ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION Grade 12 Standards Met BY
A.
QUESTIONING AND ANALYSIS
A.12.1
Identify questions that require skilled investigation to solve current
problems cited in literature or the media, or observed through personal
observations (see LA Research)
[BHNC; CM;
ICF; MKE;
UWA]
A.12.2
Suggest possible investigations and describe the results that might
emerge from the investigations (see SC
Inquiry)
[BHNC; CM;
MKE; UWA]
A.12.3
Evaluate personal investigations and those of others, critiquing procedures,
results, and sources of data and suggest improvements to the investigation (see
LA Research; MA Process)
[MKE; UWA]
A.12.4
State and interpret their results accurately and consider alternate explanations
for their results (see LA Writing)
[MKE; UWA]
A.12.5
Communicate the results of their investigations to groups concerned with
the issue (see LA Oral Language)
[MKE; UWA]
B.
KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS
B1. Energy and Ecosystems Theme
B1.12.1
Evaluate the relationship of matter and energy and the flow of energy in
natural, managed, and built systems (see
SC Physical Science)
[ALF*; BHNC+;
CM+; MKE;
UWA]
B1.12.2
Describe the value of ecosystems from a natural and human perspective;
e.g., food, shelter, flood control, water purification
[ALNC+; ALF*;
BHNC; CM;
ICF; MKE;
OBG*; UWA]
B1.12.3
Evaluate the stability and sustainability of ecosystems in response to
changes in environmental conditions (see
SC Life and Environmental)
[ALNC+; ALF*;
BHNC+; CM;
MKE; OBG*;
UWA]
B1.12.4
Analyze the factors that determine the number of organisms that can exist
in a given area
[ALNC+; ALF*;
BHNC+; CM+;
ICF+; MKE;
OBG*;
UWA]
B1.12.5
Analyze past and current trends in ecosystem degradation and species
extinction (see SC Earth and Space Science)
[ALF; BHNC+;
CM; ICF+;
MKE; UWA]
B1.12.6
Predict population response to changes in environmental conditions
[BHNC; CM;
MKE; UWA]
B1.12.7
Evaluate the importance of biodiversity
[ALNC+; ALF;
BHNC+; CM;
ICF+; MKE;
OBG*; UWA]
B1.12.8
Relate the impact of human activities in ecosystems to the natural
process of change, citing examples of succession, evolution, and extinction (see
SC Earth and Space Science)
[ALF; BHNC+;
CM; MKE;
OBG*; UWA]
B1.12.9
Evaluate ways in which technology has expanded our ability to alter the
environment and its capacity to support humans and other living organisms
[ALF*; BHNC+;
CM+; ICF+;
MKE]
B2.
Natural
Resources and Environmental Quality Theme
B2.12.1
Identify and evaluate multiple uses of natural resources and how society
is influenced by the availability of these resources
[ALNC+; ALF*;
BHNC+; CM;
MKE; OBG*]
B2.12.2
Assess how changes in the availability and use of natural resources
(especially water and energy sources) will affect society and human activities;
such as, transportation, agricultural systems, manufacturing
[ALF*; CM+;
MKE; OBG*]
B2.12.3
Evaluate the environmental and societal costs and benefits of allocating
resources in various ways and identify management strategies to maintain
economic and environmental sustainability (see
SC Earth and Space Science)
[CM+; ICF;
MKE*]
B2.12.4
Analyze how different political and governmental systems manage resource
development, distribution, consumption, and waste disposal (see
SS Political Science and Citizenship: Power, Authority, Governance, and
Responsibility)
[MKE*]
B2.12.5
Investigate how technological development has influenced human relationships
and understanding of the environment
[ALF*; BHNC+;
CM+; MKE*;
UWA]
B2.12.6
Describe changes in the rates of human population growth in various
societies and the factors associated with those changes related to economic and
environmental sustainability
[MKE*]
B2.12.7
Analyze how natural resource ownership and trade influences relationships
in local, national, and global economies (see
SS The Behavioral Sciences: Individuals, Institutions, and Society)
[MKE*]
B2.12.8
Explain the concept of exported/imported pollution; e.g., smokestacks,
watersheds, and weather systems
[CM; MKE;
UWA]
B2.12.9
Analyze cause and effect relationships of pollutants and other environmental
changes on human health
[MKE*]
B2.12.10
Illustrate how environmental quality affects the economic well-being of a
community
[CM+; MKE*;
UWA]
B2.12.11
Debate the risks of producing pollutants
[MKE*]
B2.12.12
Research the roles of various careers related to natural resource management
and other environmental fields (see SC
Applications)
[ALF*; MKE*;
UWA]
B2.12.13
Research individuals who have made important contributions to the field
of resource management (see SC Nature of
Science)
[ALF; ICF+;
MKE*; OBG*;
UWA]
C.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE INVESTIGATION SKILLS
C.12.1
Compare the effects of natural and human-caused activities that either
contribute to or challenge an ecologically and economically sustainable
environment (see SC Nature of Science)
[ALF*; CM+;
ICF; MKE*;
OBG*; UWA]
C.12.2
Explain the factors that contribute to the development of individual and
societal values (see SS The Behavioral Sciences: Individuals, Institutions, and Society)
[ALF*; MKE*]
C.12.3
Maintain a historical perspective when researching environmental issues;
include past, present, and future considerations (see
SC Connections)
[ALF*; CM;
ICF; MKE*;
OBG*; UWA]
C.12.4
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to investigating
an environmental issue and identify some of the assumptions for each approach
[ALF*; CM;
MKE*]
D.12.1
Identify a variety of approaches to environmental issues, evaluate the
consequences of each, and select and defend a position
[ICF+; MKE*]
D.12.2
Evaluate reasons for participation or nonparticipation in an
environmental activity in the home, school, or community
[MKE*; UWA]
D.12.3
Describe the range of political and legal options available to resolve an
environmental problem; state for each the costs, benefits, and limitations
of effectiveness in practice; and select and defend the best option (see
SS Economics: Production, Distribution, Exchange, Consumption)
[MKE*]
D.12.4
Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in regard to
environmental problems and issues (see
LA Oral Language)
[ICF+; MKE*]
D.12.5
Develop a plan to maintain or improve some part of the local or regional
environment, and enlist support for the implementation of that plan (see
SS Political Science and Citizenship: Power, Authority, Governance, and
Responsibility; SC Nature of Science)
[ALF; ICF+;
MKE*; UWA]
D.12.6
Identify and analyze examples of the impact beliefs and values have on
environmental decisions
[ALF*; CM+;
MKE*; UWA]
D.12.7
Analyze political, educational, economic, and governmental influences on
environmental issues, and identify the role of citizens in policy formation
(see SS Political Science and Citizenship:
Power, Authority, Governance, and Responsibility)
[ALNC+; ALF;
MKE*; UWA]
D.12.8
Use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate proposals to improve environmental
quality.
[MKE*]
D.12.9
Describe the regulatory and economic approaches to improving the
environment and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.
E.
PERSONAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
E.12.1
Articulate their personal beliefs regarding their relationship to the
environment (see LA Oral Language)
[ALF; CM+;
MKE*; OBG*; UWA]
E.12.2
Write a plan of action based on personal goals of stewardship for an
economically and ecologically sustainable environment
[ALF*; CM+;
MKE*; OBG*; UWA]
E.12.3
Take action in regard to environmental issues in the home, school, or
communities