EARTH SCIENCE BIG IDEAS

(Adapted from Miller and Duggan-Haas, 2005)

1. Scientists are driven by curiosity about the natural world, and they ask and answer questions as a means of understanding.

2. Our knowledge of the natural world is constantly changing as we advance our ideas based on new evidence.

3. Models and maps can be used to represent the Earth, the Universe, and time.

4. The Earth system is a complex adaptive system.

5. The flow of energy drives the cycling of matter.

6. Living things and the environment impact each other.

7. The Earth/Universe is in a constant state of change.

8. The processes that affect the Earth today are the same that have affected Earth in the past.

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