Unpacked Content
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Knowledge
Students know:
- Heat capacity of water, density of water in its solid and liquid states, and the polar nature of the water molecule due to its molecular structure are properties of water that affect Earth materials.
- Transportation, deposition, and erosion are three processes occurring in water that depend on the amount of energy in the water.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Analyze and interpret data showing the connection between the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- The abundance of liquid water on Earth's surface and its unique combination of physical and chemical properties are central to the planet's dynamics.
- Water's exceptional capacity to absorb, store and release large amounts of energy, transmit sunlight, expand upon freezing, dissolve and transport materials, and lower the viscosities and melting points of rocks are due to its physical and chemical properties that are central to the planet's dynamics.
Vocabulary
- weathering
- mechanical weathering
- frost wedging
- exfoliation
- chemical weathering
- oxidation
- erosion
- deposition
- hydrolysis
- carbonation
