When you teach human impact on Earth, make sure you also teach kids that humans can have a positive impact on ecosystems, too! This minimizing human impact on the environment reading highlights how humans are HELPING our Earth!
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In this activity, students will:
- READ an article on different methods that humans are using to monitor and minimize human impact on the environment.
- DEFINE key terms using context clues from the reading.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions. All answers come from the text, so no prior knowledge is required!
Topics Covered:
- Tools used to monitor the environment
- Restoring Ecosystems (bioremediation, constructed wetlands, etc.)
- Renewable Energy (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.)
- Sustainable Agriculture (regenerative practices, vertical farming, precision agriculture)
- Waste Management (recycling, waste-to-energy systems)
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this minimizing human impact on the environment reading is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
- NGSS MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
- NGSS MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
