4-ESS3-1: Renewable and Non-renewable Energy

Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. (Cause and Effect)

Clarification Statement: Examples of renewable energy resources could include wind energy, water behind dams, and sunlight; non-renewable energy resources are fossil fuels and fissile materials. Examples of environmental effects could include loss of habitat due to dams, loss of habitat due to surface mining, and air pollution from burning of fossil fuels.

Assessment Boundary: none


Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS3.A: Natural Resources

Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect



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Common Core Connections

ELA/Literacy

  • W.4.7 - Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. 

  • W.4.8 - Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

  • W.4.9 - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Mathematics

  • 4.OA.A.1 - Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 x 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations. 

  • MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 

  • MP.4 - Model with mathematics. 


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