Human Impacts on Earth Systems - a breakdown of this NGSS DCI by Grade Level

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DCI: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

(1.) Middle School

1. Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) for different living things. (MS-ESS3-3)
2. Typically as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise. (MS-ESS3-3),(MS-ESS3-4)

(2.) 5th Grade

1. Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have had major effects on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space. But individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth’s resources and environments. (5-ESS3-1)

(3.) 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st-grade students do not study the DCI known as the Human Impacts on Earth Systems

(4.) Kindergarten

1. Things that people do to live comfortably can affect the world around them. But they can make choices that reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and other living things. (K-ESS3-3)

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