Virginia Standards for Analyzing Tree Rings to Determine Climate Change

This resource supports earth science standards for grades 6-8. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.2c: The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic by comparing different scientific explanations for a set of observations about the Earth. Sci6.5: The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment.