Next Generation Science Standards: Water Rocks! The Musical

Water Rocks!: The Musical addresses the following concepts in the Next Generation Science Standards:

Fourth Grade

4-ESS3-2 Earth and Human Activity

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

Fifth Grade

5-ESS2-2 Earth's Systems

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Middle School

MS-ESS2-4 Earth's Systems

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

MS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.

High School

HS-LS2-7 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.

HS-ESS2-5 Earth's Systems

Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.

HS-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.

HS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity

Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.