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Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Performance Expectation
Grade: K-2, 2
Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: 3-5, 3
Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: Middle School (6-8)
Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
Performance Expectation
Grade: High School (9-12)
Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: High School (9-12)
Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.*
Performance Expectation
Grade: High School (9-12)
Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.
Performance Expectation
Grade: High School (9-12)
Topic Arrangements
Grade: 3-5, 3