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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science

Goal 7: The learner will build an understanding of environmental decision making.

Objective 7.01. Analyze economic forces affecting societies.

  • Supply demand curves.
  • Cost benefit analysis.
  • Marginal, internal and external costs.
  • Communal property resources, Tragedy of the Commons.
  • Economic resource categories.

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Resources on the web

Water resources in Asia: Change and challenges
This Xpeditions lesson uses China's water issues as case studies to examine the delicate balance between using resources to improve the standard of living for citizens and preserving resources to protect natural biodiversity and environment. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: National Geographic
Sprawl: The national and local situation
In this Xpeditions lesson, students investigate how urban sprawl impacts the environment, people's daily lives, and the local and regional economy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Island culture and vulnerability
This Xpeditions lesson explores the indigenous cultures of islands around the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
The Frog Squad: Atrazine and frog populations
In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about the ways National Geographic Emerging Explorer Tyrone Hayes uses a combination of laboratory and field study to learn about frogs' developmental changes as they relate to chemical contamination of water. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: National Geographic
Crossing boundaries: The environment, disease, and conflict in Asia
In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about boundaries as they apply to matters of pollution, disease, and conflict within the continent of Asia, between Asian nations, and between Asian nations and members of the international community. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic