| Middle School: Grades 5-8 | Layered Earth Geology Correlations Next Generation Science Standards | Lesson Plans |
|---|---|---|
| 5-ESS2-1 | Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. | A1-2 |
| MS-ESS1-4 | Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history. | G1-2 |
| MS-ESS2-2 | Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.> | D1-4 |
| MS-ESS2-3 | Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions. | B1-2 |
| MS-ESS3-1 | Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes. | B3 |
| MS-ESS3-2 | Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. | E5, F3 |
| High School: Grades 9-12 | Layered Earth Geology Correlations Next Generation Science Standards | Lesson Plans |
|---|---|---|
| HS-ESS1-5 | Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks. | B1-3 |
| HS-ESS1-6 | Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth’s formation and early history. | G1-2 |
| HS-ESS2-1 | Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features. | B2, D1 |
| HS-ESS2-2 | Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems. | D1-4 |
| HS-ESS2-3 | Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection. | B3 |
| HS-ESS2-5 | Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes. | D3 |
| HS-ESS2-6 | Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. | A1-2 |
| HS-ESS2-7 | Construct an argument based on evidence about the simultaneous coevolution of Earth’s systems and life on Earth. | G1-4 |