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III. National Academic and Common Core Standards
How Creative Connections’ Rainforest ArtLink Program Addresses
National Academic Standards
Next Generation Science Standards by Grade level *
As stated by the National Science Teachers Association.
Grade 3
3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• Construct an argument with evidence, data, and/or a model. (3-LS2-1)
• Cause and effect relationships are routinely identified and used to explain change. (3-LS2-1)
http://www.nextgenscience.org/3ls2-ecosystems-interactions-energy-dynamics
Grade 4
4-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
• Cause and effect relationships are routinely identified and used to explain change. (4-ESS3-1)
http://www.nextgenscience.org/4ess3-earth-human-activity
Grade 5
5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions. (5-LS2-1)
http://www.nextgenscience.org/5ls2-ecosystems-interactions-energy-dynamics
Grades 6-8
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
• Organisms, and populations of organisms, are dependent on their environmental interactions both with
other living things and with nonliving factors. (MS-LS2-1)
• Changes in biodiversity can influence humans’ resources, such as food, energy, and medicines, as well as
ecosystem services that human rely on—for example, water purification and recycling. (secondary to
MS-LS2-5)
Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World
• Scientific knowledge can describe the consequences of actions but does not necessarily prescribe the
decisions that society takes. (MS-LS2-5.)
http://www.nextgenscience.org/msls2-ecosystems-interactions-energy-dynamics
Grades 9-12
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
• Moreover, anthropogenic changes (induced by human activity) in the environment—including habitat
destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change—can
disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species. (HS-LS2-7)
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
• Humans depend on the living world for the resources and other benefits provided by biodiversity. But
human activity is also having adverse impacts on biodiversity through overpopulation, overexploitation,
habitat destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, and climate change. Thus, sustaining
biodiversity so that ecosystem functioning and productivity are maintained is essential to supporting
and enhancing life on Earth. Sustaining biodiversity also aids humanity by preserving landscapes of
recreational or inspirational value. (secondary to HS-LS2-&) (Note: This Disciplinary Core Idea is also
addressed by HS-LS4-6.)
Cause and Effect
• Empirical evidence is required to differentiate between cause and correlation and make claims about
specific causes and effects. (HS-LS2-8)
http://www.nextgenscience.org/hsls2-ecosystems-interactions-energy-dynamics
*Found at: http:/www.nextgenscience.org
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