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

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

MS-LS2-3

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, and on defining the boundaries of the system.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the use of chemical reactions to describe the processes.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471403

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471408

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471438

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471498

Align To:

http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/5

Align To:

http://corestandards.org/Math/Content/6/EE/C/9

Is Part Of:

Next Generation Science Standards

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