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Unit 5: Earth and society
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Earth provides us with so much: resources, beauty, and a home. But our relationship isn't always smooth sailing. From natural hazards to climate change, this unit will examine the complicated ways in which humans and Earth interact.
My town has wood, and yours has fish. Shall we trade?
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- Understand: natural resourcesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Tsunamis and tornados and typhoons, oh my!
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- Apply: natural hazardsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
"If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves." - Wangari Maathai
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- Apply: human impacts on the environmentGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Make science come alive in your classroom with free hands-on investigative activities aligned to middle school NGSS standards.
How is our climate changing? And what can we do about it?
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- Apply: Earth's changing climateGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Make science come alive in your classroom with free hands-on investigative activities aligned to middle school NGSS standards.
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