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Earth and Human Activity ESS3

ESS3-6 Earth System Changes by Humans

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Phenomenon

Threat to ecosystems activity  PhyloGAME

What do you know about THREATS to the ECOSYSTEM before you used this source?  How does it add to your knowledge?
What do you still need to know?

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ESS3-6

Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity.


Clarification Statement: Examples of Earth systems to be considered are the hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, and/or biosphere. An example of the far-reaching impacts from a human activity is how an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in an increase in photosynthetic biomass on land and an increase in ocean acidification, with resulting impacts on sea organism health and marine populations.

Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include running computational representations but is limited to using the published results of scientific computational models.

Prior Knowledge/Preview
Climate change and Migration Smithsonian Learning Lab WIS
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Inquiry science
       Printable activity
       On-line activity: Climate Change and Human Impact on the Environment SI Learning lab and WIS SI Learning Lab and WIS
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LAB experiments/activities
       Lab #1 Climate literacy NOAA Teacher Resource
       Lab #2 Malaria distribution and Global Warming Carleton
       Lab #3 Human footprint activity National Geographic
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
Sea ice from Space
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EXTENSION material for the curious
CO2 Capture by Soil New York Times
Carbon Capture with Algae BBC
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