HS-ESS2-6 - Performance Expectation
Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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quantitative modelcarboncyclinghydrosphereatmospheregeospherebiosphere
Skills
- develop (quantitative models) #dok3
- describe (cycling of carbon among Earth's spheres) #dok2
- identify (components of the carbon cycle in Earth's systems) #dok1
- interpret (data related to carbon cycling between spheres) #dok2
- construct (representations to illustrate carbon cycling) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the major reservoirs and pathways of carbon in Earth's spheres. #dok1
- I can describe how carbon moves among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. #dok2
- I can interpret diagrams or data sets representing carbon cycling between Earth systems. #dok2
- I can develop a quantitative model to represent the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. #dok3
- I can construct visual or mathematical representations to illustrate and analyze carbon cycling in Earth systems. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The carbon cycle connects Earth's hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere through continuous and quantifiable exchanges of carbon.
- Quantitative models help us understand and predict how carbon moves among Earth's systems and the impacts of these movements on global processes.
Essential Questions
- How does carbon move among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere?
- What are the main processes and reservoirs involved in the cycling of carbon on Earth?
- Why is it important to use quantitative models to represent the carbon cycle?
- How might changes in one part of Earth's carbon cycle affect other systems?
- What impacts do human activities have on the cycling of carbon among Earth's spheres?
