Wednesday, May 7, 2014

HS - ESS3 - Responsible management of natural resources

Module: Responsible Management of Natural Resources
DCI: ESS3.C (A) The sustainability of human societies and the biodiversity that supports them requires responsible management of natural resources.

PE: HS-ESS3-3 Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.

[Clarification Statement: Examples of factors that affect the management of natural resources include costs of resource extraction and waste management, per-capita consumption, and the development of new technologies. Examples of factors that affect human sustainability include agricultural efficiency, levels of conservation, and urban planning.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment for computational simulations is limited to using provided multi-parameter programs or constructing simplified spreadsheet calculations.]

The basic content of the standard is as follows.

- Humans must responsibly manage natural resources to preserve biodiversity in order to support society.

- Students will have to use simulations that include computations in order to figure out how natural resources interact with biodiversity and humans.



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