Earth Science Instructional Guide

Earth and Space Science

Earth’s Resources

Quarter 2

McGraw Hill Module 19

photosynthetic organisms.

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Availability of natural resources ○ Fresh water ○ Clean air ○ Regions of fertile soil ○ Mineral resources ○ Fossil Fuels ○ Renewable resources

● Construct an explanation

○ Lumber ○ Fisheries ● Properties of Water - polarity, adhesion, cohesion, solvent, dissolved oxygen, pH ● Changes in climate ● Factors that affect human activity ○ Humans moving farther from the coast ○ Humans build railroads

VOCABULARY

● Natural resource ● Renewable resource ● Nonrenewable resource ● Sustainable yield ● Desertifcation ● Aggregate ● Bedrock

● Pollutant ● Hydrogen Bond ● Desalination ● Fuel ● Biomass Fuel ● Hydrocarbon

● Fossil Fuel ● Photovoltaic Cell ● Hydroelectric power ● Nuclear Fission ● Geothermal Energy

K-12 LEARNING PROGRESSIONS (via USBE Core Guides)

Standard 3.1 Standard 4.1

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

Standard 3.1 Identifying the Phenomenon Under Investigation

Students describe the phenomenon under investigation, which includes the following idea: ● a connection between the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes. Identifying the Evidence to Answer This Question