0,123,(*'#4()'0 UNIT 1 /# ) .Þ · o Use what you learned in Task 3 to depict the small- and large-scale consequences that any solution may have on humans. Existing Solutions Worldwide

UNIT

Stanford NGSS Integrated CurriculumAn Exploration of a Multidimensional World

Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning & Equity

StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum7thGradeScienceUnit4:SavetheAndes!

CulminatingProject

StudentVersion StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum2018 1

UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ChallengeAshumanbeings,wedependonnaturalresources,suchasfood,water,and

othermaterialsfromecosystems.AswelearnedinUnit3,eachecosystem

containsnaturalcyclesandinteractionsthatkeepsitstableandfunctioning.

OnesuchecosystemislocatedintheAndesmountains,inSouthAmerica.This

regionhasawiderangeofnaturalhabitatsandorganisms,andthuscontains

manyvaluableresourceswhichhumansneed.AsyousawintheLift-Offvideo,

ashumanstakewhattheyneed,theynegativelyimpactnaturalecosystems,like

theAndes.

Forthisproject,youwillcreateaproposaltohelppreservetheAndes.You

willfirstinvestigatethewaysinwhichhumansimpactecosystems,and

thenevaluatevariousstrategiesusedtoreducethisimpact.Asagroup,

youwillproposeareasonableplantopreserveecosystemsintheAndes

andcommunicatethisplanbypresentingaposteratanEnvironmental

ScienceConference.Individually,youwillsubmitamoredetailedversion

ofthisproposalintheformofawrittenarticletobepublishedinthe

EnvironmentalScienceJournal.

http://www.thinktheearth.net/earthrium/18bdhotspots/text04.html

GroupProjectCriteriaforSuccessYourscientificposterpresentationshouldinclude:

❑ YourProposal

o Justification:WhatproblemintheAndesdoesyourproposaladdress?

o Whatisyourproposalforaddressingtheproblem?

o Whatarethelimitationsofyourproposal?

❑ Yourfinalproposalshouldbe:

o Ascientificposter

o Specificandwell-researched

o Organizedlogically

o Interestingtotheaudience

o Illustratedandaestheticallypleasing


CulminatingProject


IndividualProjectCriteriaforSuccessYourjournalarticleshouldinclude:

❑ BackgroundontheAndesRegion

o AgeographicmapoftheAndes,showingandexplaining:

▪ Howlargeandsmallgeoscienceprocesseshaveresultedinspecificgeographicfeatures,

usingevidencefromTask1tosupportyourexplanation.

o AdescriptionofbiodiversityintheAndes,including:

▪ Whatisbiodiversity,andwhyisitimportantforecosystemhealth?

▪ HowdoesthebiodiversityintheAndesprovideecosystemservicesandnaturalresources

forhumans?

▪ Howdohumanchangestobiodiversityaffecttheseecosystemservicesandnatural

resources?

❑ TheProblem

o Definetheproblem:

o DescribeonehumanactivitythatisaffectingtheAndesandexplainwhyhumansdothis

activity.

o Constructanargumentforhowthishumanactivitycauseslargechangesacross

populationsoforganisms,usingevidencefromTask2tosupportyourargument.

o Identifytheconstraints:Whatbarriersmightmakeitdifficulttostopthisproblem?

o UsewhatyoulearnedinTask3todepictthesmall-andlarge-scaleconsequencesthatany

solutionmayhaveonhumans.

❑ ExistingSolutionsWorldwide

o Describethebestsolutionstoaddressthisproblem.

o Identifythebenefitsanddrawbacksforeachsolution.

❑ YourProposal

o Describeyourproposalforaddressingthisproblem.

o Explainwhyyourproposalisthebestoption.


CulminatingProject


JournalArticlePeerReviewFeedback

Completeafteryouhaveafullfirstdraftofyourjournalarticle.

JournalArticleAuthor’sName

JournalArticleReviewer’sName

ReviewthefollowingsectionsoftheJournalArticle:

q BackgroundontheAndesRegion

o AgeographicmapoftheAndes,showingandexplaining:

§ Howlargeandsmallgeoscienceprocesseshaveresultedinspecificgeographicfeatures,

usingevidencefromTask1tosupportyourexplanation.

o AdescriptionofbiodiversityintheAndes,including:

§ Whatisbiodiversity,andwhyisitimportantforecosystemhealth?

