ESS.SCI.7.F
Analyze data from rock and fossil succession to evaluate the evidence for and significance of mass extinctions, major climatic changes, and tectonic events.
Earth Systems Science · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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datarock successionfossil successionevidencemass extinctionsclimatic changestectonic eventssignificance
Skills
- analyze (data from rock succession) #dok3
- analyze (data from fossil succession) #dok3
- evaluate (evidence for mass extinctions) #dok3
- evaluate (evidence for major climatic changes) #dok3
- evaluate (evidence for tectonic events) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can analyze data from rock succession to identify patterns related to Earth's history. #dok3
- I can analyze data from fossil succession to determine chronological changes in life on Earth. #dok3
- I can evaluate evidence for mass extinctions using rock and fossil data. #dok3
- I can evaluate the significance of major climatic changes by interpreting geological records. #dok3
- I can evaluate the evidence for major tectonic events using rock and fossil succession. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The analysis of rock and fossil records provides crucial evidence for understanding mass extinctions, climatic shifts, and tectonic activity in Earth's history.
- Geological data allow scientists to interpret and evaluate the significance of major events that have shaped the Earth's biosphere and surface.
Essential Questions
- How can data from rock and fossil succession reveal information about mass extinction events?
- What evidence in geological records indicates major climatic changes and their global impacts?
- How do scientists use rock and fossil data to evaluate the significance of tectonic events?
- Why is it important to analyze both rock and fossil succession when reconstructing Earth's history?
- In what ways do patterns in geologic data shape our understanding of the dynamic nature of Earth?