Middle School

History of Earth


MS-ESS1-4

Geologic Time Scale
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-ESS2-2

Geoscience Processes at Varying Scales
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.


MS-ESS2-3

Evidence of Plate Tectonics
Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.