NGSS disciplinary core ideasThe NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) are taking the place of the Michigan HSSCEs for 8th grade. They cover the same overall content as the HSSCEs. You will see them in the pacing chart later in this document. The DCIs for 8th grade Earth Science in Flint are:
THE UNIVERSE AND ITS STARS EARTH AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH EARTH MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS PLATE TECTONICS AND LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS THE ROLE OF WATER IN EARTH'S SURFACE PROCESSES WEATHER AND CLIMATE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL HAZARDS HUMAN IMPACTS AND EARTH SYSTEMS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE |
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