"Branching Out," Activity 5.3 in Waves, Wetlands, and Watersheds
NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS
Supports Crosscutting Concepts:
Patterns
Systems and System Models
Cause and Effect
Supports Science and Engineering Practices:
Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Obtaining, Evaluating, and communicating information
Supports Disciplinary Core Ideas:
PS2.B. Types of interactions
Supports Performance Expectations:
4-ESS2-2. Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth's features.
5-PS2-1. Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
SUPPORT FOR COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
5.W.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear event sequences.