Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
AP® Environmental Science Learning Objectives:
2.5 Explain how natural disruptions, both short and long-term, impact an ecosystem.
2.7 Describe ecological succession. Describe the effect of ecological succession on ecosystems.
9.5 Explain how changes in climate, both short- and long-term, impact ecosystems.
9.10 Explain how human activities affect biodiversity and strategies to combat the problem.
AP® Environmental Science Practices:
1: Explain environmental concepts, processes, and models presented in written format.
2: Analyze visual representations of environmental concepts and processes.
3: Analyze sources of information about environmental issues.
4: Analyze research studies that test environmental principles.
5: Analyze and interpret quantitative data represented in tables, charts, and graphs.
6: Apply quantitative methods to address environmental concepts.
7: Propose and justify solutions to environmental problems.
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