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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
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HS-LS2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
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ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
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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.
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ETS1: Engineering Design
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HS-ETS1-2 Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
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Dimension 4: Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions
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D4.1.9-12 Construct arguments using precise and knowledgeable claims, with evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging counterclaims and evidentiary weaknesses.
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D4.4.9-12 Critique the use of claims and evidence in arguments for credibility.
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D4.5.9-12 Critique the use of the reasoning, sequencing, and supporting details of explanations.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
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Writing: History, Science & Technical Subjects (6-12)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
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Reading: History/Social Studies (6-12)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.