1. Design Technology

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S:ESS4:6:1.1 Understand that technology is used to design tools that improve our ability to measure and observe the world.

S:ESS4:8:1.1 Describe ways in which technology has increased our understanding of the world in which we live.

S:ESS4:8:1.2 Recognize the importance of technology as it relates to science, for purposes such as: access to space and other remote locations, sample collection and treatment, measurement, data collection, and storage, computation, and communication of information.

2. Tools

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S:ESS4:6:2.1 Recognize that satellites and Doppler radar can be used to observe or predict the weather.

S:ESS4:6:2.2 Employ knowledge of basic weather symbols to read and interpret weather and topographic maps.

S:ESS4:6:2.3 Read and interpret data from barometers, sling psychrometers and anemometers.

S:ESS4:8:2.1 Calculate temperature in degrees Celsius.

S:ESS4:8:2.2 Perform calculations using metric measurements.

S:ESS4:8:2.3 Describe how man uses land-based light telescopes, radio telescopes, satellites, manned exploration, probes and robots to collect data.

3. Local and Global Environmental Issues

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S:ESS4:6:3.1 Provide examples of products that man has developed which allow humans to do things that they could not do otherwise; and identify the natural materials used to produce these products.

S:ESS4:6:3.2 Identify the most appropriate materials for a given design task with requirements for specific properties, such as weight, strength, hardness, and flexibility.

S:ESS4:6:3.3 Provide examples of how to reduce waste through conservation, recycling, and reuse.

S:ESS4:8:3.1 Provide examples of how creative thinking and economic need has shaped the way people use natural materials, such as the use of metal ores, petroleum, and fresh water.

S:ESS4:8:3.2 Explain how to test natural materials to measure and compare their properties.

S:ESS4:8:3.3 Explain how technologies can reduce the environmental impact of natural disasters.

S:ESS4:8:3.4 Identify the potential impact of converting forested land to uses such as farms, homes, factories, or tourist attractions.

4. Career Technical Education Connections

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S:ESS4:6:4.1 Understand that some form of science is used in most jobs/careers and that some jobs/careers specifically require knowledge of Earth science.