§ HowdoesthebiodiversityintheAndesprovideecosystemservicesandnaturalresources

forhumans?

§ Howdohumanchangestobiodiversityaffecttheseecosystemservicesandnatural

resources?

Ø PositiveComment:

Ø ConstructiveComment:

❑ TheProblem

o Definetheproblem:

o DescribeonehumanactivitythatisaffectingtheAndesandexplainwhyhumansdothis

activity.

o Constructanargumentforhowthishumanactivitycauseslargechangesacross

populationsoforganisms,usingevidencefromTask2tosupportyourargument.


CulminatingProject


o Identifytheconstraints:Whatbarriersmightmakeitdifficulttostopthisproblem?

▪ UsewhatyoulearnedinTask3todepictthesmall-andlarge-scaleconsequencesthatany

solutionmayhaveonhumans.

Ø PositiveComment:


❑ ExistingSolutionsWorldwide

o Describethebestsolutionstoaddressthisproblem.

o Identifythebenefitsanddrawbacksforeachsolution.

Ø PositiveComment:


q YourProposal

o Describeyourproposalforaddressingthisproblem.

o Explainwhyyourproposalisthebestoption.

Ø PositiveComment:


StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum

7thGradeScienceUnit4:SavetheAndes!

3-DimensionalIndividualProjectRubric


Overview:Thefollowingrubricscanbeusedtoassesstheindividualproject:ajournalarticledetailingyourproposaltosavetheAndes.EachrubricisalignedtoonesectionoftheIndividualProjectCriteriaforSuccess,locatedonyourCulminatingProjectStudentInstructions.Usetheserubricstoseeifyouaredoingyour

bestworkonyourindividualproject.

Rubric1:StudentidentifiesthegeographicfeaturesoftheAndesMountains,andcitesevidencetoexplainhowlargeandsmallgeoscienceprocessescaused

thesefeatures.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)StudentidentifiesinaccurategeographicfeaturesoftheAndesmountains.

OR

StudentidentifiestheaccurategeographicfeaturesoftheAndes

mountains,andinaccuratelyexplainshowlargeandsmallgeoscience

processescausedthesefeatures.


mountains,andcitessomeevidencetogenerallyexplainhowlargeandsmall

geoscienceprocessescausedthese

features.


mountains,andcitessomeevidencetopartiallyexplainhowlargeandsmall


features.


mountains,andcitesallevidencetocompletelyexplainhowlargeandsmall


features.

Rubric2:Studentdescribeshowbiodiversityisimportanttoecosystemhealth,andexplainshowsmallchangesinbiodiversityintheAndesleadtolargeeffects

onecosystemservicesandnaturalresources.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentinaccuratelydescribeshowbiodiversityisimportanttoecosystem

health,AND/ORinaccuratelyexplainshowsmallchangesinbiodiversityinthe

Andesleadtolargeeffectsonecosystem

servicesandnaturalresources.

Studentaccuratelydescribeshowbiodiversityisimportanttoecosystem

health,andgenerallyexplainshowsmall

changesinbiodiversityintheAndeslead

tolargeeffectsonecosystemservices

andnaturalresources.


health,andpartiallyexplainshowsmall

changesinbiodiversityintheAndeslead

tolargeeffectsonecosystemservices

andnaturalresources.


health,andcompletelyexplainshowsmallchangesinbiodiversityinthe

Andesleadtolargeeffectsonecosystem

servicesandnaturalresources.


7thGradeScienceUnit4:SavetheAndes!

3-DimensionalIndividualProjectRubric


Rubric3:StudentwritesanargumentforhowonehumanactivityleadstolargeeffectsonpopulationsoforganismsintheAndesecosystem,supportingwith

evidenceandreasoning.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentwritesaninaccurateargument

forhowonehumanactivityleadstolarge

effectsonpopulationsoforganismsin

theAndesecosystem.

