Standards: Science
The science standards include both NGSS and Michigan Science Standards.
MS-ESS1-3
(1)
Education Level MS
Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
MS-ESS1-4
(1)
Education Level MS
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS2-1
(3)
Education Level MS
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
MS-ESS2-2
(3)
Education Level MS
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
MS-ESS2-3
(7)
Education Level MS
Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks continental shapes and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
MS-ESS2-4
(2)
Education Level MS
Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
MS-ESS2-5
(2)
Education Level MS
Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
MS-ESS2-5 MI
(0)
Education Level MS
Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions in Michigan due to the Great Lakes and regional geography.
MS-ESS2-6
(1)
Education Level MS
Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
MS-ESS3-1
(1)
Education Level MS
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral energy and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
MS-ESS3-2
(0)
Education Level MS
Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
MS-ESS3-3
(2)
Education Level MS
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
MS-ESS3-4
(0)
Education Level MS
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.