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Humans depend on water supply and quality.
Learning Outcomes:
Describe the distribution of water on Earth
Recognize that fresh and salt water contain other materials
Define water quality
Describe tests for water quality
Describe methods for making fresh water from salt water
Water in its various states affects Earth’s landforms and climate.
Learning Outcomes:
Describe the causes of waves and tides
Describe erosion and deposition and their causes
Identify stream characteristics
Describe processes that shape ocean basins and continental drainage
Identify factors that affect glaciers
Recognize evidence of glacial action
Describe the link between water and climate
Living things in aquatic environments are affected by many factors.
Learning Outcomes:
Describe the diversity of organisms in salt and freshwater systems.
Recognize that some common characteristics allow species to live in water.
Identify factors that contribute to development of adaptations in aquatic species.
Describe populations in fresh and salt water
Identify seasonal, short-term, and long-term changes in populations
Explain the relationship between water quality and living things
Human activities affect aquatic environments
Learning Outcomes:
Describe how humans use water and the impacts of this use.
Identify practices and technologies that affect water quality.
Recognize that these practices and technologies have costs and benefits.
Describe how scientific research helps to measure environmental impacts
Recognize that scientific and technological knowledge alone can’t solve all environmental problems
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