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Crosscutting Concepts and Evidence-Based Explanations

5th Grade · Science · Open Global Science

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Construct evidence-based scientific explanations using crosscutting themes, technical vocabulary, and cited secondary sources.

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GlobalOGS.6.SEP.4Open Global Science Standards 2026™ · 5th Grade

Construct evidence-based scientific explanations and engineering solutions applying core crosscutting concepts—such as cause and effect, scale and proportion, system structure and functional interdependence, energy flow, and stability versus change—communicating findings clearly using formal scientific terminology, cited secondary research sources, and diverse multimodal and digital media.