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A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Biology and Earth/Environmental Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 9–12
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science, environmental science)
- Provider
- National Council on Economic Education
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Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be left alone so the legal system is left to decide the toughest cases? Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be revised in order to increase economic growth without endangering listed species? Can this even happen?
In this EconomicsMinute, students will learn about which species are covered under the 1973 Endangered Species Act, the different organizations and their philosophies on how to protect these species, and how each group's policies are driven by self interest as they weigh each group's costs and benefits.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grades 9–12 — Biology
- Goal 5: The learner will develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms.
- Objective 5.03: Assess human population and its impact on local ecosystems and global environments:
- Historic and potential changes in population.
- Factors associated with those changes.
- Climate change.
- Resource use.
- Sustainable practices/stewardship.
- Objective 5.03: Assess human population and its impact on local ecosystems and global environments:
Grades 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry in the earth and environmental sciences.
- Objective 1.06: Identify and evaluate a range of possible solutions to earth and environmental issues at the local, national, and global level including considerations of:
- Interdependent human and natural systems.
- Diverse perspectives.
- Short and long range impacts.
- Economic development, environmental quality and sustainability.
- Opportunities for and consequences of personal decisions.
- Risks and benefits of technological advances.
- Objective 1.06: Identify and evaluate a range of possible solutions to earth and environmental issues at the local, national, and global level including considerations of:
- Goal 2: The learner will build an understanding of lithospheric materials, tectonic processes, and the human and environmental impacts of natural and human-induced changes in the lithosphere.
- Objective 2.06: Investigate and analyze the importance and impact of the economic development of earth's finite rock, mineral, soil, fossil fuel and other natural resources to society and our daily lives:
- Availability.
- Geographic distribution.
- Conservation/Stewardship.
- Recycling.
- Environmental impact.
- Challenge of rehabilitation of disturbed lands.
- Objective 2.06: Investigate and analyze the importance and impact of the economic development of earth's finite rock, mineral, soil, fossil fuel and other natural resources to society and our daily lives:
