Objective: 1.01 Identify questions and problems in the earth and environmental sciences that can be answered through scientific investigations.
Objective: 1.02 Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer questions related to earth and environmental science. Create testable hypotheses Identify variables.
Use a control or comparison group when appropriate. Select and use appropriate measurement tools. Collect and record data. Organize data into charts
and graphs. Analyze and interpret data. Communicate findings.
Objective: 1.03 Evaluate the uses of satellite images and imaging techniques in the earth and environmental sciences.
Objective: 1.05 Analyze reports of scientific investigations and environmental issues from an informed scientifically literate viewpoint including considerations of:
Appropriate sample. Adequacy of experimental controls. Replication of findings. Alternative interpretations of the data.
Objective: 1.06 Identify and evaluate a range of possible solutions to earth and environmental issues at the local, national, and global level including considerations of:
Interdependent human and natural systems. Diverse perspectives. Short and long range impacts. Economic development, environmental quality and
sustainability. Opportunities for and consequences of personal decisions. Risks and benefits of technological advances.
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