Studentwritesanaccurateargumentfor

howonehumanactivityleadstolarge


theAndesecosystem,supportingwithnoevidenceandreasoning.




theAndesecosystem,supportingwith

partialevidenceandreasoning.




theAndesecosystem,supportingwith

completeevidenceandreasoning.Rubric4:Studentdescribesahuman-relatedlimitationtosolvinganenvironmentalproblemintheAndes,andexplainsthesmall-andlarge-scaleconsequences

anysolutionmaypose.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentinaccuratelydescribesahuman-

relatedlimitationtosolvingan

environmentalproblemintheAndes,

anddoesnotexplainthesmall-and

large-scaleconsequencesanysolution

maypose.

Studentaccuratelydescribesahuman-



anddoesnotexplainthesmall-and


maypose.




andpartiallyexplainsthesmall-and


maypose.




andcompletelyexplainsthesmall-and


maypose.

Rubric5:StudentexplainswhytheirsolutiontoanenvironmentalproblemfacingtheAndesregionbestmeetsthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblemby

comparingtoothersolutions.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentprovidesanirrelevantexplanationofwhytheirsolutionbest

meetsthecriteriaandconstraintsofthe

problem.

Studentprovidesageneralexplanationofwhytheirsolutionbestmeetsthe

criteriaandconstraintsoftheproblemby

notcomparingtoothersolutions.

Studentprovidesadetailedexplanationofwhytheirsolutionbestmeetsthe


implicitlycomparingtoothersolutions.

Studentprovidesadetailedexplanationofwhytheirsolutionbestmeetsthe


explicitlycomparingtoothersolutions.


ProjectOrganizer


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?YouhavebeentaskedwithcreatingaproposaltosavetheAndes.Aftereachtask,youwillreturntothetablebelowtoorganizewhatyoulearnasyougothroughtheunit.Bytheendofthefourtasks,youwillhaveallthisinformationtouseforyourculminatingproject.Foreachactivity,besuretoincludeanswerstoALLthequestionsprovided.

Lift-OffTask:HumansandTheirEnvironment

Basedonwhatyouwatchedinthevideo,howdoyouthinkhumansmightbeimpactingtheAndes?

Task1:SculptingLandscapes

First,youneedtogiveyouraudiencesomebackgroundontheAndesregionitself.q WhatnaturalchangeshaveledtotheAndesregionyouseetoday?q Drawdiagramswithlabelstoexplainyourevidence.


ProjectOrganizer


Task2:DisruptingEarth’sNaturalSystems

AspartofthisproposalyouwillneedtodefineaproblemintheAndesregion,andidentifythecriteriaandconstraintsforsolvingtheproblem.Tohelpyouplanthis,followthestepsbelow:

r Definetheproblem:o WhatisoneecosystemserviceorresourcefromtheAndesregionthat

humansrelyon?o HowarehumansnegativelyimpactingtheAndesregioninordertobenefit

fromthisecosystemserviceorresource?r IdentifythecriteriaforasuccessfulsolutiontooneproblemintheAndesregion:

o Whatproblemwillyoursolutionsolve?o Howwillyoudetermineifasolutionissuccessful?

r Identifytheconstraints(limitations)ofsolvingthisproblem:o WhatconsequenceswillyoursolutionhaveonhumansintheAndesand

aroundtheworld?Tobetterexplainthis,makeaflowchart(seeElaborate)totraceyourplanbackwardsandseethepotentialeffectsitwillhaveonpeople’sdailylives.

o Whatscientificknowledge,orlackofknowledge,maylimitpossiblesolutions?


ProjectOrganizer


Task3:LivinginHarmony–WeighingtheConsequences

Inthistask,youhaveresearchedandevaluatedsolutionscurrentlyusedtoaddresssomeoftheenvironmentalproblemscausedbyhumanactivityintheAndesregion.Bynow,youalsorealizethatdevelopingaconservationplanisoftenabalancingactthatinvolveshelpingtheenvironmentononehand,butalsogettingpublicsupportinordertoaccomplishthisplan.Tohelpyouwiththis,useyournewknowledgefromthistasktoanswerthefollowingquestions:

r Whatarethebestsolutionsyouheardaboutorresearchedinthistask?r Howcanyoucombinethepartsofthesesolutionstocreateastrongerproposalfor

yourfinalproject?r Howmightyourcombinedproposalaffecthumancommunitiesatsmaller(local)and

larger(global)scales?




