Listed below are the Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI) for Earth and Space Science and bullet points for their specific grade band progression.
- Plants and animals can change their environment.
- Living things affect the physical characteristics of their regions.
- The many dynamic and delicate feedbacks between the biosphere and other Earth systems cause a continual co-evolution of Earth’s surface and the life that exists on it.
This is a table of the Disciplinary Core Ideas
of Earth and Space Science. If
coming from a Standard the specific bullet point used is highlighted
and additional performance Expectations that make use of the
Disciplinary Core Idea can be found below the table.
To see all Disciplinary Core Ideas, click on the title "Disciplinary Core Ideas."
Other Standards That Use This Disciplinary Core Idea: