NGSS · Earth & Space Science · Grade 5

5-ESS2-1 Earth's Spheres Interact

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Kentucky 5-ESS2-1 uses the same wording.

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Science Unlocked lesson set The Rain Mountain On the small island of Kauaʻi, one mountain is one of the rainiest places on Earth. Less than 20 miles away, the coast is almost a desert. Same island, same ocean. Why is one side so wet and the other so dry? 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 5 See what’s inside
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