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

MS-ESS2-4 The Water Cycle

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Kentucky 6-ESS2-4 uses the same wording.

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Science Unlocked lesson set The Sea That Never Fills Every second, the Amazon River pours more than 200,000 cubic meters of fresh water into the ocean — and thousands of other rivers never stop flowing either. Why doesn’t the ocean overflow, and why don’t the rivers run dry? 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 6–8 See what’s inside
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