Earth and Space Science
MS-ESS3-1
Uneven distribution of natural resources
Performance expectation
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Clarification
Emphasis is on limited, typically nonrenewable resources and process-based examples such as petroleum, ores, and soil.
Assessment boundary
No additional assessment boundary is stated.
SEP
Practice
- Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
DCI
Core idea
- ESS3.A
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Cause and Effect
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-ESS3-1.
“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: RST.6–8.1, WHST.6–8.2, WHST.6–8.9
Mathematics: 6.EE.6, 7.EE.4
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: I
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.