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Anthropogenic Sources and the Magnitude of Global Climate Change - Standards

The National Science Education Standards (NSES) that are addressed by these activities are listed below.  As stated before these activities are easily adaptable for grades 6-12 so standards for both levels are included.  To see the complete text of the National Science Education Standards, CLICK HERE.
 
 
Levels 5-8 Levels 9-12
Content Standard A:  Science as Inquiry 
  • abilities to do scientific inquiry
  • understandings about scientific inquiry
Content Standard A:  Science as Inquiry 
  • abilities to do scientific inquiry
  • understandings about scientific inquiry
Content Standard C:  Life Science 
  • regulation and behavior
  • population and ecosystems
Content Standard C:  Life Science 
 
  • interdependence of organisms
 
Content Standard D:  Earth Science 
  • structure of the earth system
Content Standard D:  Earth Science 
  • energy in the earth system
  • geochemical cycles
Content Standard F:  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives 
  • natural hazards
  • risks and benefits
Content Standard F:  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives 
  • natural resources
  • environmental quality
  • natural and human-induced hazards
  • science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
  • nature of scientific knowledge
Content Standard G:  History and Nature of Science 
  • nature of science
Content Standard G:  History and Nature of Science 
  • nature of scientific knowledge

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