

It provides an engaging, relevant, and rigorous program of instruction for any NGSS-aligned states integrating Earth Science with Biology.Īncillaries include online and teacher support, digital versions, and Presentation Media. The Living Earth offers a learning experience anchored in student-relevant phenomena and problems. Crosscutting Concepts, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Science and Engineering Practices are fully integrated in all activities and assessments. The introduction to each chapter provides a checklist of student learning aims matched to specific activities for easy navigation. Environmental literacy is well supported through checkpoints and questions, and design challenges are addressed in context as appropriate. Students are encouraged, through the activities, to collaborate with their peers and be open to modifying their models and explanations based on evidence. Practical investigations are clearly identified and easily accessible no special kits are required. The analysis and interpretation of data and text, independent research and inquiry, and use of conceptual and physical models underpin the design of the activities. The chapters build progressively on knowledge and skills and there is an interconnectedness throughout the book as students explore and explain phenomena. The book is organized into six instructional segments, with an additional reference chapter supporting mathematical and computational skills. This phenomenon-based title is fully three-dimensional in its approach, employing the 5Es instructional model to encourage inquiry and build a deeper understanding of science as a discipline. The Living Earth has been designed and written to meet the requirements of the California Science Framework (HS Three-Course Model). Ecosystem Stability and the Response to Climate Change.Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity.History of Earth’s Atmosphere: Photosynthesis and Respiration.PLEASE NOTE: We have a limited number of The Living Earth 1st editions still available to purchase. Assessments: Performance expectations are clearly identified for teachers and summative assessments have been revised accordingly.Red Tag codes Placed in the margin indicate specific performance expectations (Teacher's Edition only).CA CCSS alignments to the CA NGSS Framework for ELA/ELD and math are included (Teacher's Edition only).Group icons indicate to the instructor where students work collaboratively (Student and Teacher's Edition).

Resource Hub icons indicate specific targets for Resource hub content (Student and Teacher's Edition).Additional Coding: To assist teachers in navigating the curriculum:.Some Activities Simplified: Many activities have been considerably revised to simplify them and make them more accessible to a wider student audience, particularly with respect to the complexity of the material and reading level.

