High School Science

Earth’s Resources

Earth Science

Quarter 2

McGraw Hill Module 19

RESOURCES

PACING: 6 DAYS

● Module Launch: 45 min ● Lesson 1: 45 min ● Lesson 2: 45 min ● Lesson 3: 45 min ● Lesson 4: 90 min ● Lesson 5: 180 min ● Module Wrap-Up: 45 min

Module 19: Earth’s Resources ● Phenomena: What happened to the lake?

● Lesson 1: Natural Resources ● Lesson 2: Land Resources ● Lesson 3: Air Resources ● Lesson 4: Water Resources ● Lesson 5: Energy Resources

STANDARD

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Natural resources are the resources that Earth provides, including organisms, nutrients, rocks, minerals, air, and water. ● Renewable resources can be replaced within a short period of time. ● Nonrenewable resources exist in a fxed amount and take millions of years to replace. ● Loss of topsoil can lead to desertifcation. ● Earth’s early atmosphere

ESS 4.1 Construct an explanation for how the availability of natural resources, the occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate affect human activity. Examples of natural resources could include access to fresh water, clean air, or regions of fertile soils. Examples of factors that affect human activity could include that rising sea levels cause humans to move farther from the coast or that humans build railroads to transport mineral resources from one location to another. (ESS3.A, ESS3.B)

had no oxygen, it was changed over time by photosynthetic organisms.

● Water has unique

ESS 3.1 Plan and carry out an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes. Examples of properties could include water’s capacity to expand upon freezing, dissolve and transport material, or absorb, store, and release energy. (ESS2.C)

properties that allow life to exist on Earth.

● Water is not evenly distributed on Earth’s surface. ● Water management

methods distribute freshwater resources

more evenly through the use of dams, aqueducts, and wells.