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?Watchthefollowingvideoentitled“Man”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU&t=157s.

PartA:Basedonthevideoandyourpriorknowledge,whatquestionswouldyouaskabouthowhumansinteractwiththeirenvironment?Individuallyrecordanyquestionsyouwouldasktobetterunderstandtheconceptsintroducedinthevideo.




PartB:Asagroup,➢ Discusswhateachmemberwroteonhisorherlistabove.➢ Onalargepieceofposterpaper:

o Writethephrase“HumansandTheirEnvironment”inthemiddleofyourposteranddrawacirclearoundit.

o Aroundthecircle,recordthequestionsthatweresimilaracrossyourgroupmembers.o Drawlinestolinktogetherquestionsthatrelatetoeachother.o Draftpossibleanswerstothequestions,usingyourpriorknowledge.Connectthesetothe

questionsonyourposter.➢ Postyourgroupposteronthewall.➢ Walkaroundandlookateachgroups’ideas.

PartC:Asawholeclass,

➢ Constructaclassconceptmapwiththephenomenoninthemiddle:“HumansandTheirEnvironment”.o Decidewhichkeyquestionsyouwanttohaveontheconceptmap.o Drawlineswitharrowsbetweentwokeyquestionstoshowthatthereisarelationship.o Makeasmanyconnectionsasyoucanbetweenthequestionsontheconceptmap.

➢ It’simportantforeveryonetosharetheirideasandit’sokayifyoudon’tagree.➢ Youwillberevisitingthisconceptmaptoreviseandaddnewinformationasyoulearnmoreabout

humansandtheenvironment.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouwillbecreatingaplantosavetheAndes.Basedonwhatyouwatchedinthevideo,howdoyouthinkhumansmightbeimpactingtheAndes?ThisshouldbecompletedindividuallyinyourProjectOrganizer.ReflectionIndividuallyreflectontheLift-OffTask,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youmadealistofallthequestionsyouhaveabouthowhumansinteractwiththeirenvironment.Lookbackatyourlist:thinkaboutthequestionsyourpeersaskedthatyoudidnotinitiallywritedown.Howaretheirquestionsdifferentfromtheonesyouoriginallyasked?

2. Inthisunit,wewillbefocusingonfourcrosscuttingconcepts:• Patterns:Graphs,charts,andimagescanbeusedtoidentifypatterns.• Scale,Proportion,andQuantity:Phenomenacanbeobservedatvariousscalesusingmodels.• StructureandFunction:Thepropertiesofmaterialsaffectthefunctionofadesign.• StabilityandChange:Smallchangesinonepartofasystemcancauselargechangesinanother

part.Lookingatyourclassconceptmap,giveoneexampleofhowoneofthecrosscuttingconceptscameupintoday’stask.

3. Nowthatyouunderstandwhatprojectyou’llbeworkingonoverthecourseofthisunit,whatelsedoyouneedtoknow?Whatadditionalquestionsdoyouhave?




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?EngageIntheLift-Offtask,wesawhowhumanscaninteractwiththeenvironment,andweaskedquestionstobeginmakingsenseofthisphenomenon.Manyofyounoticedthathumanactionsoftendisruptthenaturalenvironmentinwaysthatcanbeharmfultotheenvironment.Inthistask,youwillthinkabouthowenvironmentsfunctionnaturally,andhowhumanscaninfluencetheirnaturalfunction.Keepinmindthatenvironmentsarenotstatic.Inotherwordstheydonotstaythesameallthetime—sometimesnaturalchangesoccur,whichmayalsoimpacttheenvironment.

https://dripley91.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/case-study-sustainable-design-natural-capitalism-and-the-2nd-

industrial-revolution/Brainstormwithapartner:

• WhataresomeexamplesofnaturalchangesthatcanhappentoenvironmentsonEarth?• Foreachexample,explainwhetheritisalong-termchange(millionsofyears)orashort-termchange.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ExploreBeforewethinkabouthowhumansimpacttheAndesMountains,wehavetothinkaboutouthowtheAndesMountainsoncefunctionedpriortohumanhistory.WhatpastnaturalchangesdoyouthinkmayhaveimpactedhowtheAndesMountainslooktoday?Remember,thesechangescanbebigorsmall!Ingroups,visiteachofthestationstocollectevidenceonthegeoscienceprocessesthathavemadetheAndesMountainswhattheyaretoday.Takenotesinthedatachartbelow:

ExplanationofCause EffectontheAndes Scale,Proportion,andQuantity:Doesthisevent

seemtocausealarge-scaleorsmall-scalechange?Sudden

orgradualchange?

