CONTENT STATEMENT
- Evidence of positive and negative human modification of the environment can be observed in the local community.
CONTENT ELABORATION
As students go about daily activities in the community, they see numerous examples of human changes to the environment.
There are positive and negative consequences for those changes.
Examples include farmland used for a new subdivision or highway, buildings torn down to make room for parking garages or parks, dams constructed along rivers, and the use of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Identify and evaluate positive and negative examples of human modification to the environment in the local community.