Revised Water Story

5.A Construct a scientific explanation based on valid and reliable evidence that small changes in temperature can have big impacts on the water sources available for communities.

5.A Construct a scientific explanation based on valid and reliable evidence that small changes in temperature can have big impacts on the water sources available for communities.

a “how” explanation that draws upon science ideas and is supported with evidence, including:

how temperature, precipitation, and water sources change in the communities,

how those changes are connected to one another in Earth’s Water System Model, and

• how changes in one or more components of the system can impact changes in another part of the system.
• Look for evidence that students have revised their explanation, based on peer feedback, by comparing the first draft and the revised explanation and reviewing their reflections on what feedback they used and didn’t use.

Have students submit their revised explanation along with the first draft explanation that has their own revisions, as well as peer feedback. If students struggle to include model ideas, cue students to reference the class’s Earth’s Water System Model and their Progress Trackers. If students struggle to include all of the interactions among parts of the system, encourage them to review the blue and orange parts of the system model. If students struggle to include evidence from investigations, direct them to their science notebooks to remember the evidence that they gathered from Lessons 2, 3, and 4.

Use Scoring Guidance for Case Site Explanations to assess students and provide feedback to them on their explanations and revisions.

HOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

If time is short, assign home learning to complete the revised explanation. If possible, provide feedback on students’ written explanations for their case site prior to day 2 of Lesson 6 so that they have the opportunity to use these written explanations, the peer feedback, and your feedback to inform their explanation for the Alaskan case in that lesson.