NGSS Correlations
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Lesson 1: Earth's History
Lesson 2: Fossils and the History of Life
Engineering Challenge: Designing a Fossil Extraction Toolset

  1. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION

    2. MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence fro...more

    MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem ...more

    MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing a...more

    MS-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil rec...more

  2. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES

    3. Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Asking Questions and Defining Problems

    Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

    Developing and Using Models

    Engaging in Argument from Evidence

    Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

  3. CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS

    4. Energy and Matter

    Patterns

    Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

    Stability and Change

    Structure and Function

    Systems and System Models

  4. DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS

    5. ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth

    ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

    ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

    ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution

    LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity