About this resource:
Indexing Status:
Yes Education Level:
6, 7, 8
Subject:
Science
Statement Notation:
MS-ESS2-6
Statement Label en-US:
Performance Expectation
Description en-US:
Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Comment en-US:
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how patterns vary by latitude, altitude, and geographic land distribution. Emphasis of atmospheric circulation is on the sunlight-driven latitudinal banding, the Coriolis effect, and resulting prevailing winds; emphasis of ocean circulation is on the transfer of heat by the global ocean convection cycle, which is constrained by the Coriolis effect and the outlines of continents. Examples of models can be diagrams, maps and globes, or digital representations.
Comment en-US:
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the dynamics of the Coriolis effect.
Language:
English
Concept Term:
Weather and Climate
Comprised Of:
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471318
Comprised Of:
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471561
Comprised Of:
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471563
Comprised Of:
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471565
Comprised Of:
http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471575
Is Part Of:
Next Generation Science Standards