Some Academic Standards which Relate to Climate Change Curriculum: A Few Examples
First, here is a link to the California State Standards, which are common core standards: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ There is also an iPhone app: search California Content Standards.
I found some of these by searching through the app.
ELA:
9th&10th Grade:
SL.9-10.2 Speaking and Listening; Comprehension and Collaboration: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (eg, visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
SL.9-10.3 Speaking and Listening; Comprehension and Collaboration: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning and exaggerated or distorted evidence.
Language: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases…
Social Studies:
8.12 a. Trace patterns of agricultural and industrial development as they relate to climate, use of natural resources, markets, and trade and locate such development on a map.
10.3 World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World
Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Science:
ES.6 Energy in the Earth System.
This whole section, understanding what climate is versus weather…
especially d. Students know how computer models are used to predict the effects of the increase in greenhouse gases on climate for the planet as a whole and for specific reasons.
7.4 Earth and Life History (Earth Science) Evidence from rocks allows us to understand the evolution of life on Earth.
g. Students know how to explain significant developments and extinctions of plant and animal life on the geological time scale.
ES.4 Energy in the Earth System: Energy enters the Earth system primarily as solar radiation and escapes as heat. (much more under this standard)
ES.8 Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere
Life has changed Earth’s atmosphere, and changes in the atmosphere affect conditions for life. As a basis for understanding this concept:
b. Students know how the composition of Earth’s atmosphere has evolved over geologic time and know the effect of outgassing, the variations of carbon dioxide concentration, and the origin of atmospheric oxygen.
Mathematics:
It helps to search for “Applications”
Algebra One:
F-IF.4 Functions; Interpreting Functions. Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context.
For a function that models a relationship between two quantities, interpret key features of the graphs and tables in terms of the quantities, and sketch graphs showing key features given a verbal description of their relationship.
F-LE.3 (not sure of grade level) Functions; Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models
Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems
Observe using graphs and tables that a quantity increasing exponentially eventually exceeds a quantity increasing linearly, quadratically, or (more generally) a polynomial function.
6.EE.9 Expressions and Equations Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.
Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another…Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation.
Health Education Standards:
9-12 Grade:
1.10.P Explain how public health policies and government regulations influence health promotion and disease prevention.
1.11.P Examine ways to prevent and manage asthma.
1.12.P Identify global environmental issues.
1.13.P Describe the impact of air and water pollution on health.
1.14.P Identify ways to reduce pollution and harmful health effects (e.g., by using alternative methods of transportation).
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