S:ESS4:11:1.1 Describe ways in which technology has increased our understanding of the universe.
S:ESS4:11:1.2 Understand that technology is designed with a particular function in mind; and principles of Earth Space science are useful in creating technology for the Earth space sciences.
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S:ESS4:12:1.1 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.
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S:ESS4:11:2.1 Describe the use and benefits of land-based light telescopes, radio telescopes, spectrophotometers, satellites, manned exploration, probes, and robots to the study of Earth Space Science.
S:ESS4:11:2.2 Explain how scientists study the Earth using computer-generated models and observations from both land-based sites and satellites; and describe the value of using these tools in unison.
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Schools should include expectations and competencies from Advanced Science Courses and Science-related Career and Technical Education Courses
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S:ESS4:11:3.1 Differentiate between and provide examples of renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy; and explain the advantages and limitations of each.
S:ESS4:11:3.2 Describe the means for transforming a natural material, such as iron ore, into useful products during different historical periods, such as the Stone Age, Iron Age, Renaissance, the Industrial Period and the current Age of Information.
S:ESS4:11.3.3 Explain how the use of technologies at a local level, such as burning of fossil fuels for transportation or power generation, may contribute to global environmental problems. |
S:ESS4:12:3.1 Explain the environmental effects of using both renewable and nonrenewable resources; and provide examples of how man is addressing these effects on the environment.
S:ESS4:12:3.2 Provide examples of how man’s use of Earth materials has changed over time; and use those examples to explain how the relationship between science and technology has gradually grown closer in the past century.
S:ESS4:12:3.3 Research and evaluate a current environmental issue within the State of New Hampshire, such as a dispute regarding the conversion of a natural environment to human use; and construct a defense that supports environmental protection.
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