Standard(s):
[SC2015] (0) 6 : 6 ) Identify and plan possible solutions (e.g., reducing, reusing, recycling) to lessen the human impact on the local environment.*
[SC2015] (0) 7 : 7 ) Observe and describe the effects of sunlight on Earth's surface (e.g., heat from the sun causing evaporation of water or increased temperature of soil, rocks, sand, and water).
[SC2015] (5) 15 : 15 ) Identify the distribution of freshwater and salt water on Earth (e.g.,
oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, ground water, polar ice caps) and construct a
graphical representation depicting the amounts and percentages found in
different reservoirs.
[SC2015] (5) 16 : 16 ) Collect and organize scientific ideas that individuals and communities can
use to protect Earth's natural resources and its environment (e.g., terracing
land to prevent soil erosion, utilizing no-till farming to improve soil
fertility, regulating emissions from factories and automobiles to reduce air
pollution, recycling to reduce overuse of landfill areas).
[SC2015] (5) 17 : 17 ) Design solutions, test, and revise a process for cleaning a polluted
environment (e.g., simulating an oil spill in the ocean or a flood in a city and
creating a solution for containment and/or cleanup).*
[SC2015] ES6 (6) 7 : 7 ) Use models to construct explanations of the various biogeochemical cycles
of Earth (e.g., water, carbon, nitrogen) and the flow of energy that drives
these processes.
[SC2015] ES6 (6) 16 : 16 ) Implement scientific principles to design processes for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment (e.g., water usage, including withdrawal of water from streams and aquifers or construction of dams and levees; land usage, including urban development, agriculture, or removal of wetlands; pollution of air, water, and land).*