Unit 3 : Energy, the Sun, and Life on Earth
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NGSS Standards covered in this unit
LS 1-5 Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
PS 3-2 Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative positions of particles (objects).
ESS 2-4 Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.
ESS 3-2 Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.
PS 4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.
PS 3-2 Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative positions of particles (objects).
ESS 2-4 Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.
ESS 3-2 Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.
PS 4-4 Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.