PlateMotions

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

WeatheringandErosion




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ExplainConstructingExplanations:Individuallyconstructanexplanationansweringthefollowingquestion:HowhavenaturalgeoscienceprocesseschangedtheAndesMountainsovertime?RemembertouseevidencefromyourExploreactivitycharttohelpsupportyourclaim.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ElaborateTheSabancayaVolcanointheAndesMountainsexperiencedmanyeruptionsbetween1990and1998.Whileweseethatvolcaniceruptionscanleadtobeautifulnaturalprocessesinthelong-term,theycanalsocausecatastrophiclossofhumanlifeandpropertyintheshort-term.Luckily,wecanusePatternsindatatotrytopredictwhentheseeruptionswilloccurinordertohelpmitigatetheirnegativeeffects.VisittheUSGSwebsitetolearnabouthowtopredictavolcaniceruptionbeforedoingityourself!Instructions:

1. Scientistslookatthreedifferenttypesofdatawhentryingtopredictwhenavolcanomayerupt.ReadTable#1tobetterunderstandtheevidencenecessarytopredictaneruption.

Table#1

Thrusts:Asmagmastartstoriseintothevolcano,thecraterfloorbeginstobreakapart,makingwhatarecalledthrustfaults.Onepartofthefaultispushedovertheother,causingmovementthatcanbedetectedbyscientists.Themoremovement,themorelikelyavolcanoistoeruptsoon.

Earthquakes: The rising magma also causes rocks tobreak, resulting in small Earthquakes, which can bedetected by scientists. The more earthquakes, themorelikelyavolcanoistoeruptsoon.

Tiltmeter:Asmagmarises intothevolcano,thecraterfloorispushedupandoutofthedome.Thiscausestheground to tilt at an angle. The greater the angle, themorelikelyavolcanoistoeruptsoon.




2. Asagroup,visitthewebsite:https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/predict/EP_look_800.htmlandclickon“Exercise”intheyellowbarontheleft-handside.Usethearrowsatthebottomofthepagetonavigatetopage4(“YourTurn”)andfollowthedirectionstomakeyourownpredictionforavolcanolikeSabancaya.Asyougothrougheachpage,recordyourdatainthetablebelow:

Date Whatpatternsdoyounoticewhenexaminingthegraphs?

AnalyzingandInterpretingData:BasedonthisdataandtheinformationfromTable#1,what

shouldyoudoatthisdate,andwhy?

February21st

March3rd

March17th

3. Conclude:Whydoyouthinkit’simportanttobeabletopredictnaturalhazards,likevolcaniceruptions?




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?Evaluate:ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouhavebeentaskedwithcreatingaproposaltosavetheAndes.First,youneedtogiveyouraudiencesomebackgroundontheAndesregionitself.

q WhatnaturalchangeshaveledtotheAndesregionyouseetoday?q Drawdiagramswithlabelstoexplainyourevidence.

ThisshouldbecompletedindividuallyinyourProjectOrganizer.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ReflectionIndividuallyreflectonTask1,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youwereaskedtobrainstormsomenaturalchangesyouthinkoccurinenvironmentsonEarth.Lookbackatyourbrainstorm:afterre-examiningalltheevidence,whatwouldyouaddtoyourbrainstorm?Useevidencefromthetasktojustifyyouradditionsandrecordthembelow.

2. Inthistask,wefocusedonthecrosscuttingconceptsof:• Patterns:Graphs,charts,andimagescanbeusedtoidentifypatterns.• Scale,Proportion,andQuantity:Phenomenacanbeobservedatvariousscalesusingmodels.

WheredidyouseeexamplesofPatternsandScale,Proportion,andQuantityinthistask?

