Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Grades 9-12

Other Maryland Science - Next Generation sets

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• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grades 6, 7, 8
• Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity: Grades 9-12
• Earth and Human Activity: Grades 9-12
• Earth's Place in the Universe: Grades 9-12
• Earth's Systems: Grades 9-12
• Energy: Grades 9-12
• Engineering Design: Grades 9-12
• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes: Grades 9-12
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Grades 9-12
• Matter and Its Interactions: Grades 9-12
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions: Grades 9-12
• Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer: Grades 9-12

Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.HS-LS2-1

Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.HS-LS2-2

Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.HS-LS2-3

Use a mathematical representation to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.HS-LS2-4

Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.HS-LS2-5

Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.HS-LS2-6

Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.HS-LS2-7

Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species' chances to survive and reproduce.HS-LS2-8