Appendix on Implementing District Standards
This unit is designed to align with the Next Generation Science Standards, which have been adopted by the state of California for use in science education. By working on this unit, the following NGSS will be covered: MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. In this standard, the emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, and on defining the boundaries of the system. LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms. Plants, algae (including phytoplankton) and many microorganisms use the energy from light to make sugars (food) from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and water through the process of photosynthesis, which also releases oxygen. This standard teaches students how higher temperatures will impact agriculture. MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. The following standard will emphasize the cause-and-effect relationships between resources and growth of individual organisms and the number of organisms in ecosystems during periods of abundance and scarce resources.
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