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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
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MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
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MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
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Reading: Informational Text (K-12)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Reading: Science & Technical Subjects (6-12)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
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Dimension 3: Developing Claims and Using Evidence
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D3.4.3-5 Use evidence to develop claims in response to compelling questions.
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Dimension 4: Taking Informed Action
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D4.7.3-5 Explain different strategies and approaches students and others could take in working alone and together to address local, regional, and global problems, and predict possible results of their actions.