The NGSS in West Virginia

LS Life Science

• Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

  • S.6.LS.1 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

    • Classify symbiotic relationships (6-X.5)

  • S.6.LS.2 Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

    • Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem (6-Y.1)
    • Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions (6-Y.2)

• Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

  • S.6.LS.3 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

    • How do plants use and change energy? (6-U.1)
    • Identify the photosynthetic organism (6-U.2)

  • S.6.LS.4 Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

    • Understanding the chemistry of cellular respiration (6-N.2)

  • S.6.LS.5 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

    • Describe populations, communities, and ecosystems (6-W.1)

  • S.6.LS.6 Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

    • How does matter move in food chains? (6-X.1)
    • Interpret food webs I (6-X.2)
    • Interpret food webs II (6-X.3)
    • Use food chains to predict changes in populations (6-X.4)

  • S.6.LS.7 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

    • Use food chains to predict changes in populations (6-X.4)
    • Investigate primary succession on a volcanic island (6-X.6)
    • Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem (6-Y.1)

PS Physical Science

• Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

  • S.6.PS.1 Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

    • Compare amplitudes, wavelengths, and frequencies of waves (6-K.1)
    • Compare energy of waves (6-K.2)

  • S.6.PS.2 Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

  • S.6.PS.3 Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

ESS Earth and Space Science

• Space Systems

  • S.6.ESS.1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

    • Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system (6-HH.1)
    • Identify phases of the Moon (6-HH.2)
    • What causes the seasons on Earth? (6-HH.3)

  • S.6.ESS.2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

  • S.6.ESS.3 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.

    • Analyze data to compare properties of planets (6-HH.4)

• Weather and Climate

  • S.6.ESS.4 Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.

    • Explore air masses (6-EE.4)
    • Identify and compare air masses (6-EE.5)
    • How do air masses form? (6-EE.6)

  • S.6.ESS.5 Develop 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.

    • Factors affecting climate: latitude (6-EE.)
    • Factors affecting climate: distance from the ocean (6-EE.)

  • S.6.ESS.6 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century.

    • Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels (6-Z.2)
    • The greenhouse effect (6-FF.1)

• Human Impacts

  • S.6.ESS.7 Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

    • Analyze natural hazard maps (6-GG.1)

ETS Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

• Engineering Design

  • S.6-8.ETS.1 Define 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.

    • Identify parts of the engineering-design process (6-C.1)
    • Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (6-C.4)
    • Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions (6-Y.2)

  • S.6-8.ETS.2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

    • Identify parts of the engineering-design process (6-C.1)
    • Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions (6-C.2)
    • Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (6-C.4)
    • Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions (6-Y.2)

  • S.6-8.ETS.3 Analyze 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.

    • Use data from tests to compare engineering-design solutions (6-C.3)
    • Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions (6-Y.2)

  • S.6-8.ETS.4 Develop 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.

    • Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon! (6-C.4)