Strand 1 - Questioning, Analysis and Interpretation Skills
- Questioning
- Designing Investigations
- Collecting information
- Evaluating accuracy and reliability
- Organizing information
- Working with models and simulations
- Drawing conclusions and developing explanations
Strand 2 - Knowledge of Environmental Processes and Systems
- 2.1 The earth as a physical system
- Processes that shape the earth
- Changes in matter
- Energy
- 2.2 The living environment
- Organisms, populations, and communities
- Heredity and evolution
- Systems and connections
- Flow of matter and energy
- 2.3 Humans and their societies
- Individuals and groups
- Culture
- Political and economic systems
- Global connections
- Change and conflict
- 2.4 Environment and society
- Human/environment interactions
- Places
- Resources
- Technology
- Environmental Issues
Strand 3 - Skills for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Issues
- 3.1 Skills for analyzing and investigating environmental issues
- Identifying and investigating issues
- Sorting out the consequences of issues
- Identifying and evaluating alternative solutions and courses of action
- Working with flexibility, creativity, and openness
- 3.2 Decision-making and citizenship skills
- Forming and evaluating personal views
- Evaluating the need for citizen action
- Planning and taking action
- Evaluating the results of actions
Strand 4 - Personal and Civic Responsibility
- Understanding societal values and principles
- Recognizing citizen' rights and responsibilities
- Recognizing efficacy
- Accepting personal responsibility
- Summary of the
- Excellence in Environmental Education:
- Guidelines for Learning (K-12)
