2-ESS1-1: Earth Events - Slow and Quick

Clarification Statement: Examples of events and timescales could include volcanic explosions and earthquakes, which happen quickly and erosion of rocks, which occurs slowly.

Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of timescales.

The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS.  Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly.  Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own.  Learn more here.

ELA/Literacy

• RI.2.1 - Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. 

• RI.2.3 - Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

• SL.2.2 - Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

• W.2.6 - With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. 

• W.2.7 - Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).

• W.2.8 - Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Mathematics

• 2.NBT.A - Understand place value. 

• MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 

• MP.4 - Model with mathematics. 

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