Well-supported letter stating position. Write letters to the editor or other appropriate individuals in support or against local decisions about watershed use. Have students conduct a survey of 5 adults to see how much they know about watershed management. This lesson addresses the following national curriculum standards established by the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning. This fundamental tension has profound effects on the interactions between organisms.
Human beings live within the world's ecosystems.
Increasingly, humans modify ecosystems as a result of population growth, technology, and consumption. Human destruction of habitats is threatening current global stability, and if not addressed, ecosystems will be irreversibly affected. Science and technology are pursued for different purposes. Scientific inquiry is driven by the desire to understand the natural world, and technological design is driven by the need to meet human needs and solve human problems. Technological solutions may create new problems.