Earth's Surface & Geological Time
NGSS Performance Expectations
Enduring Understandings
Essential Questions
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0043-plate-tectonics.php
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_tectonics.html
http://sciencebuddies.com/
http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
http://outreach.physics.utah.edu/labs/scientific_method/sci_method_main.html
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/weissman/chemlab/Template.html
- MS-ESS2-1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
- MS-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying times and spatial scales.
- 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.
- 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.
Enduring Understandings
- Rock strata and the fossil record can be used as evidence to organize the relative occurrence of
major historical events in Earth’s history. - Plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains movements of rocks at Earth’s surface and
geological history. Maps are used to display evidence of plate movement.
Essential Questions
- How do chemical and physical changes cause changes in the Earth's surface?
- How does the movement of tectonic plates impact the surface of the Earth through natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes that present risks to society?
- How can distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures be used to provide evidence of past plate motions?
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0043-plate-tectonics.php
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_tectonics.html
http://sciencebuddies.com/
http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
http://outreach.physics.utah.edu/labs/scientific_method/sci_method_main.html
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/weissman/chemlab/Template.html