CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3: Fossil Fuels
How do fossils give scientists clues about the past? (CCSS.RI.R.9;CCSS.W.3.2)
Grade 4: Wandering Continents
How does the science of plate tectonics explain changes in the Earth, both in the past and in the present? (CCSS.RI.R.9; CCSS.W.4.2)
Grade 5: Understanding Plate Tectonics
How does tectonic plate movement change the landmasses on Earth?(CCSS.RI.R.9; CCSS.W.5.2)
Grades 6-8: An Earth-Shaking Theory
How is plate tectonics an example of how scientific theories change over time? (CCSS.RI.R.9; CCSS.W.6.2; CCSS.W.7.2; CCSS.8.2)
Grades 9-10: When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt
How are scientists using current knowledge of tectonic plates to make predictions about the future of the Earth? (CCSS.RI.R.7;CCSS.W.9-10.2)
Grades 11-12: Shaky Science
How are scientists working to make the difficult process of predicting earthquakes easier? (CCSS.RI.R.7;CCSS.W.11-12.2)
