Appendix: Standards Narrative
The Next Generation Science Standard HS-ESS3-5 ask students to analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.9 is a common core standard that asks student to synthesize information form a range of sources to create a coherent understanding of a phenomena or concept. These standards are relevant to the first activity as students will engage in the analysis of the Keeling Curve data, and data on the effects of greenhouse gases to evaluate the theory of climate change.
Standard HS-ESS3-1 is relevant to the evaluation of renewable and nonrenewable resources as it asks students to construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, and changes in climate have influenced human activity. Students use data on the various types of resources as part of their debate on the merits of each resource.
The laboratory activities are informed by the common core standard CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.3 The standard is applicable to the activity as it asks students to follow a multi-step procedure as outlined in the laboratory procedure. Standard HS-PS3-3 informs the second day of the laboratory activities as students will explore the processes of rechargeable batteries. This is line with the standard as it asks students to analyze how devices work to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
The activity in the unit asks students to evaluate how their energy needs impact the environment. Their goal is to explore how the use of electric vehicles will reduce their energy footprint. This lesson is guided by standard HS-ESS3-4 which focuses on technological solutions that reduce impacts of human activities on natural systems. Although this standard is listed in the final activity, it is central to the entire unit.
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