High School (SCI) Earth Space Science Standards
[ESS2] Earth's Systems
SCI-HS.ESS2.01 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.
Clarification Statement: Earth Science: Emphasis is on how the appearance of land features (such as mountains, valleys, and
plateaus) and sea-floor features (such as trenches, ridges, and seamounts) are a result of both
constructive forces (such as volcanism, tectonic uplift, and orogeny) and destructive mechanisms
(such as weathering, mass wasting, and coastal erosion). Disciplinary Core Ideas ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
-Earth’s systems, being dynamic and interacting, cause
feedback effects that can increase or decrease the
original changes.
ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System
Interactions
-Plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains the
past and current movements of the rocks at Earth’s
surface and provides a framework for understanding its
geologic history. Plate movements are responsible for
most continental and ocean-floor features and for the
distribution of most rocks and minerals within Earth’s
crust.
Student Learning Targets:
Knowledge Targets
I can
Reasoning Targets
I can
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can
Product Targets
I can
Proficiency Scale
The Student can ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrate a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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2 Developing
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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3 Proficient
“The Standard.” ... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
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4 Advanced
... demonstrate in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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High School (SCI) Earth Space Science Standards