5th Grade Storyline Sample

 

Common Core Connections

ELA/Literacy

  • RI.K.1 - With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 

  • W.K.1 - Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book. 

  • W.K.2 - Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. 


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