volcanoes, and meteor How do they move? Students will complete impacts) usually behave (or add to) KWL chart gradually but are on plate tectonics. MS-ESS2-3 punctuated by What information do catastrophic events. fossils provide? Make observations of Examples of geoscience rock layers and fossils processes include and compare them to surface weathering and modern life forms to deposition by the demonstrate movements of water, environmental change ice, and wind. Emphasis over time. is on geoscience processes that shape Explain that Earth local geographic material mixture in the features, where rock layer models appropriate.] represent Earth deposits from erosion over long Analyze periods of time. Great MS-ESS2-3 and interpret data on the pressure and heat over distribution of fossils long periods of time and rocks, continental eventually turn the shapes, and seafloor layers to rock. Discuss structures to provide how fossils found in the evidence of the past different layers give plate motions. evidence of organisms [Clarification Statement: and climate from long Examples of data ago. include similarities of rock and fossil types on Conduct a mock fossil different continents, the dig by planting shapes of the continents different items to (including continental represent fossils shelves), and the between different locations of ocean layers of gravel, sand, structures (such as soil, etc. Have students ridges, fracture zones, explain how the and trenches).] organism lived a very [Assessment long time ago and the Boundary:
volcanoes, and meteor impacts) usually behave gradually but are punctuated by catastrophic events. Examples of geoscience processes include surface weathering and deposition by the movements of water, ice, and wind. Emphasis is on geoscience processes that shape local geographic features, where appropriate.] MS-ESS2-3 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions. [Clarification Statement: Examples of data include similarities of rock and fossil types on different continents, the shapes of the continents (including continental shelves), and the locations of ocean structures (such as ridges, fracture zones, and trenches).] [Assessment Boundary: How do they move? MS-ESS2-3 What information do fossils provide? Students will complete (or add to) KWL chart on plate tectonics. Make observations of rock layers and fossils and compare them to modern life forms to demonstrate environmental change over time. Explain that Earth material mixture in the rock layer models represent Earth deposits from erosion over long periods of time. Great pressure and heat over long periods of time eventually turn the layers to rock. Discuss how fossils found in the different layers give evidence of organisms and climate from long ago. Conduct a mock fossil dig by planting different items to represent fossils between different layers of gravel, sand, soil, etc. Have students explain how the organism lived a very long time ago and the
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