TN Environmental Science Standards

Global Change And Civic Responsibility

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Environmental Science: Standard 7 - Global Change And Civic Responsibility
Checks for Understanding 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.10
Science Curriculum Standards 3260 - Environmental Science	Internet Resources
Interview a senior citizen about past use and disposal of resources and compare with common practices today. 7.1
Compare and contrast industrial agriculture and sustainable agriculture. 7.2
Identify how environmental protection can be carried out on a local level and explain choices that can be made to lessen the impact on the environment. 7.3
Choose three endangered species and predict how their removal would affect the ecosystems in which they live. 7.4
Research the effectiveness of the U.S. Endangered Species Act. 7.5
Research major international environmental issues and how they are addressed by international agreements (Kyoto, Montreal, CITES, etc.). 7.6
Compare and contrast stratospheric and tropospheric ozone. 7.7
Define chlorofluorocarbons and explain how they break down ozone molecules. 7.8
Explain the trend in atmospheric CO2 levels indicated by ice core data and CO2 measurements recorded at Mauna Loa since 1958. 7.9
Predict the consequences of a warmer earth. 7.10