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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
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MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
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HS-LS2-6 Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
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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.
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HS-ESS3-2 Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.