NGSS Performance Expectation

MS-LS2-4 Performance Expectation resources

Find free, ready-to-teach resources aligned to MS-LS2-4. Designed with teachers and artists, in partnership with STEM researchers.

Standard statement

MS-LS2-4 | Performance Expectation

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Standards-Aligned Resources

Created with purpose: see how resources connect to this standard.

Show

GradeAll

AllMiddle School

AlignmentAll

AllShow all aligned units connected to this standardTargetStandards directly taught with these materialsConnectedStandards connected to or reviewed within these materials

Showing 1 of 1 unit

Unit

What Do Birds Do in Winter?: A data-driven investigation of remarkable adaptations

Grades

6, 7, 8

Explore the secret lives of nonmigratory winter birds! Use data, games, and simulations to uncover their unique adaptations for surviving the cold and reveal the 'feathered flurries of activity' in the dead of winter.

Alignment summary( Target)

Lesson 3

Students will use authentic data to draw conclusions about the connection between temperature and feeding behavior of overwintering birds.

Included resources

3 lessons and 3 supporting media items.

Show resource details3 items