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| + | == Vocabulary == | ||
| + | Terms from the [[Middle School Science Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it. | ||
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| + | <div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div> | ||
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| + | * apparent motion | ||
| + | * axis | ||
| + | * conceptual model | ||
| + | * cycle | ||
| + | * cyclic pattern | ||
| + | * Earth-Sun-Moon system | ||
| + | * eclipse | ||
| + | * graphical model | ||
| + | * intensity of sunlight | ||
| + | * lunar eclipse | ||
| + | * lunar phase | ||
| + | * model | ||
| + | * orbit | ||
| + | * phase of the Moon | ||
| + | * physical model | ||
| + | * season | ||
| + | * solar eclipse | ||
| + | * solar system | ||
| + | * spin axis | ||
| + | * star | ||
| + | * sunlight | ||
| + | * tilt | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 17 October 2026
Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the Sun and moon, and seasons.
Clarification statement: Examples of models could include physical, graphical, or conceptual models.
Grade 8 Science Test Questions
No released Grade 8 science test questions for MS-ESS1-1 have been added to the wiki yet.
Vocabulary
Terms from the Middle School Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it.
- apparent motion
- axis
- conceptual model
- cycle
- cyclic pattern
- Earth-Sun-Moon system
- eclipse
- graphical model
- intensity of sunlight
- lunar eclipse
- lunar phase
- model
- orbit
- phase of the Moon
- physical model
- season
- solar eclipse
- solar system
- spin axis
- star
- sunlight
- tilt
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 8 Science Test question on MS-ESS1-1 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-ESS1-1.
NGSS Dimensions
Performance expectation MS-ESS1-1 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:
- Developing and Using Models
- Develop and use a model to describe phenomena.
- ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
- Patterns of the apparent motion of the Sun, the Moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, predicted, and explained with models.
- ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
- This model of the solar system can explain eclipses of the sun and the moon. Earth’s spin axis is fixed in direction over the short-term but tilted relative to its orbit around the sun. The seasons are a result of that tilt and are caused by the differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.
- Patterns
- Patterns can be used to identify cause and effect relationships.