Life Science
MS-LS2-5
Design solutions for biodiversity
Performance expectation
Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Clarification
Examples may include water purification, nutrient recycling, erosion prevention, and scientific, economic, or social constraints.
Assessment boundary
No additional assessment boundary is stated.
SEP
Practice
- Engaging in Argument from Evidence
DCI
Core idea
- LS2.C
- LS4.D
- ETS1.B
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Stability and Change
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-LS2-5.
“Primary” means the chapter includes an observable performance and assessable artifact for this expectation; “supporting” builds context.
Connections recorded in the official model
ELA/literacy: RST.6–8.8, RI.8.8, WHST.6–8.9
Mathematics: MP.4, 6.RP.3
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: I, II, III, IV, V
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.