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Remove this criterion from the search Add a Disciplinary Core Idea Remove this criterion from the search ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System Remove this criterion from the search ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth Remove this criterion from the search ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions Remove this criterion from the search ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes Remove this criterion from the search ESS2.E: Biogeology Remove this criterion from the search ESS3.B: Natural Hazards Remove this criterion from the search ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Remove this criterion from the search ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions Remove this criterion from the search ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution Remove this criterion from the search LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms Remove this criterion from the search LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms Remove this criterion from the search LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Remove this criterion from the search LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems Remove this criterion from the search LS3.B: Variation of Traits Remove this criterion from the search PS2.A: Forces and Motion Remove this criterion from the search PS2.B: Types of Interactions Remove this criterion from the search PS3.A: Definitions of Energy Remove this criterion from the search PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes Remove this criterion from the search PS4.A: Wave Properties Remove this criterion from the search PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation


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Standard Identifier: HS-ESS2-5

Grade Range: 9–12
Disciplinary Core Idea: ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
Cross Cutting Concept: CCC-6: Structure and Function
Science & Engineering Practice: SEP-3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Content Area: Earth and Space Science

Title: HS-ESS2 Earth’s Systems

Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on mechanical and chemical investigations with water and a variety of solid materials to provide the evidence for connections between the hydrologic cycle and system interactions commonly known as the rock cycle. Examples of mechanical investigations include stream transportation and deposition using a stream table, erosion using variations in soil moisture content, or frost wedging by the expansion of water as it freezes. Examples of chemical investigations include chemical weathering and recrystallization (by testing the solubility of different materials) or melt generation (by examining how water lowers the melting temperature of most solids).]

Disciplinary Core Idea(s):
ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes The abundance of liquid water on Earth’s surface and its unique combination of physical and chemical properties are central to the planet’s dynamics. These properties include water’s exceptional capacity to absorb, store, and release large amounts of energy, transmit sunlight, expand upon freezing, dissolve and transport materials, and lower the viscosities and melting points of rocks.

Science & Engineering Practices: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Plan and conduct an investigation individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, and in the design: decide on types, how much, and accuracy of data needed to produce reliable measurements and consider limitations on the precision of the data (e.g., number of trials, cost, risk, time), and refine the design accordingly.

Crosscutting Concepts: Structure and Function The functions and properties of natural and designed objects and systems can be inferred from their overall structure, the way their components are shaped and used, and the molecular substructures of its various materials.

California Environmental Principles and Concepts:
Principle III Natural systems proceed through cycles that humans depend upon, benefit from, and can alter. Principle IV The exchange of matter between natural systems and human societies affects the long-term functioning of both.

California Common Core State Standards Connections:
ELA/Literacy WHST.9-12.7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

DCI Connections:
Connections to other DCIs in this grade-band: HS.PS1.A; HS.PS1.B; HS.PS3.B; HS.ESS3.C Articulation across grade-bands: MS.PS1.A; MS.PS4.B; MS.ESS2.A; MS.ESS2.C; MS.ESS2.D

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