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Predict how human use of Texas's naturally occurring resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, soil, solar energy, and wind energy directly and indirectly changes the cycling of matter and energy through Earth's systems.

Earth Systems Science · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022

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Vocabulary
human useTexas's naturally occurring resourcesfossil fuelsmineralssoilsolar energywind energycyclingmatterenergyEarth's systems
Skills
  • predict (changes to the cycling of matter and energy through Earth's systems as a result of human resource use) #dok3
  • analyze (direct and indirect impacts of human use of natural resources) #dok3
  • explain (how specific resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, soil, solar, and wind energy influence Earth's systems) #dok2
  • compare (effects of different types of resource use on matter and energy cycles) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify naturally occurring resources in Texas, such as fossil fuels, minerals, soil, solar energy, and wind energy. #dok1
  • I can explain how human use of specific resources changes the cycling of matter and energy through Earth's systems. #dok2
  • I can compare the direct and indirect impacts of using various natural resources on Earth's systems. #dok2
  • I can analyze data related to resource use and its effects on matter and energy cycling. #dok3
  • I can predict how future patterns of resource use might change the cycling of matter and energy in Earth's systems. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Human activities, especially those involving the use of natural resources, have significant effects on the cycling of matter and energy through Earth's systems.
  • Different resources and types of resource use can produce both direct and indirect changes to Earth’s natural cycles.
Essential Questions
  • How does the use of different natural resources, such as fossil fuels or solar energy, affect the cycling of matter and energy in Earth's systems?
  • In what ways can human activities directly and indirectly influence the flow of matter and energy through Earth's subsystems?
  • Why is it important to consider both direct and indirect effects when examining the environmental impacts of resource use?
  • How could changes in resource use patterns in Texas influence local and global Earth systems?
  • What predictions can we make about the future cycling of matter and energy based on current and emerging resource use trends?