Earth's Systems: Grades 9-12

Other Maryland Science - Next Generation sets

• Grade K
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grades 6, 7, 8
• Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity: Grades 9-12
• Earth and Human Activity: Grades 9-12
• Earth's Place in the Universe: Grades 9-12
• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Grades 9-12
• Energy: Grades 9-12
• Engineering Design: Grades 9-12
• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes: Grades 9-12
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Grades 9-12
• Matter and Its Interactions: Grades 9-12
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions: Grades 9-12
• Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer: Grades 9-12

Develop a model to illustrate how Earth's internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.HS-ESS2-1

Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.HS-ESS2-2

Develop a model based on evidence of Earth's interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.HS-ESS2-3

Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth systems result in changes in climate.HS-ESS2-4

Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.HS-ESS2-5

Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.HS-ESS2-6

Construct an argument based on evidence about the simultaneous coevolution of Earth systems and life on Earth.HS-ESS2-7