Standard(s):
[SC2015] (4) 5 : 5 ) Compile information to describe how the use of energy derived from natural
renewable and nonrenewable resources affects the environment (e.g., constructing
dams to harness energy from water, a renewable resource, while causing a loss of
animal habitats; burning of fossil fuels, a nonrenewable resource, while causing
an increase in air pollution; installing solar panels to harness energy from the
sun, a renewable resource, while requiring specialized materials that
necessitate mining).
[SC2015] (5) 10 : 10 ) Construct and interpret models (e.g., diagrams, flow charts) to explain
that energy in animals' food is used for body repair, growth, motion, and
maintenance of body warmth and was once energy from the sun.
[SC2015] (5) 12 : 12 ) Defend the claim that one factor determining the apparent brightness of
the sun compared to other stars is the relative distance from Earth.
[SC2015] (5) 14 : 14 ) Use a model to represent how any two systems, specifically the atmosphere,
biosphere, geosphere, and/or hydrosphere, interact and support life (e.g.,
influence of the ocean on ecosystems, landform shape, and climate; influence of
the atmosphere on landforms and ecosystems through weather and climate;
influence of mountain ranges on winds and clouds in the atmosphere).
[SC2015] ES6 (6) 3 : 3 ) Develop and use models to determine scale properties of objects in the
solar system (e.g., scale model representing sizes and distances of the sun,
Earth, moon system based on a one-meter diameter sun).
