High School Science
Human Impact on Resources
Earth Science
Quarter 4
McGraw Hill Module 20
● Energy effciency results in the use of fewer resources to provide more usable energy. ● Cogeneration, in which two usable forms of energy are produced at the same time from the same process can help save resources. ● Sustainable energy can help meet current and future energy needs.
optimal solution. Examples of major global or local problems could include water pollution or availability, air pollution, deforestation, or energy production. (ESS3.C, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C)
CONCEPTS (Nouns)
SKILLS (Verbs)
● Sustainability ● Natural Resources ● Biodiversity ● Stewardship ● Resource Extraction ● Per-Capita Consumption
● Waste
● Computation ● Explain Relationships ● Design Solutions ● Evaluate Solutions
Management
● Agricultural Effciency ● Levels of
Conservation
● Pollution ● Deforestation ● Energy production
VOCABULARY
● Exponential Growth ● Carrying Capacity ● Density- independent factor ● Density-dependent factor ● Tailings
● Pesticide ● Bioremediation ● Photochemical smog ● Ozone hole ● Acid precipitation ● Point source ● Nonpoint source
● Energy effciency ● Cogeneration ● Sustainable energy
● Reclamation ● Deforestation
RECOMMENDED INSPIRE RESOURCES
PAGE MATERIALS NEEDED TIME
● Launch Lab: What resources are used in classroom items?
Phenomena Introduction
Why would we grow and use seaweed instead of standard crops like rice and corn? CER Launch Lab: What resources are used in classroom items?
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