| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | High School |
| Structure of the Earth and the Solar System | Atmospheric movement affects weather and climate | Earth’s major landforms are the result of crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions, deposition of sediments, weathering and erosion | No set standards for Earth science. Earth science is not a required course. |
| Earth has four main interacting systems including the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, biosphere, and the geosphere | Solar system interactions cause days, years, phases of the moon, eclipses, and seasons | The Rock Cycle | |
| Water Cycle is driven by the Sun | Geologic time and how fossils provide evidence of past life and ancient environmental conditions |