Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the processes of melting, crystallization, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation, which act together to form minerals and rocks through the cycling of Earth’s materials.]
[Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the identification and naming of minerals.]
Lessons & Units
A MODEL OF THREE FAULTS (MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3)
BURNING ISSUES (MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-3)
CHEMISTRY OF BURNING (MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS3-3)
CHOCOLATE ROCK CYCLE (MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS3-1)
GLACIER SLIDE (MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-2)
GLOBAL CHANGE: WHERE LAND, AIR AND WATER MEET (MS-ESS2-1)
HOW CAN YOU TEST YOUR SOIL? (MS-ESS2-1)
INVESTIGATING DIFFERENT ROCK TYPES (MS-ESS2-1)
MEASURING PERMEABILITIES OF SOIL, SAND, AND GRAVEL (MS-ESS2-1)