Systems

A system is anything that is made of parts that join together to form an interconnected whole. Earth is a system. “Systems thinking” can help us understand many features of planet Earth and its climate.

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Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Regional/National Standards or Framework Earth System Science (ESS), Systems, Atmosphere, Geosphere, Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Atmospheric Energy Circulation, Ocean Thermal Energy, Radiation Energy Outflow (Greenhouse Effect), Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Life Affects Climate, Weather and Climate, Global Climate, Investigating Climate, Learning Objectives, STEM National Learning Objectives PCEP
Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards National Research Council: Committee on Conceptual Framework for the New K-12 Science Education Standards Regional/National Standards or Framework Climate Science, Systems, Changes in Systems, Science of Learning, Processes of Teaching & Learning, STEM Learning Environments, Learning Objectives, STEM Practices, STEM National Learning Objectives PCEP
Earth System Science Overview Overview/Summary Document Earth System Science (ESS), Systems PCEP
Alignment of Draft Revised American Samoa Science Standards with PCEP Climate Education Framework at Middle School Level Regional/National Standards or Framework, PCEP Planning/Coordination Climate Science, Earth System Science (ESS), Climate Impacts, Systems, Climate and ESS, Earth's Matter, Energy and the Earth System, Earth's Biosphere, Earth's Climate, Atmosphere, Geosphere, Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Earth's Energy Budget, Solar Energy Input, Atmospheric Energy Circulation, Reflection Energy Outflow, Radiation Energy Outflow (Greenhouse Effect), Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Major Aquatic Ecosystems, Life Affects Climate, Weather and Climate, Regional Climates, Global Climate, Home and National Security, Fresh Water and Food Security, Ecosystems and Biodiversity Impacts, Public Health, Economic Impacts PCEP

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We use the word "system" when we want to describe something that is made of different kinds of parts that join together to form an interconnected whole. Learning to think in terms of systems is ver... Explanation Systems Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, College Earth System Science Overview PCEP

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