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ESS1.A- The Universe and its Stars The sun is a star that appears larger and brighter than other stars because it is closer. Stars rangegreatly in their distance from Earth.5-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe Support and argument that the apparent brightness if the sun and stars is due to the relativedistances from Earth.ESS1.B- Earth and the Solar System The orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around earth, together with the rotation ofEarth about an axis between its North and South poles cause observable patterns. These includeday and night; daily changes in the length and direction of shadows; and different positions of thesun, moon, and stars at different times of the day, month and year.5-ESS1-2 Earth’s Place in the Universe Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction ofshadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.ESS2.A- Earth Materials and Systems Earth’s major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil and sediments), thehydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living things, includinghumans). These systems interact in multiple ways to affect Earth’s surface materials andprocesses. The ocean supports a variety of ecosystems and organisms, shapes landforms, andinfluences climate. Winds and clouds in the atmosphere interact with the landforms to determinepatterns of weather.5-ESS Earth’s Systems Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs toprovide evidence about the distribution of water on earth.ESS2.C- The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes Nearly all of Earth’s available water is in the ocean. Most fresh water is in glaciers or underground;only a tiny fraction is in streams, lakes, wetlands, and the atmosphere.5-ESS2-2. Earth’s Systems Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs toprovide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth. Water continually cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere via transpiration, evaporation,condensation and crystallization, and precipitation, as well as downhill flows on land.MS-ESS2-4. Earth’s Systems Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy fromthe sun and the force of gravity. The complex patters of the changes and the movement of water in the atmosphere, determined bywinds, landforms, and ocean temperatures and currents, are major determinants of local weatherpatterns.MS-ESS2-5. Earth’s Systems Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses resultsin changes in weather conditions. Global movements of water and its changes in form are propelled by sunlight and gravity.MS-ESS2-6 Earth’s Systems Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patternsof atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.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. However, individuals and communities aredoing things to help protect Earth’s resources and environments.5-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protectthe Earth’s resources and environment. Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroyingnatural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environmentscan have different impacts (negative and positive) for different living things.MS-ESS3-3. Earth and Human Activity Apply scientific principles to design a method of monitoring and minimizing a human impact on theenvironment.24