Earth & Space Science Progression Map

NGSSGrades K to 1258 standards · 54 connections

Earth's place in the universe, Earth's systems, and human impacts across grade bands.

Hover a standard to trace what it builds on and what it leads to. Click for details. Solid lines are essential prerequisites, dashed lines are supporting connections. A dashed outline marks a connected standard from a neighboring topic.

How to read this map

Each chip is one standard, placed in its grade. A line between two standards means the earlier one was verified as a prerequisite for the later one, against the official framework documents and published curriculum progressions. If a student is stuck on a standard, look one column left. If they have mastered it, the lines to the right show where that skill goes next. Every chip links to a full breakdown of the standard with teaching ideas. How these connections are verified.

All standards on this map, as a list

Earth's place in the universe

1-ESS1-11-ESS1-22-ESS1-14-ESS1-15-ESS1-15-ESS1-2HS-ESS1-1HS-ESS1-2HS-ESS1-3HS-ESS1-4HS-ESS1-5HS-ESS1-6MS-ESS1-1MS-ESS1-2MS-ESS1-3MS-ESS1-4

Earth and human activity

3-ESS3-14-ESS3-14-ESS3-25-ESS3-1HS-ESS3-1HS-ESS3-2HS-ESS3-3HS-ESS3-4HS-ESS3-5HS-ESS3-6K-ESS3-1K-ESS3-2K-ESS3-3MS-ESS3-1MS-ESS3-2MS-ESS3-3MS-ESS3-4MS-ESS3-5

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