Implementing District Standards
This unit was designed to be used in a high school level environmental class. The unit meets many of the New Haven Public School inquiry standards as well as some grade specific content standards.
Inquiry Standards
DINQ1 Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation.
DINQ3 Formulate a testable hypothesis and demonstrate logical connections between the scientific concepts guiding the hypothesis and the design of the experiment.
DINQ4 Design and conduct appropriate types of scientific investigations to answer different questions.
DINQ5 Identify independent and dependent variables, including those that are kept constant and those used as controls.
DINQ6 Use appropriate tools and techniques to make observations and gather data.
DINQ8 Use mathematical operations to analyze and interpret data, and present relationships between variables in appropriate forms.
DINQ9 Articulate conclusions and explanations based on research data, and assess results based on the design of the investigation.
DINQ10 Communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and clear logic.
Content Standards
Grade 9
D19 -- Explain how chemical and physical processes cause carbon to cycle through the major earth reservoirs.
D20 -- Explain how solar energy causes water to cycle through the major earth reservoirs.
Grade 10
D.27 Describe significant similarities and differences in the basic structure of plant and animal cells.