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Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

6th Grade · Science · Easy · about 10 minutes

MS-ESS2-1 | Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics - Easy level

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Standards referenced

MS-ESS2-2 — Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
MS-ESS2-3 — Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate

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