Earth and Space Science
MS-ESS2-1
Cycling Earth materials
Performance expectation
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Clarification
Emphasis is on melting, crystallization, weathering, deformation, and sedimentation acting together in the rock cycle.
Assessment boundary
Assessment does not include identification and naming of minerals.
SEP
Practice
- Developing and Using Models
DCI
Core idea
- ESS2.A
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Stability and Change
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-ESS2-1.
“Primary” means the chapter includes an observable performance and assessable artifact for this expectation; “supporting” builds context.
Connections recorded in the official model
ELA/literacy: SL.8.5
Mathematics: No specific code recorded.
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: III
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.