Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Student’s Students will: Students will: inferences In addition A1. Describe how plate movement can create Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes and mountains, trenches, rift valleys, earth quakes, and performance can cause the Earth to change quickly, looking at the Scale proportion and and volcanoes. to knowledge. quantity of the events. (tsunamis, earth quakes, volcanic eruptions, score applications landslides, avalanche). A1/B1. Describe geological processes that take place 3.0 over differing scales of time reflects performance, Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes A1/B1. Describe how earth processes can effect changes that can cause the Earth to change slowly, looking at the Scale proportion and insufficient in the earth's surface. quantity of the events. (plate tectonics, mountain building, uplift, erosion) go beyond B1. Describe how the natural world today was effected the by natural events from the past. progress student what was demonstrates towards taught. Recognize or recall specific vocabulary such as: foundational plate tectonics, landslides, earthquakes, volcanos, erosion, surface weathering, deposition, meteor impacts, other in-depth geoscience processes skills End of Semester 1 Topic: Living with Natural Hazards Driving Questions: How can we predict and survive future natural hazard? Crosscutting Concept: Patterns—Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data. Science and Engineering Practices: Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences in findings. Performance Expectation:
Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught. Students will: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes can cause the Earth to change quickly, looking at the Scale proportion and quantity of the events. (tsunamis, earth quakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, avalanche). Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes can cause the Earth to change slowly, looking at the Scale proportion and quantity of the events. (plate tectonics, mountain building, uplift, erosion) Students will: A1. Describe how plate movement can create mountains, trenches, rift valleys, earth quakes, and volcanoes. A1/B1. Describe geological processes that take place over differing scales of time A1/B1. Describe how earth processes can effect changes in the earth's surface. B1. Describe how the natural world today was effected by natural events from the past. Recognize or recall specific vocabulary such as: plate tectonics, landslides, earthquakes, volcanos, erosion, surface weathering, deposition, meteor impacts, other geoscience processes Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge. End of Semester 1 Topic: Living with Natural Hazards Driving Questions: How can we predict and survive future natural hazard? Crosscutting Concept: Patterns—Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data. Science and Engineering Practices: Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences in findings. Performance Expectation: