NGSS · Earth & Space Science · Grades 6–8 (Middle School)

MS-ESS3-5 Climate Change: Rising Global Temperatures

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

Kentucky 8-ESS3-5 uses the same wording.

Teach MS-ESS3-5 with a mystery

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Science Unlocked lesson set Who Turned Up the Heat? Earth is about 1.2 °C warmer than in the late 1800s, and 2024 was the warmest year on record — yet satellites show no upward trend in the Sun’s energy since 1978. If the Sun didn’t turn up the heat, who did? 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 6–8 See what’s inside
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