Revised 8/6/03
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'Big Idea'
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Grades K-2
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Grades 3-4
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Grades 5-8
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Grades 9-12
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1.The Earth is made up of interrelated systems.
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F5, F7
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F1,
F3, F6
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2.Different materials with different properties make up
the Earth's surface, interior, and atmosphere.
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F3
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F2, F5
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3.Many of Earth's materials are used by humans.
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F6
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4.The Earth has internal and external sources of
energy.
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F4
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F6
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5.The Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago.It is
constantly changing. Some changes happen quickly, some take
a long time.
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F3
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F1
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F4, F5
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F2,
F3, F5,
F6
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6.Processes that shape and change landforms today are
similar to those that happened in the past.Constructive and
destructive forces shape and change landforms.
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F4
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F3,
F6
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7.Fossils and rock sequences provide evidence of how the
Earth has changed and date those changes.
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F3
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F4,
F5
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8.Predictable motions of the earth explain various
phenomena.
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F2
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F1
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9.The sun is a major source of Earth's energy and drives
many earth processes.
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F1
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10.Conditions on Earth make it a unique planet that
supports life.
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F2
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11.Matter cycles through solid earth, oceans, atmosphere,
and organisms.
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F2, F4
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F5, F7
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F3
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12.Earth's weather changes from day to day and over the
seasons. Climate is fairly constant, but changes over long
periods of time.
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F1, F2,
F3
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F2
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F1
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Local Assessment
Benchmarks
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F3
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F4
& F5
& F6
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F2
& F6
&F1
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