Earth and Space Science
MS-ESS3-2
Natural-hazard forecasts and mitigation
Performance expectation
Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Clarification
Emphasis is on what can be forecast or predicted, event location, magnitude and frequency data, and local or global mitigation technologies.
Assessment boundary
No additional assessment boundary is stated.
SEP
Practice
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data
DCI
Core idea
- ESS3.B
CCC
Reasoning lens
- Patterns
Evidence map
Rooms connected to MS-ESS3-2.
“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, RST.6–8.7
Mathematics: MP.2, 6.EE.6, 7.EE.4
California Environmental Principles and Concepts: I
Verified 2026-07-29. Open the official California source.