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HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change
HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change
Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of earth’s systems result in changes in climate. (Cause and Effect)
Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of earth’s systems result in changes in climate. (Cause and Effect)
Clarification Statement: Examples of the causes of climate change differ by timescale, over 1-10 years: large volcanic eruption, ocean circulation; 10-100s of years: changes in human activity, ocean circulation, solar output; 10-100s of thousands of years: changes to Earth's orbit and the orientation of its axis; and 10-100s of millions of years: long-term changes in atmospheric composition.
Boundary Statement: Assessment of the results of changes in climate is limited to changes in surface temperatures, precipitation patterns, glacial ice volumes, sea levels, and biosphere distribution.
HS-ESS3-5: Climate Change and Future Impacts
HS-ESS3-5: Climate Change and Future Impacts
Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to earth systems. (Stability and Change)
Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to earth systems. (Stability and Change)
Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence, for both data and climate model outputs, are for climate changes (such as precipitation and temperature) and their associated impacts (such as on sea level, glacial ice volumes, or atmosphere and ocean composition).
Boundary Statement: Assessment is limited to one example of a climate change and its associated impacts.
Learning Objectives / Career Connections
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
Describe the role of greenhouse gases in climate change.
Describe the sources of greenhouse gases.
Explain Earth’s energy budget and global temperature changes.
Explain how positive and negative feedback mechanisms can influence climate.
Explain how we know about climates in the geologic past.
Accurately describe which aspects of the environment are changing due to anthropogenic climate change.
Describe the causes of recent climate change, particularly the role of humans in the overall climate balance.
Using ChatGPT to find local Colorado Phenomena
Use the following prompt, adjust accordingly. "I am a high school science teacher looking for a local Colorado phenomena to address NGSS standard (enter standard you are looking for... example HS-LS1-6)"
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