Guiding Questions: 

What happens during a chemical reaction, and how do changes in the arrangement of atoms result in the formation of new substances with different properties?

Big Ideas:

SWBAT use modeling and questioning to observe how changes in energy contribute to changes in matter’s form and substance, including chemical reactions.

SEPs:

• Asking questions and defining problems

• Developing and using models

• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

DCIs:

• Structures and properties of matter

• Chemical reactions

CCCs:

• Patterns 

• Energy and matter

• Stability and change 

NGSS:

HS-PS1-2: Simple Chemical Reactions

Guiding Questions: 

How do chemical reactions in the atmosphere, such as those involving greenhouse gases, contribute to climate change, and what are the impacts of these changes on Earth's environment?

Big Ideas:

SWBAT use climate data and information about various energy sources to develop a model for energy flow in Earth’s atmosphere and evaluate potential solutions. 

SEPs:

• Analyzing and interpreting data

• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

DCIs:

• Earth materials and systems

• Earth and the solar system 

• Weather and climate

• Global climate change 

• Developing possible solutions 

CCCs:

• Energy and matter 

• Structure and function

• Cause and effect

• Stability and change 

NGSS:

HS-ESS2-4: Energy Variation and Climate Change

Guiding Questions: 

How do changes in carbon dioxide levels affect the chemical equilibrium of the ocean, leading to ocean acidification, and what are the impacts on marine ecosystems?

Big Ideas:

SWBAT analyze reaction data to develop chemical equilibrium models and explanations for stability and change cycles, investigating/developing ocean acidification solutions. 

SEPs:

• Developing and using models

• Planning and carrying out investigations 

• Analyzing and interpreting data

• Constructing explanations and designing solutions

• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

DCIs:

• Weather and climate 

• Natural resources 

• Human impacts on earth systems 

• Developing possible solutions 

CCCs:

• Cause and effect

• Systems and models

• Stability and change

• Influence of engineering, technology, and science on society and the natural world 

NGSS:

HS-ESS3-6: Human Impacts on Earth Systems