Alignment to Standards for AZ
Grade | Number | Standard |
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3 | PO 2 | beneficial and harmful impacts of natural events and human activities on the environment (e.g., forest fires, flooding, pesticides). |
4 | PO 2 | Describe the impact of extreme natural events (e.g., fires, volcanoes, floods, droughts) on human and physical environments. |
4 | PO 2 | Evaluate the consequences of environmental occurrences that happen either rapidly (e.g., fire, flood, tornado) or over a long period of time (e.g., drought, melting ice caps, the greenhouse effect, erosion). |
4 | PO 3 | Differentiate between weather and climate as they relate to the southwestern United States. |
4 | PO 5 | Identify the Earth events that cause changes in atmospheric conditions (volcanic eruptions, forest fires). |
5 | PO 1 | Explain the impacts of natural hazards on habitats (e.g., global warming, floods, asteroid or large meteor impacts). |
K | PO 1 | Identify the following aspects of weather: temperature, wind, precipitation, storms, |
K | PO 2 | Describe observable changes in weather. |
K | PO 3 | Give examples of how the weather affects peopleês daily activities. |