3. Nowthatyouhavelearnedmoreabouthowenvironmentscanchangethroughnaturalprocesses,whatquestionsdoyoustillhave?


7thGradeScienceUnit4:SavetheAndes!Task2:DisruptingEarth’sNaturalSystems


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?

EngageInTask1,youexploredhowpastandcurrentgeoscienceprocesseshaveshapedthebeautifulnatural

landscapeoftheAndesregion.Thenaturalprocesses,cycles,andresourcespresentintheAndesregionhelp

providenumerousbenefitsforhumans.Scientistscallthesenaturalprocessesandcycles“ecosystemservices”

becausethenaturalecosystemisprovidingservicesthathumansneed.

https://freshwaterwatch.thewaterhub.org/content/ecosystem-services

Brainstorminpairs:Whatecosystemservicesandresourcesdoesnatureprovidehumans?Whydoyouthinkthey

areimportantforoursurvivalandcomfort?




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ExploreWhileitiswonderfulthathumanscanbenefitfromEarth’secosystemservicesandresources,problemsarise

whenourrelianceontheenvironmentbeginstodisruptthesenaturalsystems.

StabilityandChange:Asagroup,visitthestationstoexplorehowhumansarechangingthenaturalecosystemof

theAndesregion,andhowthesechangesaffectorganismsintheregion.Asyouvisiteachstation,record

informationinthedatacollectiontablebelow.Thisinformationwillserveasyourevidenceasyouthinkmore

abouthowhumanactionscauselargechangestotheAndesecosystem.

Station HumanAction ChangestotheAndesEcosystem

1

2

3




4

5

6

7

8




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ExplainEngaginginArgumentFromEvidence:Individually,constructanargumentthatsupportsorrefutesthefollowing

claim:HumandisruptionstotheAndesecosystemresultinlargechangestonaturalpopulationsoforganisms.Use

informationfromtheExploreasevidencetojustifyyourargument.


ElaborateObtaining,Evaluating,andCommunicatingInformation:Wenowknowmoreabouthowhumanactivitiesare

negativelyimpactingtheAndesecosystem.So,youmightaskatthispoint,“AmIpartoftheproblem?”Inthis

activity,youwillinvestigateonespecifichumanactivityintheAndesregion—theextractionofpetroleum—by

examiningpetroleumfromwhereitcomesfromintheAndestotheproductsitisusedtomake.

Asagroup,conductInternetresearchaboutpetroleum.Recordinformationthatyoufindandanswerall

questionsinthetableonthenextpage:




1. Whatispetroleum?

• Listitsphysicalproperties.

• Listitschemicalproperties.

2. Makealistofthesyntheticproductsmadefrom

petroleum.

• Drawastarnexttoproductsthatyouuse.

• Circletheproductsthatyouuseonadaily

basis.

3. Whatisonechemicalreactionthatbeginswith

petroleumasastartingmaterial(reactant)?

• Describethereaction.

• Whatarethereactants?

• Whatproductsareformed?




4. StructureandFunction:• Howdothepropertiesofthesynthetic

materialscomparetothepropertiesofthe

petroleum?

• Howdothepropertiesofthesynthetic

materialcontributetoitsfunction?

5. ListtheInternetsourcesyouusedforthis

research.

Foreachsource,besureto:

• WritetheInternetsource(includethetitle

ofthewebpageandtheurl).

• Describewhocreatedthewebpage(for

examplethecompany,organization,or

agencythatcreatedorsponsoredthesite).

• Explainwhyyouthinkthesourceis

accurate.

• Explainwhyyouthinkthesourceisreliable.




1. Fillintheflowchartbelowthattracesoneoftheproductsyouusebacktowhereitcamefrom,including

theeffectitmayhavehadontheenvironment.

2. Usingwhatyou’velearnedaboutpetroleum,returntotheoriginalquestion–“AmIpartoftheproblem?”

a. Knowingthatusingpetroleumtomakemanyitemsharmstheenvironment,canyouthinkofways

tomaketheseitemswithoutrelyingonpetroleum?

b. Canyouthinkofpossiblealternativestousingtheseitems?

Using

______________

(Whatisitmade

of?)

(Wheredoesit

comefrom?)

(Whatisthe

impact?)




