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Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Generate resourceCollect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Generate resourceDevelop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Generate resourceApply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Generate resourceAsk clarifying questions based on evidence about the factors that have caused climate change over the past century
Generate resourceConduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Generate resourceDevelop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Generate resourceConstruct an explanation supported by evidence for how the body is composed of interacting systems consisting of cells, tissues, and organs working together to maintain homeostasis.
Generate resourceUse argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Generate resourceConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Generate resourceGather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Generate resourceDevelop and use models to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Generate resourceApply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Generate resourcePlan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Generate resourceConstruct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Generate resourceDefine the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Generate resourceEvaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Generate resourceAnalyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
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