EEn-+Earth+Systems,+Structures+and+Processes+2.8

EEn.2.8.1 Evaluate alternative energy technologies for use in North Carolina. EEn.2.8.2 Critique conventional and sustainable agriculture and aquaculture practices in terms of their environmental impacts. EEn.2.8.3 Explain the effects of uncontrolled population growth on the Earth’s resources. EEn.2.8.4 Evaluate the concept of “reduce, reuse, recycle” in terms of impact on natural resources. || ===‍‍‍**Literacy Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**===
 * ===**Essential Standard/Clarifying Objective(s)**===
 * ‍‍RST.9-10.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
 * ‍‍RST.9-10.2. Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
 * ‍‍RST.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to //grades 9–10 texts and topics//.
 * RST.9-10.5. Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., //force, friction, reaction force, energy//).
 * RST.9-10.6. Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
 * RST.9-10.10. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
 * RST.9-10.8. Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
 * RST.9-10.9. Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.

Mathematical Practice:

 * Makes sense of problems and perseveres in solving them.
 * Model with mathematics.
 * Use appropriate tools strategically.
 * Reason abstractly and quantitatively. ||
 * ===‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || ===‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**=== ||

‍‍‍**I can...**
EEN 2.8.1
 * Describe the positive and negative effects of alternative energy resources in NC.
 * Identify where various alternative energy resources could be used in NC.
 * Identify global areas where various alternative energy resources can be used.

EEN 2.8.2
 * Compare traditional agriculture techniques with sustainable agriculture techniques.
 * Compare traditional aquaculture techniques with sustainable agriculture techniques.
 * Describe how sustainable techniques affect environmental quality.

EEN 2.8.3
 * Explain carrying capacity.
 * Describe limiting factors that affect human population growth.
 * Describe how a growing population affects natural resources in NC.

EEN 2.8.4
 * Describe how my ecological footprint can combine with others to create a larger affect on the environment.
 * Describe how my personal choices affect availability and quality of environmental resources.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Describe how requiring areas to “reduce, reuse, and recycle” can impact availability and quality of environmental resources.

‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary**
aquaculture, biofuels, exponential curve, logistic curve, population, ecological footprints, monoculture, population growth, s-curve, j-curve

Labs and Activities
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Computer simulations <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teacher demos <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Labs/activities: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alternative energy project <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kaibob Deer population lab <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Population Pyramids lab <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Somethings Fishy lab <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Calculate ecological footprint activity <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School clean up <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tragedy of Commons activity

‍‍‍**Sample Assessments**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wordsplash <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brainstorm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Graphic organizers <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peer check <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">KWL organizer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocabulary flash cards <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bell ringers <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ticket out door <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teacher observation of group activity <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">‍Lab performance <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lab report <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rubrics <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Independent practice <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One sentence summary <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chain Notes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">‍Quizzes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Portfolio <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Multiple choice tests

‍‍‍**Differentiation:**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visual examples <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shorten the assignment <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alternate higher level assignment <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project choices: written, visual poster, power point, make diorama <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guided practice <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Independent practice <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Frayer model <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">KWL organizer <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Graphic organizers <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocabulary flash cards <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Crossword puzzle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Concept maps <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Timelines of concepts <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Draw advertisement <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mnemonic device <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3 verse rap

‍‍‍**Intervention:**
Separate setting Extended time Peer tutoring Provide teacher notes Guided notes Visual examples

‍‍‍**Enrichment:**
Alternate higher level assignment Frayer model KWL organizer

‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**
Common Core Standards DPI Curriculum Support Materials Text: software, supplemental materials Computer lab United Streaming Videos: Supplemental texts Activity books Media center <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Materials for labs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Analogies <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Puzzles <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guided notes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Power points