In this Earth’s Formation reading, students learn about the formation of Earth from a cloud of dust and are introduced to how early Earth changed over time. The middle school-level article focuses on the changes to early Earth itself, not the geologic time scale. Applicable in several units: NGSS MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS1-6.
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