Describe various mechanisms found in the natural world for transporting living and non-living matter and the results of such movement. Give examples of actions which may have expected or unexpected consequences that may be positive, negative, or both. Explain the connections between industry, natural resources, population and economic development. To expand upon and review the ecological connections between the many ecosystems that the students studied over the course of the week. To emphasize the role humans play in ecosystems, and to explore how humans impact and alter the natural functioning of ecosystems.
Students explore their impact on the water cycle, nutrient cycles and their watershed.
Explain practices for conservation in everyday life, based on a recognition that renewable and non-renewable resources have limits. Characterize energy sources as renewable or non-renewable and compare how these sources are used by humans. Describe an individual's biological and other impacts on an environmental system.