use scientific evidence to describe how human activities, including the release of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and urbanization, can influence climate; and
A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
differentiate between weather and climate.
use scientific evidence to describe how human activities, including the release of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and urbanization, can influence climate; and
Cause-and-effect relationships are relationships between two or more variables or phenomena whereby one variable or event leads to a predictable response. Events have causes—sometimes simple, sometimes multi-faceted.
Human activities may cause changes to abiotic factors in the environment, leading to changes in a region's climate. For example, deforestation (cause) changes the availability of plants that absorb carbon dioxide, which may increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (effect).
It is important to consider how changes in scale, proportion, or quantity affect a system’s structure or performance. Scale refers to the size of an object in relation to another object or its environment. Proportion is the ratio of one quantity to another. Quantity is a count of a set of objects or a measurement of a substance.
Various natural events can impact the proportion of gasses in the atmosphere and the quantity of heat energy that those gasses can absorb.
A system is a whole made of parts that work together. It has components and boundaries. It can interact with or be part of other systems.
The climate is a system which is impacted by the interactions between the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and human activities that affect them.
Stability describes a system that does not change at the observed scale. In a stable system, a small disturbance will die out and the system will return to a stable state. Change in the system can come from modifying a factor or condition.
Climate is a stable pattern of weather in a region over a long period, but it can be disrupted by human activities (change).
Math.8.1.G display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication
SS.8.27.A explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, the telegraph, and interchangeable parts
SS.8.27.B analyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and distributed, nationally and internationally
SS.8.27.C analyze how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as the development of the factory system and the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
SS.8.28.A compare the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have influenced daily life in different periods in U.S. history
SS.8.28.B identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States
ELAR.8.5.F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
ELAR.8.5.H synthesize information to create new understanding
ELAR.8.6.I reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented
ELAR.8.6.J defend or challenge the authors' claims using relevant text evidence