Environmental Science
Benchmark: Demonstrate the skills necessary for scientific inquiry
a. TLW operate lab equipment during a scientific investigation
b. TLW apply the scientific method during any scientific investigation
Benchmark: Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply problem-solving strategy
a. TLW gather and graph data to analyze their findings
b. TLW analyze data and apply problem solving strategies during scientific investigations
Benchmark: Summarize how man-made and natural forces affect the environment
a. TLW recognize the difference between man-made force and natural force in the environment
b. TLW recognize the different effects man-made force have on the environment as compared to natural forces
Benchmark: Understand the organization of ecosystems
a. TLW identify the different levels of organization in the ecosystems
b. TLW will recognize the different living organizations in each ecosystem
Benchmark: Understand energy flow and nutrient recycling in the biosphere
a. TLW demonstrate how energy flows through each part of the biosphere
b. TLW recognize how nutrients are recycled in the biosphere
Benchmark: Understand how technology has changed our environment and world
a. TLW recognize the technological advances we have made in the world and how they have affected their local and global environments
b. TLW evaluate how technology has improved and destroyed our local environment and world
Benchmark: Know the relationship between public policy and science
a. TLW compare public policy to the scientific problems in the environment
b. TLW show how public policy helps create a better environment for all of us
Benchmark: Recognize the environmental problems we are facing now and will be facing in the future
a. TLW state environmental problems that are facing the world today
b. TLW state different ways people can help solve the environmental problems
Benchmark: Understand the historical, cultural, and economic factors that affect our global, national, and local environments
a. TLW recognize that environmental issues transcend geographic and political boundaries
b. TLW describe the local and national factors that affect their environment
c. TLW recognize that history, culture, and economics play a large role in use and misuse of the environment