Clarification Statement - S.MS.ESS.3.2.CS:
Emphasis is on how some natural hazards, such as volcanic eruptions and severe weather, are preceded by phenomena that allow for reliable predictions, but others, such as earthquakes, occur suddenly and with no notice, and thus are not yet predictable. Ex

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP4.1:
Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences in findings.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.ESS.3.2.DCI:
ESS3.B: Natural Hazards •Mapping the history of natural hazards in a region, combined with an understanding of related geologic forces can help forecast the locations and likelihoods of future events.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC1.10:
Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data.

Clarification Statement - S.MS.ESS.3.3.CS:
Examples of the design process include examining human environmental impacts, assessing the kinds of solutions that are feasible, and designing and evaluating solutions that could reduce that impact. Examples of human impacts could include water usage (su

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP6.2:
Apply scientific ideas or principles to design an object, tool, process or system.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.ESS.3.3.DCI:
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems •Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) for different living things. •Typically as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC2.7:
Relationships can be classified as causal or correlational, and correlation does not necessarily imply causation.

Clarification Statement - S.MS.ESS.3.4.CS:
Examples of evidence include grade-appropriate databases on human populations and the rates of consumption of food and natural resources (such as fresh water, mineral, and energy). xamples of impacts could include changes to the appearance, composition, a

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP7.1:
Construct and present oral and written arguments supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon or a solution to a problem.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.ESS.3.4.DCI:
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems •Typically as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC2.5:
Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.