ESS3 - Standard
Earth and Human Activity
4th Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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energyfuelsnatural resourcesenvironmentimpactsnatural Earth processeshumanssolutions
Skills
- obtain (information about energy and fuels) #dok1
- combine (information from different sources) #dok2
- describe (how energy and fuels are derived from natural resources) #dok2
- describe (how the use of energy and fuels impacts the environment) #dok2
- generate (multiple solutions to reduce impacts of natural Earth processes on humans) #dok3
- compare (two or more solutions for effectiveness in reducing impacts) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify different types of energy and fuels. #dok1
- I can list natural resources used for energy and fuels. #dok1
- I can describe how energy and fuels are derived from natural resources. #dok2
- I can explain how the use of energy and fuels affects the environment. #dok2
- I can generate solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. #dok3
- I can compare multiple solutions for reducing negative impacts on humans from Earth processes. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Using natural resources to produce energy and fuel affects the environment in positive and negative ways.
- Humans can create and evaluate solutions to lessen the impacts of natural Earth processes.
Essential Questions
- How do humans obtain energy and fuels from natural resources?
- What effects do the use of energy and fuels have on the environment?
- What are some natural Earth processes that impact humans?
- How can humans reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes?
- What makes a solution to reduce impacts more effective than another?
