What is the definition of sustainability?

• growing in ways that meet our current needs, without destroying the future

• protecting the economy, but destroying the environment

• lowering organic matter levels

• cutting down trees for agriculture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Sort the indicators into the 3 pillars of sustainability:

Groups:

(a) Environment

,

(b) Economy

,

(c) Social

• Protected Nature Area

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• Cell Phone Subscriptions

• Energy Use

• Undernutrition (hunger)

• Carbon Dioxide Emissions

• Threatened Fish Species

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the following

• Organic Matter Levels

• 
• Overfishing

• 
• Tree Cover Loss

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is NOT a reason that humans cut down trees?

• Agriculture

• New Cities (Urbanization)

• Sustainable Fishing

• Money

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How are humans impacting the environment over time? Give at least 2 examples.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an indicator?

• dead plants or animals in the soil

• an observation, measurement, or calculation that shows the state of something

• growing in ways that meet our current needs without destroying the future

• tree cover loss, overfishing, organic matter levels

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are the 3 pillars of sustainability?

• Environmental, Economic, Social

• Tree Cover Loss, Soil Quality, Overfishing

• Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

• Gross Domestic Product, Agriculture, CO2 emissions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How can we catch fish sustainably?

• Not eating fish anymore

• Catching as much as we can

• Having laws or limits

• Using nets instead of fishing poles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How are organic matter levels different in the city compared to the forest?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

North America has very high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Energy Use, what do they prioritize?

• The Environment

• The Economy

• The Society

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1