ESS2 - Standard
Earth's Systems
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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modelEarth's internal processesEarth's surface processesspatial scalestemporal scalescontinental featuresocean-floor features
Skills
- develop (models to illustrate complex processes) #dok3
- identify (internal and surface processes of Earth) #dok1
- distinguish (different spatial and temporal scales) #dok2
- explain (formation of continental and ocean-floor features) #dok2
- analyze (how processes interact at different scales) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify Earth's internal and surface processes. #dok1
- I can recognize different continental and ocean-floor features. #dok1
- I can distinguish between spatial and temporal scales. #dok2
- I can explain how internal and surface processes shape Earth's features. #dok2
- I can analyze interactions between Earth's processes at various scales. #dok3
- I can develop a model to illustrate how Earth's processes at different spatial and temporal scales form continental and ocean-floor features. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Earth's surface and internal processes work together at different scales to shape the planet's features.
- Models can be used to understand and illustrate the complexity of Earth's system processes over space and time.
Essential Questions
- How do Earth's internal and surface processes interact to form continental and ocean-floor features?
- In what ways do the effects of these Earth processes change depending on spatial and temporal scales?
- Why is modeling an effective way to understand complex Earth system processes?
- How can we use our understanding of Earth's processes to predict or explain geological features?
- What evidence helps us distinguish the effects of processes operating at different scales?