HS-ESS2-3 - Performance Expectation
Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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modelevidenceEarth’s interiorcycling of matterthermal convection
Skills
- develop (models of Earth’s interior) #dok3
- use (evidence to support a scientific model) #dok2
- describe (cycling of matter inside the Earth) #dok2
- explain (thermal convection processes within Earth) #dok2
- analyze (scientific data relating to Earth's interior) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify components of Earth's interior. #dok1
- I can define thermal convection and cycling of matter. #dok1
- I can describe how matter cycles inside Earth's interior. #dok2
- I can explain how thermal convection causes matter to move inside Earth. #dok2
- I can use evidence from scientific data to support a model of Earth's interior. #dok2
- I can develop a model, based on evidence, to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection within Earth's interior. #dok3
- I can analyze geoscience data to refine my model of Earth's interior and matter cycling. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Thermal convection within Earth’s interior is the driving force for the cycling of matter, leading to significant geological processes such as plate tectonics.
- Scientific models based on evidence help illustrate and explain complex processes in Earth’s interior that cannot be directly observed.
Essential Questions
- How does thermal convection operate within Earth’s interior?
- Why is modeling the cycling of matter in Earth's interior important for understanding geological processes?
- What types of evidence do scientists use to develop and support models of Earth’s interior?
- How does the cycling of matter by thermal convection affect Earth’s surface and geological activity?
- What are the limitations of models for describing Earth's interior processes?
