Performance expectationUse a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.*
Examples of Earth systems to be considered are the hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, and/or biosphere. An example of the far-reaching impacts from a human activity is how an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in an increase in photosynthetic biomass on land and an increase in ocean acidification, with resulting impacts on sea organism health and marine populations.
Assessment does not include running computational representations but is limited to using the published results of scientific computational models.
Every item written to HS-ESS3-6 has to assess all three dimensions together, not the content alone. This is the structural change that made older practice material stop matching the exam.
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Phenomenon stimulus, connected items across the required types, answer key, rubric and figures drawn deterministically from a structured spec — in the format your students will sit.