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

MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's mater...more

MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geosc...more

MS-ESS2-3. Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossil...more

MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through...more

MS-ESS3-1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for...more

MS-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecas...more

MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how incr...more

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

MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic p...more

MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and di...more

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

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Developing and Using Models

Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

Cause and Effect

Energy and Matter

Patterns

Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

Stability and Change

Structure and Function

Systems and System Models

ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth

ESS2.A: Earth’s Materials and Systems

ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes

ESS3.A: Natural Resources

ESS3.B: Natural Hazards

ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution