Aligning with Standards
The Climate: Seas of Change curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for
grades K–12. This table lists the middle school core Standards, Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting
Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices covered by the reading selections and labs for
each Expedition. The Digital Library on the JASON website includes more detailed alignments of
individual resources (articles, images, videos, labs, and field assignments) to these standards.
Additionally, the Digital Library includes information on alignments of the content to all core state
standards, including strands and sub-strands, based on individual state standards protocols.
Field
Assignment
Stage 3
Lab 3.2
Stage 2
Lab 3.1
Stage 1
Field
Assignment
Expedition 3
Stage 4
Lab 2.3
Stage 3
Lab 2.2
Stage 2
Lab 2.1
Stage 1
Field
Assignment
Expedition 2
Lab 1.3
Stage 3
Lab 1.2
Stage 2
Lab 1.1
Stage 1
Expedition 1
Standards
MS-PS3-4. Plan an investigation to determine the
relationships among the energy transferred, the type
of matter, the mass, and the change in the average
kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the
temperature of the sample.
MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling
of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy
from the sun and the force of gravity.
MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how
the motions and complex interactions of air masses
results in changes in weather conditions.
MS-ESS2-6. Develop and use a model to describe
how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause
patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that
determine regional climates.
MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a
method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact
on the environment.
MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence
of the factors that have caused the rise in global
temperatures over the past century.
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Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS2.A: Earth’s Materials and Systems
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface
Processes
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ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
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ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
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PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
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PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
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ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
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Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
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Cause and Effect
Systems and System Models
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Energy and Matter
Stability and Change
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Science and Engineering Practices
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Developing and Using Models
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Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
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Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
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The reading selections, labs, and digital materials of Climate: Seas of Change also support the following
Common Core Language Arts and Mathematics standards, National Educational Technology Standards for
Students, and National Geography Standards.
Common Core Standards – Language Arts
Expeditions
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3 Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or
performing technical tasks.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that
information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9 Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia
sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.10 By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity
band independently and proficiently.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/
experiments, or technical processes.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.
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Common Core Standards – Mathematics
Expeditions
CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.C.5 Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite
directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric
charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
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CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.5a Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by reporting the number of
observations.
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CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.5b Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by describing the nature of the
attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.
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CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.4 Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.B.5 Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by analyzing a graph (e.g., where
the function is increasing or decreasing, linear or nonlinear). Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a function that has
been described verbally.
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CCSS.Math.Content.8.SP.A.1 Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of
association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association,
and nonlinear association.
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CCSS.Math.Content.8.SP.A.2 Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For
scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness
of the data points to the line.
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National Educational Technology Standards for Students (ISTE NETS*S)
1. Creativity and Innovation (c, d)
Expeditions
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2. Communication and Collaboration (a, b, d)
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3. Research and Information Fluency (a, c, d)
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4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (a, b, c)
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5. Digital Citizenship (b)
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6. Technology Operations and Concepts (a)
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National Geography Standards
Expeditions
1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate
information
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7. The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes on Earth's surface
14. How human actions modify the physical environment
15. How physical systems affect human systems
18. How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
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Accessing Standards Alignments Online
To access standards alignments online, begin by logging into the JASON Expedition Center and selecting the
Digital Library. Then choose Browse by Standard to select a State/Framework Type, and then a Framework.
Select a standard within your chosen Framework. Expand the standard to reveal any sub-strands. Select
a standard or sub-strand to view the JASON resources that align to a particular standard. (The number in
parentheses next to the standard reflects the number of aligned JASON resources.) Selecting a standard will
bring up a list of all the JASON resources aligned to that standard. The list of resources can be sorted, and the
search can be saved for future use.
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