Science & Engineering Practices
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-ESS2.A: Earth’s Materials and Systems
HS-ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
HS-ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
Crosscutting Concepts
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Energy and matter
Structure and function
Performance Expectations
MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
HS-ESS1-4: Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.