--- title: 8. MS-ESS3-5 description: 8. MS-ESS3-5 Examine and interpret data to describe the role that human activities have played in causing the rise in global temperatures over the past century. image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Right%20Image.png --- [![Teacher Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b) [Teacher Login](https://app.knowatom.com/signin) [![KnowAtom Logo](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/KnowAtom%20Logo.svg "KnowAtom Logo")](https://www.knowatom.com/) # 8. MS-ESS3-5 Examine and interpret data to describe the role that human activities have played in causing the rise in global temperatures over the past century. 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MS-ESS3-5 Grade Ranges All K-2 3-5 6-8 [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-08-2023-08-20-18-3788-PM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/engineering-rain-harvesting-systems) ## [Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems In this unit, students build on their scientific knowledge about matter, energy, and heat transfer to explore the phenomena of weather and climate. They investigate how the sun powers the global water cycle, which in turn has very local impacts that affect the phenomena of regional climates around the world. They then use that knowledge to figure out and design a technology that solves the problem of drought-related water shortages.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/engineering-rain-harvesting-systems) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/engineering-rain-harvesting-systems) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Grade/image4-Nov-01-2023-08-25-27-0343-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/7th-grade-science/climate-analysis-ma) ## [Climate Analysis (MA) In this unit, students focus on the phenomena of Earth’s ice as they model how glaciers shape Earth’s surface. In this lesson, they investigate how scientists use ice cores to reconstruct Earth’s past climates and environments. 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