SCIENCE.2.11 — Vertical Alignment
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
S.2.11
Earth and space. The student knows that earth materials and products made from these materials are important to everyday life. The student is expected to:
examine the interrelationships between aquatic systems and climate and weather, including El Nio and La Nia, currents, and hurricanes; and
analyze the impact on humans of naturally occurring extreme weather events such as flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms;
analyze the natural and anthropogenic factors that affect the severity and frequency of extreme weather events and the hazards associated with these events;
explain the cycling of carbon through different forms among Earth's systems and how biological processes have caused major changes to the carbon cycle in those systems over Earth's history.