NGSS · Earth & Space Science · Grades 6–8 (Middle School)

MS-ESS2-1 Rock Cycle: Earth's Materials & Energy

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Kentucky 6-ESS2-1 uses the same wording.

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