Earth Science Learning Targets

Earth Science Learning Objectives:   September

Students will develop an understanding of the following through investigation, questioning and reasoning, and will be able to demonstrate their knowledge through a written prompt and a partner project

Model:  the mental idea of how a phenomena works, based on all the accumulated data and subject to more experimentation.
 Models have many layers, depending on how deeply one can think about it and on background knowledge. 
Hypothesis:  the present idea of how something works, based on data already collected, and that can be tested.
Matter takes up space and has mass
Matter is composed of small particles that interact
Matter is always in motion, and the kind of motion as well as the speed depends on how much energy it has.