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Earth Science
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3-ESS2-1Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.Make observations from data to describe typical weather conditions during a particular season.Represent given data sets in tables or graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions during a particular season.Provide an explanation of typical weather conditions during a particular season using data tables and/or graphical displays.Predict weather conditions based on identified patterns in data sets or graphical displays.
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3-ESS2-2Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.Collect information about climates in different regions of the world.Organize information from data sets or observations of different regions of the world.Synthesize information to describe climates in different regions of the world.Predict climates in different regions of the world based on identified patterns.
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3-ESS3-1Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.Identify criteria and/or constraints of a design solution to reduce the impacts of weather-related hazards on humans and environments.Compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of weather-related hazards against identified criteria and/or constraints.Provide a solution to reduce the impacts of weather-related hazards using identified criteria and/or constraints.Revise a solution to reduce the impacts of weather-related hazards using identified criteria and/or constraints.
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Life Science
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3-LS1-1Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.Identify components of a model that represent parts of An organism's life cycle.Compare given models of organisms' life cycles.Develop a model to describe patterns in life cycles of organisms.Revise a model that describes patterns in life cycles of organisms.
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3-LS2-1Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.Identify evidence needed to support an argument that some animals form groups and those groups serve different fuctions.Support a given argument that some animals form groups that help members survive using evidence.Provide an argument that some animals form groups and those groups serve different functions and vary in size.Evaluate or revise an argument that some organisms form groups and those groups serve different functions and vary in size.
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3-LS3-1Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.Identify data needed to show that organisms have traits inherited from parents.Identify patterns in given data to show that organisms have traits inherited from parents and that traits vary among organisms.Provide an explanation that organisms have traits inherited from parents and that traits vary among organisms using identified patterns in data.Predict traits of organisms based on identified patterns in data.
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3-LS3-2Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.Identify evidence needed to support an explanation of the influence of the environment on traits of organisms.Support a given explanation about the influence of the environment on the traits of organisms using evidence.Construct an explanation about the influence of the environment on the traits of organisms using evidence.Revise an explanation about the influence of the environment on the traits of organisms using evidence.
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3-LS4-1Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.Identify data needed to describe organisms and their environments.Identify patterns in the fossil record to describe organisms and their environments.Provide an explanation of past environments using identified patterns in the fossil record.Revise an explanation of past environments using identified patterns in the fossil record.
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3-LS4-2Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the
same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Identify evidence needed to support an explanation of how certain individual organisms could have variations in traits that lead to advantages in survival and reproduction. Support a given explanation of how certain individual organisms could have variations in traits that lead to advantages in survival and reproduction using evidence.Provide an explanation of how certain individual organisms could have variations in traits that lead to advantages in survival and reproduction using evidence.Revise an explanation of how certain individual organisms could have variations in traits that lead to advantages in survival and reproduction using evidence.
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3-LS4-3Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.Identify evidence needed to support an argument that survival of organisms varies in a particular habitat.Support a given argument that survival of organisms varies in a particular habitat using evidence.Provide an argument that survival of organisms varies in a particular habitat using evidence.Revise an argument that survival of organisms varies in a particular habitat or predict the survival of organisms in a particular habitat based on evidence.
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3-LS4-4Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types
of plants and animals that live there may change.
Identify criteria and/or constrants of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes.Compare merits of multiple solutions to a problem caused when the environment changes and the plants/animals that live there may change.Provide a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the plants/animals that live there may change.Revise a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the plants/animals that live there may change.
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Physical Science
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3-PS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.Identify data needed in an investigation of balanced and unbalanced forces.Identify patterns in data from a given investigation to show the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.Gather data through an investigation to show the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.Predict the effects of balanced or unbalanced forces on the motion of an object by using identified patterns in data.
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3-PS2-2Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.Identify data needed in an investigation of an object's motion.Identify patterns in given observations or measurements of an object's motion.Provide an explanation of the pattern in an object's motion.Predict the motion of an object based on identified patterns.
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3-PS2-3Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.Identify questions to determine relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects.Ask scientific questions to determine the effects of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.Provide an explanation of the effects of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.Predict effects of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other by using an explanation.
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3-PS2-4Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.Identify criteria and/or constraints of a solution to a problem that can be solved by using magnets.Compare merits of multiple solutions to a problem that can be solved using magnets.Provide a solution to a problem that can be solved using magnets.Revise a solution to a problem that can be solved using magnets.
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