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ELA.SE.1.G
identify the kinds of listening and analyze skills related to each type;
ENVIR.5.F
use models to predict how species extinction may alter the food chain and affect existing populations in an ecosystem; and
ELA.SE.1.H
analyze how perception of self and others affects communication;
ENVIR.5.G
predict changes that may occur in an ecosystem if genetic diversity is increased or decreased.
ENVIR.6
Science concepts. The student knows the interrelationships among the resources within the local environmental system. The student is expected to:
ELA.SE.1.I
analyze and develop techniques and strategies for building self-confidence and reducing communication apprehension;
ENVIR.6.A
compare and contrast land use and management methods and how they affect land attributes such as fertility, productivity, economic value, and ecological stability;
ELA.SE.1.J
identify and explain factors that influence communication decisions such as knowledge, attitudes, and culture; and
ELA.SE.1.K
explain the importance of assuming responsibility for communication decisions.
ENVIR.6.B
relate how water sources, management, and conservation affect water uses and quality;
ELA.SE.2
Expressing and responding. The student develops skills for expressing and responding appropriately in a variety of situations. The student is expected to:
ENVIR.6.C
document the use and conservation of both renewable and non-renewable resources as they pertain to sustainability;
ELA.SE.2.A
use appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication skills in interpersonal situations;
ENVIR.6.D
identify how changes in limiting resources such as water, food, and energy affect local ecosystems;
ELA.SE.2.B
use reflective empathic listening skills to respond appropriately in interpersonal situations;
ENVIR.6.E
analyze and evaluate the economic significance and interdependence of resources within the local environmental system; and
ELA.SE.2.C
explain the importance of using tact, courtesy, and assertiveness appropriately in interpersonal situations;
ENVIR.6.F
evaluate the impact of waste management methods such as reduction, reuse, recycling, upcycling, and composting on resource availability in the local environment.
ELA.SE.2.D
identify kinds of groups and analyze basic principles of group dynamics;
ENVIR.7
Science concepts. The student knows the sources and flow of energy through an environmental system. The student is expected to:
ENVIR.7.A
describe the interactions between the components of the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere;
ELA.SE.2.E
use appropriate communication skills in groups to make plans or accomplish goals;
ENVIR.7.B
relate biogeochemical cycles to the flow of energy in ecosystems, including energy sinks such as oil, natural gas, and coal deposits;
ELA.SE.2.F
use appropriate strategies for agreeing or disagreeing in interpersonal and group situations; and
ELA.SE.2.G
prepare and present an oral statement on a topic of interest or concern.
ENVIR.7.C
explain the flow of heat energy in an ecosystem, including conduction, convection, and radiation; and
ELA.SE.3
Participating in social traditions. The student develops an understanding of social traditions. The student is expected to:
ENVIR.7.D
identify and describe how energy is used, transformed, and conserved as it flows through ecosystems.
ELA.SE.3.A
identify the importance of social traditions and ceremonies in various contexts and cultures;
ENVIR.8
Science concepts. The student knows the relationship between carrying capacity and changes in populations and ecosystems. The student is expected to:
ELA.SE.3.B
communicate appropriately in a variety of interpersonal social traditions, including making and acknowledging introductions and giving and accepting praise and criticism;
ENVIR.8.A
compare exponential and logistical population growth using graphical representations;
ELA.SE.3.C
employ parliamentary procedure in a group meeting;
ENVIR.8.B
identify factors that may alter carrying capacity such as disease; natural disaster; available food, water, and livable space; habitat fragmentation; and periodic changes in weather;
ELA.SE.3.D
use effective techniques to prepare, organize, and present a speech for a special occasion; and
ENVIR.8.C
calculate changes in population size in ecosystems; and
ENVIR.8.D
analyze and make predictions about the impact on populations of geographic locales due to diseases, birth and death rates, urbanization, and natural events such as migration and seasonal changes.
ELA.SE.3.E
use appreciative and critical-listening skills to analyze, evaluate, and respond appropriately to class, public, or media.
ENVIR.9
Science concepts. The student knows that environments change naturally. The student is expected to:
ELA.SE.4
Informing. The student expresses and responds appropriately to informative messages. The student is expected to:
ELA.SE.4.A
research ideas and topics to acquire accurate information from a variety of primary, secondary, and technological sources;
ENVIR.9.A
analyze and describe how natural events such as tectonic movement, volcanic events, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and tsunamis affect natural populations;
ELA.SE.4.B
use appropriate communication skills to request, provide, and respond to information in interpersonal conversations;
ENVIR.9.B
explain how regional changes in the environment may have global effects;
ELA.SE.4.C
use appropriate verbal, nonverbal, and listening skills in interviews;
ENVIR.9.C
examine how natural processes such as succession and feedback loops can restore habitats and ecosystems;
ELA.SE.4.D
use appropriate information and effective critical-thinking skills in group decision-making and problem-solving processes;
ENVIR.9.D
describe how temperature inversions have short-term and long-term effects, including El Nio and La Nia oscillations, ice cap and glacial melting, and changes in ocean surface temperatures; and
ELA.SE.4.E
plan and present an informative group discussion for an audience;
ENVIR.9.E
analyze the impact of natural global climate change on ice caps, glaciers, ocean currents, and surface temperatures.