Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. 5-ESS3-1
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Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to evaluating the merit and accuracy of ideas and methods.
Obtain and combine information from books and/or other reliable media to explain phenomena or solutions to a design problem. (5-ESS3-1)
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have had major effects on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space. But individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth’s resources and environments. (5-ESS3-1)
Systems and System Models
A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions. (5-ESS3-1)
Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World
Science findings are limited to questions that can be answered with empirical evidence. (5-ESS3-1)