the hydrosphere and global change

GLCE: Science, 7th Grade , Discipline 1: Science Processes
Inquiry Process 
K-7 Standard S.IP: Develop an understanding that scientific inquiry and reasoning involves observing, questioning, investigating, recording, and developing solutions to problems. 
S.IP.M.1 Inquiry involves generating questions, conducting investigations, and developing solutions to problems through reasoning and observation.

•  S.IP.07.11 Generate scientific questions based on observations, investigations, and research.
  
•  S.IP.07.13 Use tools and equipment (spring scales, stop watches, meter sticks and tapes, models, hand lens, thermometer, models, sieves, microscopes, hot plates, pH meters) appropriate to scientific investigations.
  

Inquiry Analysis and Communication 
K-7 Standard S.IA: Develop an understanding that scientific inquiry and investigations require analysis and communication of findings, using appropriate technology. 
S.IA.M.1 Inquiry includes an analysis and presentation of findings that lead to future questions, research, and investigations.

•  S.IA.07.11 Analyze information from data tables and graphs to answer scientific questions.
  
•  S.IA.07.12 Evaluate data, claims, and personal knowledge through collaborative science discourse.
  
•  S.IA.07.14 Draw conclusions from sets of data from multiple trials of a scientific investigation to draw conclusions.
  
•  S.IA.07.15 Use multiple sources of information to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, or data.
  

Reflection and Social Implications 
K-7 Standard S.RS: Develop an understanding that claims and evidence for their scientific merit should be analyzed. Understand how scientists decide what constitutes scientific knowledge. Develop an understanding of the importance of reflection on scientific knowledge and its application to new situations to better understand the role of science in society and technology. 
S.RS.M.1 Reflecting on knowledge is the application of scientific knowledge to new and different situations. Reflecting on knowledge requires careful analysis of evidence that guides decision-making and the application of science throughout history and within society.

•  S.RS.07.11 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, and data.
  
•  S.RS.07.14 Evaluate scientific explanations based on current evidence and scientific principles.
  
•  S.RS.07.15 Demonstrate scientific concepts through various illustrations, performances, models, exhibits, and activities.
  
•  S.RS.07.16 Design solutions to problems using technology.
  
•  S.RS.07.17 Describe the effect humans and other organisms have on the balance of the natural world.
  
•  S.RS.07.18 Describe what science and technology can and cannot reasonably contribute to society.
  

GLCE: Science, 7th Grade , Discipline 4: Earth Science
Earth Systems 
K-7 Standard E.ES: Develop an understanding of the warming of the Earth by the sun as the major source of energy for phenomenon on Earth and how the sun’s warming relates to weather, climate, seasons, and the water cycle. Understand how human interaction and use of natural resources affects the environment. 
E.ES.M.1 Solar Energy- The sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the surface of the Earth.

•  E.ES.07.11 Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, the relationship between the warming by the sun of the Earth and the water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere (evaporation, water vapor, warm air rising, cooling, condensation, clouds).
  
•  E.ES.07.12 Describe the relationship between the warming of the atmosphere of the Earth by the sun and convection within the atmosphere and oceans.
  
•  E.ES.07.13 Describe how the warming of the Earth by the sun produces winds and ocean currents.
  

E.ES.M.4 Human Consequences- Human activities have changed the land, oceans, and atmosphere of the Earth resulting in the reduction of the number and variety of wild plants and animals sometimes causing extinction of species.

•  E.ES.07.41 Explain how human activities (surface mining, deforestation, overpopulation, construction and urban development, farming, dams, landfills, and restoring natural areas) change the surface of the Earth and affect the survival of organisms.
  
•  E.ES.07.42 Describe the origins of pollution in the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere, (car exhaust, industrial emissions, acid rain, and natural sources), and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species.
  

E.ES.M.7 Weather and Climate- Global patterns of atmospheric and oceanic movement influence weather and climate.

•  E.ES.07.71 Compare and contrast the difference and relationship between climate and weather.
  
•  E.ES.07.72 Describe how different weather occurs due to the constant motion of the atmosphere from the energy of the sun reaching the surface of the Earth.
  
•  E.ES.07.73 Explain how the temperature of the oceans affects the different climates on Earth because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.
  
•  E.ES.07.74 Describe weather conditions associated with frontal boundaries (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) and the movement of major air masses and the jet stream across North America using a weather map.
  

E.ES.M.8 Water Cycle- Water circulates through the four spheres of the Earth in what is known as the “water cycle.”

•  E.ES.07.81 Explain the water cycle and describe how evaporation, transpiration, condensation, cloud formation, precipitation, infiltration, surface runoff, ground water, and absorption occur within the cycle.
  
•  E.ES.07.82 Analyze the flow of water between the components of a watershed, including surface features (lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands) and groundwater.
  

Fluid Earth 
K-7 Standard E.FE: Develop an understanding that Earth is a planet nearly covered with water and that water on Earth can be found in three states, solid, liquid, and gas. Understand how water on Earth moves in predictable patterns. Understand Earth’s atmosphere as a mixture of gases and water vapor. 
E.FE.M.1 Atmosphere- The atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and trace gases that include water vapor. The atmosphere has different physical and chemical composition at different elevations.

•  E.FE.07.11 Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases.
  
•  E.FE.07.12 Compare and contrast the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations.