Clarification Statement - S.5.ESS.2.1.CS:
Examples could include the influence of the ocean on ecosystems, landform shape, and climate; the influence of the atmosphere on landforms and ecosystems through weather and climate; and the influence of mountain ranges on winds and clouds in the atmosphe

Assessment Boundary - S.5.ESS.2.1.AB:
Assessment is limited to the interactions of two systems at a time.

Science and Engineering Practices - 3-5.SEP2.2:
Develop a model using an analogy, example, or abstract representation to describe a scientific principle.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.5.ESS.2.1.DCI:
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems •Earth’s major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments), the hydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living things, including humans). These systems interact in multiple ways to affect Earth’s surface materials and processes. The ocean supports a variety of ecosystems and organisms, shapes landforms, and influences climate. Winds and clouds in the atmosphere interact with the landforms to determine patterns of weather.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC3.2:
A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions.

Assessment Boundary - S.5.ESS.2.2.AB:
Assessment is limited to oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, ground water, and polar ice caps, and does not include the atmosphere.

Science and Engineering Practices - 3-5.SEP5.2:
Describe and graph quantities such as area and volume to address scientific questions.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.5.ESS.2.2.DCI:
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes •Nearly all of Earth’s available water is in the ocean. Most fresh water is in glaciers or underground; only a tiny fraction is in streams, lakes, wetlands, and the atmosphere.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC7.3:
Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities such as weight, time, temperature, and volume.

Clarification Statement - S.5.ESS.3.1.CS:
Emphasis should be on how communities use information to sustain resources and the environment locally, regionally, nationally, and/or internationally.

Science and Engineering Practices - 3-5.SEP8.1:
Obtain and combine information from books and other reliable media to explain phenomena.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.5.ESS.3.1.DCI:
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems •Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have had major effects on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space. But individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth’s resources and environments.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC3.2:
A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions.