Asking questions and defining problems.

Developing and using models.

Planning and carrying out investigations.

Analyzing and interpreting data.

Using mathematics and computational thinking.

Constructing explanations and designing solutions.

Engaging in argument from evidence.

Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.

LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems.

ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems.

ESS3.D: Global Climate Change.

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions.

Identifying patterns.

Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation.

Scale, proportion, and quantity.

Systems and system models.

Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation.

Structure and function.

Stability and change.