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LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
ESS1.C: The history of planet Earth
ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems
ESS2.B: Plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions
ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes
ESS2.D: Weather and climate
ESS2.E: Biogeology
ESS3.A: Natural resources
ESS3.B: Natural hazards
ESS3.C: Human impacts on Earth systems
ESS3.D: Global climate change
ETS1.A: Engineering Design
LS1.A: Structure and function
LS1.B: Growth and development of organisms
LS1.C: Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms
LS1.D: Information Processing
LS2.A: Interdependent relationships in ecosystems
LS2.B: Cycles of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems
LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience
LS2.D: Social interactions and group behavior
LS3.A: Inheritance of traits
LS3.B: Variation of traits
LS4.A: Evidence of common ancestry and diversity
LS4.B: Natural selection
LS4.C: Adaptation
LS4.D: Biodiversity and humans
PS1.A: Structure of matter (includes PS1.C Nuclear Processes)
PS1.B: Chemical reactions
PS2.A: Forces and motion
PS2.B: Types of Interactions
PS2.C: Stability & instability in physical systems
PS3.A: Definitions of energy
PS3.B: Conservation of energy and energy transfer
PS3.C: Relationship between energy and forces
PS3.D: Energy in chemical processes and everyday life
PS4.A: Wave properties
PS4.B: Electromagnetic radiation
PS4.C: Information technologies and instrumentation
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Acidification
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Aggregate
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Alfisol
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Alpine Soils
Amazon
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