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?Evaluate:ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouhavebeenaskedtocreateaproposaltohelpsavetheAndes.Aspartofthisproposalyouwillneedtodefine

aproblemintheAndesregion,andidentifythecriteriaandconstraintsforsolvingtheproblem.Tohelpyouplan

this,followthestepsbelow:

r Definetheproblem:

o WhatisoneecosystemserviceorresourcefromtheAndesregionthathumansrelyon?

o HowarehumansnegativelyimpactingtheAndesregioninordertobenefitfromthisecosystem

serviceorresource?

r IdentifythecriteriaforasuccessfulsolutiontooneproblemintheAndesregion:

o Whatproblemwillyoursolutionsolve?

o Howwillyoudetermineifasolutionissuccessful?

r Identifytheconstraints(limitations)ofsolvingthisproblem:

o WhatconsequenceswillyoursolutionhaveonhumansintheAndesandaroundtheworld?To

betterexplainthis,makeaflowchart(seeElaborate)totraceyourplanbackwardsandseethepotentialeffectsitwillhaveonpeople’sdailylives.

o Whatscientificknowledge,orlackofknowledge,maylimitpossiblesolutions?



ReflectionIndividuallyreflectonTask2,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youthoughtaboutdifferentecosystemservicesandresourceshumansget

fromnature.Lookingbackatyourearlierresponse(Engage),andusingallyourknowledgefromthisunit,

whichecosystemserviceorresourcedohumansseemtobeusingmost?Doyouthinkhumansare

abusingthisecosystemserviceorresource,orusingitirresponsibly?Explainyourresponse.




2. Inthistask,wefocusedonthecrosscuttingconceptsof:

• StabilityandChange,orhowsmallchangesinonepartofasystemmightcauselargerchanges

inanotherpart.

• StructureandFunction,orhowstructurescanbedesignedtoserveparticularfunctionsbytakingintoaccountpropertiesofdifferentmaterials.

WheredidyouexamplesofStabilityandChangeandStructureandFunctioninthistask?

3. Nowthatyouhavelearnedmoreabouthowhumansuseecosystemservicesandresourcesfromthe

Andesregion,andtheresultingenvironmentalimpacts,whatquestionsdoyoustillhave?





Engage InTask2,youexploredhowhumanactionsoftenalterthenaturalecosystemoftheAndesregionin

harmfulways.Forexample,wesawthathumanactivitiessuchasmininganddeforestationeliminateorendanger

manyplantandanimalspecies,destroynaturalhabitats,andpolluteonce-cleanfreshwatersources.

1. Whyshouldwecare?Watchthevideoasaclassandthenanswerthefollowingquestionindividually:why

mightthesurvivalofALLtheplantandanimalspeciesintheAndesregionmatter?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK_vRtHJZu4)

2. ThinkaboutthehumanimpactsontheAndesregionthatyouexploredinTask1.Individually,pickone

humanimpactandbrainstormwaystoresolvetheproblem.





ExploreInTask1,weexploredeighthumanactivitiesthatnegativelyimpacttheAndesregion:hunting,mining,

deforestation,agriculture,increasedcarbonemissions,relianceonhydroelectricpower,buildingroads,and

developingsyntheticmaterials.Wecancategorizethesehumanactivitiesbasedonthefollowingenvironmental

problemstheycontributeto:endangeringspecies,destructionofhabitats,andwaterpollution.Knowingthat

thesehumanactivitiescauseenvironmentalproblemsisagoodstart;however,wealsoneedtothinkaboutwhat

canbedonetohelpresolvetheseproblems.

EngaginginArgumentFromEvidence:Weknowthathumanscanimpactecosystemsnegativelyandcauselarge

changes.However,peoplecanalsohelpecosystemsbydoingthingsthatrestoreStabilitytoanecosystem.

Asagroup,youwill:

1. SelectonehumanactivitythatisnegativelyaffectingtheAndesregion.

2. Conductresearchononetypeofenvironmentalproblemthishumanactivityleadsto.

3. Conductresearchonhowpeoplecurrentlycombatthisenvironmentalproblem.

4. Describeatleasttwosolutionsyoufoundinyourresearchthatmeetthecriteriaoftheproblem.

5. Compare/contrastthesolutionsyou’vedescribedbyexplainingthebenefitsanddrawbacksofeach

solution.

