Classroom Activities, categorized by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

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Title NGSS ESS Core Ideas NGSS ESS Topics NGSS Performance Expectations
Model of a Normal Fault Earth's Systems (ESS2), Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, History of Earth, Human Impacts 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS3-1
Model of a Well Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems 2-ESS2-3
Modeling an Oil Reserve Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, Human Impacts MS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2
Modeling Earthquake Waves Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems, History of Earth MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3
Modeling Earth’s Water — Fresh vs. Salty Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1) Earth's Systems 5-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-4
Modeling Oil and Gas Reservoirs Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Human Impacts HS-ESS3-2
Monitoring Life in the Rocky Intertidal Ecosystem Earth's Systems HS-LS2-6
Mud Fossils 3-LS4-1
Mystery Mollusc
Natural Gas Formation Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, Human Impacts MS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-1
Nitrogen Connection
Observing Soil Respiration Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems
Ocean Acidification Earth's Systems, Weather and Climate
Ocean Currents Earth's Systems (ESS2) Earth's Systems, Weather and Climate 2-ESS2-2, 5-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS2-4
Ocean Currents Change Our Earth Earth's Systems (ESS2) Weather and Climate MS-ESS2-6
Oil Trap Model Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, Human Impacts MS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2
Painting With Soil Earth's Systems (ESS2)
Parks Past, Present, and Future Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1), Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) History of Earth, Human Impacts
Particle Size and Oil Production Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Earth's Systems, Human Impacts MS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2
Places on the Planet: Latitude and Longitude
Plant an Ozone Monitoring Garden Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Human Impacts MS-ESS3-3
Predict the Flow
Processes Below The Water Earth's Systems (ESS2), Earth and Human Activity (ESS3)
Products from Petroleum Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Human Impacts 4-ESS3-1
Products Made from Petroleum Earth and Human Activity (ESS3) Human Impacts HS-ESS3-1

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