You should also review the standards for the grade level below and above your grade level to gain an awareness for the content as the student matriculates through the school system. The CA Science Content Standards will provide you with a framework upon which you can establish a more developmentally appropriate definition of the following terms for your students. Environmental Education is a process aimed at developing a world population that is aware of and concerned about the total environment and its associated problems, and which has the knowledge, attitudes, motivations, commitments, and skills to work individually and collectively toward solutions of current problems and the preservation on new ones. The Earth may be divided into recognizable and distinguishable environments called ecosystems. As these populations grow, so grows the need for resources.
Humans use and consume natural resources.
All energy for our planet has its source from the Sun. Humans obtain their energy from natural resources. Humans use natural resources for energy to provide food, transportation, and even shelter. In a modern society fuel is needed to farm and deliver food to stores. Automobiles are needed to transport people and products.