Human Impact & Solutions
Module 12 — You Can’t Un-Press Undo
Target Phenomenon
Climate change, habitat loss, pollution. What can actually be done?
NGSS Standards
- HS-LS2-7 — Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity. (Solutions)
- HS-LS2-8 — Evaluate evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species chances to survive and reproduce. (Evaluate solutions)
- HS-LS2-5 — Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. (Carbon cycle)
Lesson Breakdown
| Lesson | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| L01 | [TBD] | Launch |
| L02 | [TBD] | Explore |
| L03 | [TBD] | Explore |
| L04 | [TBD] | Explain |
| L05 | [TBD] | Elaborate |
| L06 | [TBD] | Evaluate |
Total: 6 lessons
Recommended Prior Module
M11 — The Web & the Webs (Energy Flow)
Notes
Students evaluate real-world environmental solutions, debate trade-offs, design proposals.