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Vocabulary
- Natural Resource
- Scientific idea
- Individual
- Community
- Terracing
- Erosion
- Soil
- No-till farming
- Fertility
- Emissions
- Pollution
- Recycling
- Landfill
Knowledge
Students know:
- Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life can have major effects, both positive and negative, on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space.
- Individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth's resources and environments.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Obtain and combine information from books and/or other reliable media to explain how individuals and communities can protect Earth's natural resources and its environment.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Individual communities interact with components of environmental systems and can have both positive and negative effects.
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Crosscutting Concepts
Systems and System Models
