How Energy Moves in Nature Model Response & Scoring Guide | Environmental Science | Grades 9–12

How Energy Moves in Nature Model Response & Scoring Guide is a model response with a scoring guide for high school Environmental Science (grades 9–12) on How Energy Moves in Nature.

Pairs with: How Energy Moves in Nature Slide Show Presentation; How Energy Moves in Nature Guided Notes; How Energy Moves in Nature Lesson Quiz; How Energy Moves in Nature Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

What's inside: Model Response & Scoring Guide (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,431 words, 4 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-LS2-3 — Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions. HS-LS2-4 — Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.

Resource type: Model Response & Scoring Guide. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Use to calibrate grading and to show students what a strong response looks like. Built for high school Environmental Science, grades 9–12.

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