Testing the Waters

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. ||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 3||Life Science||Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits |||Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live. ||Next Generation Science Standards||Kindergarten||Earth and Space Science||Earth and Human Activity |||Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.||Next Generation Science Standards||Kindergarten||Life Science||From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes|||Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 2||Life Science||Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity |||Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world. ||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 3||Earth and Space Science||Earth’s Systems |||Apply scientific principles to design, construct, & test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer. [Examples: an insulated box, a solar cooker, & a Styrofoam cup.]||Next Generation Science Standards||Middle School||Physical Science||Energy