Asyouconductyourresearch,usethequestionsbelowtoguideyou.(Seealsothe“TipsforInternetResearch

ResourceCard”tohelpyouconductyourresearch.)Recordyourresearchonaseparatepieceofpaper.

1. HowdoesthishumanactivitynegativelyaffecttheAndesregion?

2. Whatenvironmentalproblemsdoesthishumanactivitycause?

3. Howdotheseenvironmentalproblemsthreatenbiodiversity?

4. Whatareatleasttwosolutionstocombattheseenvironmentalproblems?

a. Howdoeseachsolutionwork?

b. Wherehavetheytriedeachsolution?

c. Howsuccessfulwaseachsolution?

d. Ifasolutionwasnotsuccessful,whydidn’titwork?

5. Whatarethepotentialbenefits,oradvantages,ofeachsolution?

6. Whatarethepotentialdrawbacks,ordisadvantages,ofeachsolution?





ExplainEngaginginArgumentFromEvidence:Inyourgroup,createaposterordigitalpresentationthatyouwillsharewiththeclass,whichdescribesthetwosolutionsyouresearched.Asaclass,youwillthenevaluatethebenefits

anddrawbacksofeachsolution.Youmayusethespacebelowtoplanyourposterordigitalpresentation.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?ElaborateWhenthinkingofwaystostopharmingtheenvironment,itiseasytooffersolutionslike“stopcuttingdown

trees”or“stoppollutingthewater”.However,seeminglysmall(local)changeslikestoppingdeforestationmay

havesignificantconsequencesatlarger(global)scales.Forexample,ifsomepartsoftheworlddependonwood

fromforestsintheAndesregion,thenwhathappenswhentreesfromtheAndesarenolongercutdown?

Asagroup,

1. StabilityandChange:Foreachofyoursolutions,writedownhowitwouldimpacthumancommunitiesat

smallerandlargerscales.(Hint:thinkabouttheproductsorservicestheseresourcesprovide).

Solution SmallScaleEffects(Localcommunity)

LargeScaleEffects(Globalcommunity)

2. Basedonpotentialsmallandlargescaleeffects,whichsolutiondoyouthinkismorelikelytobepublicly

supported?Explainyourchoice.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howcanwesustainbiodiversityinamodern,changingworld?Evaluate:ConnectingtotheCulminatingProject

YouhavebeenaskedtocreateaproposaltosavetheAndes.Inthistask,youhaveresearchedandevaluated

solutionscurrentlyusedtoaddresssomeoftheenvironmentalproblemscausedbyhumanactivityintheAndes

region.Bynow,youalsorealizethatdevelopingaconservationplanisoftenabalancingactthatinvolveshelping

theenvironmentononehand,butalsogettingpublicsupportinordertoaccomplishthisplan.Tohelpyouwith

this,useyournewknowledgefromthistasktoanswerthefollowingquestions:

r Whatarethebestsolutionsyouheardaboutorresearchedinthistask?

r Howcanyoucombinethepartsofthesesolutionstocreateastrongerproposalforyourfinalproject?

r Howmightyourcombinedproposalaffecthumancommunitiesatsmaller(local)andlarger(global)

scales?



ReflectionIndividuallyreflectonTask3,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youbrainstormedapossiblesolutiontoanenvironmentalissueinthe

Andes.Lookbackatyourinitialresponse:afterlearningeverythingyouhaveinthistask,doesthis

solutionstillseemrealistic?Wouldyoubeabletogetsupportfromlocalandglobalcommunities?Ifnot,

howwouldyouchangeyourproposaltogainmoresupport?




2. Inthistask,wefocusedonthecrosscuttingconceptof:

• StabilityandChange,orhowsmallchangesinonepartofasystemmightcauselargerchangesin

anotherpart.

WheredidyouseeuslookingatStabilityandChangeinthistask?

3. NowthatyouhavelearnedmoreaboutdifferentsolutionstopreservetheAndesregion,whatquestions

doyoustillhave?

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0,123,(*'#4()'0 UNIT 1 /# ) .Þ · o Use what you learned in Task 3 to depict the small- and large-scale consequences that any solution may have on humans. Existing Solutions Worldwide