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.
describe how natural changes to the environment such as floods and droughts cause some organisms to thrive and others to perish or move to new locations; and
Patterns are regular sequences that can be found throughout nature.
The carbon cycle contains repeating patterns of processes: photosynthesis, respiration, combustion, and decomposition.
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.
Each carbon cycle (system) stage depends on the other stages to produce or liberate the carbon-containing molecules.
Matter and energy are conserved, changing forms but maintaining quantities. Energy flows within a system or between systems through transfers and transformations. Matter is cycled within systems through physical and chemical processes.
The carbon cycle is one of the significant ways matter is cycled through the environment.
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.
The carbon cycle is naturally stable. However, an abundance or impairment in one of the processes can cause changes to the environment. For example, lack of decomposition reduces the amount of carbon used for photosynthesis.
ELAR.8.5.E make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
ELAR.8.5.F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
ELAR.8.5.H synthesize information to create new understanding