Publisher Description
A COMPLETE CURRICULUM MODULE Survive Global Climate Change utilizes character-driven storytelling to outline a wide range of human impacts on the environment through global climate change. Each story depicts a middle school student, in the year 2063, facing a survival situation caused by global climate change; including pollution, rising sea waters, and an ice age. The question is...How do we survive, and what can we do now to prevent this from becoming a reality? TARGET GRADE LEVEL: 6-9 WHATS INSIDE A complete digital curriculum Animated stories Text-based science information Links to additional resources Group review questions Practice quizzes Assessment with results e-mailed to the teacher All printable pages MEETS THE FOLLOWING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS Practices For K-12 Science Classrooms Asking questions Constructing Explanations and designing solutions Engaging in argument from evidence Cross Cutting Concepts Cause and Effect Energy and Matter Stability and Change Disciplinary Core Ideas MS-ESS3 -2 Natural Hazards and Catostrophic Event MS-ESS3-3 Human Impact on the Environment MS-ESS3-4 Human Consumptions impact on Earth Systems MS-LS2-4 Changes to an ecosystem affect populations MS-LS2-5 Maintaining Biodiversity MS-LS21 Effects of resources on Organisms in an Ecosystem ABOUT THE CREATORS Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University partnered with Kenowa Hills Public Middle Schoolers and science teachers to create this media as part of the EPIC project. The science content and assessment were developed, researched and verified by Kenowa Hills Public School students and teachers. The animated stories and graphic user interface were created by KCAD Digital Media students. The Development (coding) was powered by the the KCAD Framework created by Digital Concierge.
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