Learning Domain: Earth and Human Activity
Standard: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring, evaluating, and managing a human impact on the environment.
Learning Domain: Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
Standard: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
WY.SCI.MS.LS2.5
Wyoming Science Content and Performance Standards
Grades 6-8
Learning Domain: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Standard: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Science Domain: Earth and Space Sciences
Topic: Human Impacts
Standard: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.* [Clarification Statement: Examples of the design process include examining human environmental impacts, assessing the kinds of solutions that are feasible, and designing and evaluating solutions that could reduce that impact. Examples of human impacts can include water usage (such as the withdrawal of water from streams and aquifers or the construction of dams and levees), land usage (such as urban development, agriculture, or the removal of wetlands), and pollution (such as of the air, water, or land).]
Science Domain: Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
Topic: Engineering Design
Standard: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Science Domain: Life Sciences
Topic: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Standard: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.* [Clarification Statement: Examples of ecosystem services could include water purification, nutrient recycling, and prevention of soil erosion. Examples of design solution constraints could include scientific, economic, and social considerations.]