Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.*

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.*

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.