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These correlations are for older materials. They do not cover the materials adopted in 2006.
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Standard:
3a Students know most of Earth's water is present as salt water in the oceans, which cover most of Earth's surface.
Holistic Rating: In-Depth coverage of this standard.
Pages B20-B23 provides in-depth coverage of the standard. Pages B27-B28 provides moderate coverage, including a model of the relative amounts of water in different Earth locations (NOTE: pages B27-B28 are not cited for this standard in the Teacher's Edition that we used).
The California Science Framework describes the origin of salt in the ocean, which is not specified in the standard. This concept is explained on pages B22-B23.
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Aspects that help student learning:
Evaporation of salt water investigation on pages B18-B19 provides experience with an important part of the water cycle involving the oceans.
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