Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions - a breakdown of this NGSS DCI by Grade Level

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DCI:  Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

(1.) Middle School 

1. Maps of ancient land and water patterns, based on investigations of rocks and fossils, make clear how Earth’s plates have moved great distances, collided, and spread apart. (MS-ESS2-3)

(2.) 5th-grade students do not study the DCI known as Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

(3.) 4th Grade

1. The locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, ocean floor structures, earthquakes, and volcanoes occur in patterns. 
1. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans. 
2. Major mountain chains form inside continents or near their edges. 
2. Maps can help locate the different land and water features areas of Earth. (4-ESS2-2)

(4.) 3rd-grade students do not study the DCI known as Earth Materials and Systems

(5.) 2nd Grade

1. Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area. (2-ESS2-2)

(6.) 1st-grade and Kindergarten students do not study the DCI known as Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

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