Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth and Space Science context
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This standard asks you to pick a real Earth and Space Science issue that affects people and society (like climate change, earthquakes, or space exploration), then investigate it properly by finding good scientific information and explaining how it impacts individuals and communities. You'll also need to describe what you personally think about the issue and what society thinks about it.
You investigate the issue by gathering scientific information, explain the issue and its impacts, and describe both a personal and societal response to it.
You explain in detail how the issue impacts individuals and society, and you explain in depth what your personal response is and what society's response is to the issue.
You evaluate the issue and its impacts critically, justify why you personally hold your particular response, and evaluate how well society's response actually works.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.