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| Standard 1:
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION - Students design and complete a scientific investigation in which they apply inquiry skills to extend their understanding of nitrate loading in their area. |
| Standard 2:
PHYSICAL SCIENCE - Students observe, measure, and calculate qualities of water samples taken from various locations to test nitrate levels. |
| Standard 3:
LIFE SCIENCE - Students will explain how the rate of envronmental change can exceed the capacity of an organism to respond to change. Students will describe the nitrogen cycle as it relates to the local area. |
| Standard 4:
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE - Students will identify and analyze the benefits, and consequences of high nitrate levels in water of the local area. Students will explain how weather and climate effect nitrate levels. |
| Standard 5:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Students will describe how technology can help solve nitrate problems in the community. Students will describe the effects of human behavior on the quality of water. |
| Standard 6:
NATURE OF SCIENCE - Students will refine a hypothesis based on an accumulation of data over time. Students will use graphs, equations, or other models to analyze the data collected. |
| Standard 7:
HABIT OF MIND - Students will use a variety of measurement tools to corroborate conclusions based on data collected. |
| Standard 8:
GLOBAL VIEW OF SCIENCE - Students will design models or research papers which will show the effect of nitrate loading in water that can be found in various locations. ie. Industry, Agriculture, Suburbs, and Wetlands. |