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2020 Earth and Space Science Unit Progression Home Page

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Welcome to the Sample Unit Progressions and corresponding resources for Earth and Space Science. These resources were developed and identified by Oklahoma educators to support instruction aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science (OAS-S) and are connected to the Earth and Space Science Bundled Standards Analyses. Recommendations are not intended to be an exhaustive listing of instructional possibilities.

Check out this Guide to the Sample Unit Progressions for more details about each component in the unit.

Click on the unit name to access the instructional resources for that unit.

Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 1: The Universe and Its Stars (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 6-8 weeks The Universe and Its Stars Bundle Analysis	How has the Sun provided Earth with the “right” amount of energy for such a long time?	How does the Sun’s matter and energy affect Earth? How can evidence be used to explain the formation of elements during a star’s life cycle? How can evidence be used to explain the past and future behavior of the universe?	ES.ESS1.1 Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation. ES.ESS1.2 Construct an explanation of how the universe formed as a single point and continues to expand based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and the composition of matter in the universe. ES.ESS1.3 Construct an explanation about the process that causes stars to produce elements throughout their life cycle.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 2: Earth's History and the Solar System (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 6-8 weeks Earth's History and the Solar System Bundle Analysis	How can observations of planetary interactions be used to describe Earth's early history?	How can evidence be used to describe Earth's formation and early history? What evidence can be used to support an argument for how Earth's systems and life on Earth co-evolved? How can mathematical models be used to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system?	ES.ESS1.4 Use mathematical or computational representations to determine patterns that can be used to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system. ES.ESS1.6 Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth’s formation and early history. ES.ESS2.7 Engage in argument from evidence for how the simultaneous co-evolution of Earth’s systems and life on Earth led to periods of stability and change over geologic time.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 3: Earth's Interior and Dynamic Changes (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 4-6 weeks Earth's Interior and Dynamic Changes Bundle Analysis	How do Earth's internal and surface processes affect Oklahoma?	How can plate tectonics be used as evidence for explaining the age of crustal rocks? How do Earth's internal and surface processes create both continental and ocean-floor features? How does the cycling of matter by thermal convection alter the layers and structures found within Earth's interior?	ES.ESS1.5 Evaluate evidence in the patterns of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks. ES.ESS2.1 Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operates at different scales of space and time to form continental and ocean-floor features. ES.ESS2.3 Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 4: Stability and Changes in Earth's Climate (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 4-6 weeks Stability and Changes in Earth's Climate Bundle Analysis	How do natural and human-driven changes affect Earth's systems?	How does data support claims about Earth's system interactions causing changes to other systems? How does the flow of energy cause changes to the atmosphere and climate? How do the properties and movements of water shape Earth's surface and affect its systems? How does the cycling of carbon impact the ocean, atmosphere, soil, and biosphere?	ES.ESS2.2 Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks and interactions that cause changes to other Earth’s systems. ES.ESS2.4 Analyze and interpret data to explore how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems causes changes in the atmosphere and climate. ES.ESS2.5 Plan and conduct investigations of how the structure and resulting properties of water interact with the Earth materials and surface processes. ES.ESS2.6 Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 5: Earth and Human Activities (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 6-8 weeks Earth and Human Activities Bundle Analysis	How do Earth's natural resources and human activities affect each other?	How do natural hazards and other geologic events affect human activity? How can humans design energy solutions that are both effective and sustainable? How have geological processes caused uneven distribution of Earth's natural resources?	ES.ESS3.1 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate affect human activity. ES.ESS3.2 Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios on large and small scale.* ES.ESS3.5 Construct a scientific explanation from evidence for how geological processes cause uneven distribution of natural resources.