Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Standard detail
MS-ESS2-2
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E96DEB10DFE60131C91168A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- MS-ESS2-2
- Standard ID
- E96E7100DFE60131C91268A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454521
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- E96DEB10DFE60131C91168A86D17958EE96D6E90DFE60131C91068A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how processes change Earth's surface at time and spatial scales that can be large (such as slow plate motions or the uplift of large mountain ranges) or small (such as rapid landslides or microscopic geochemical reactions), and how many geoscience processes (such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and meteor impacts) usually behave gradually but are punctuated by catastrophic events. Examples of geoscience processes include surface weathering and deposition by the movements of water, ice, and wind. Emphasis is on geoscience processes that shape local geographic features, where appropriate.