--- title: 7.MS-ESS3-2 description: 7.MS-ESS3-2 Obtain and communicate information on how data from past geologic events are analyzed for patterns and used to forecast the location and likelihood of future catastrophic events. image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Right%20Image.png --- [![Teacher Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b) [Teacher Login](https://app.knowatom.com/signin) [![KnowAtom Logo](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/KnowAtom%20Logo.svg "KnowAtom Logo")](https://www.knowatom.com/) # 7.MS-ESS3-2 Obtain and communicate information on how data from past geologic events are analyzed for patterns and used to forecast the location and likelihood of future catastrophic events. 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Students do this by discovering the importance of water for life on Earth. In this lesson, students figure out groundwater flow by exploring the porosity and permeability of different Earth materials. This page is a high-level extract of this lesson.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/7th-grade-science/groundwater-flow) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/7th-grade-science/groundwater-flow) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-08-2023-10-02-53-5067-PM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/earthquake-resistance-skyscrapers) ## [Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers In this unit, students explore forest ecosystems, studying the science phenomena of interactions between living things and the environment. In this lesson, students build on their understanding of how energy affects the growth of organisms by exploring the phenomena of forest food webs, and analyzing how the phenomena of drought can have a ripple effect through the ecosystem. This page showcases all components of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/earthquake-resistance-skyscrapers) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/earthquake-resistance-skyscrapers) Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. *Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By State*s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 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