Changing nature's course: A look at the Kissimmee River
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A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Earth/Environmental Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 9–12
- Subjects
- science (environmental science)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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Humans modify the natural environment on many scales. They divert a tiny stream to irrigate a field and they impound the Colorado River behind Hoover Dam. In this lesson, students will learn about a major event in which humans modified the physical environment in the United States.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
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 4: The learner will build an understanding of the hydrosphere and its interactions and influences on the lithosphere, the atmosphere, and environmental quality.
- Objective 4.04: Evaluate water resources:
- Storage and movement of groundwater.
- Ecological services provided by the ocean
- Environmental impacts of a growing human population.
- Causes of natural and manmade contamination.
- Objective 4.04: Evaluate water resources:
