Effects of Human on the Environment

ELA: Evidence

Based Opinions

Social Studies 8th Grade

Standards 2,3,4

Art: create physical maps/models

Example Lesson Seed: Create or Improve a tool and process which was used historically to aid in farming or

fishing that would conserve the environment.

S- EnvironmentalT- TechnologyE- EngineeringM- ProportionalityReal World

Connection:• Rainforest

Destruction• Gulf of Mexico &

Oil Spill• Chesapeake Bay

& Pollution

Student Product:Tool Designs

Maps/ModelsE-Portfolio

STEM Career: Environmental Engineering

U.S.T.E.M.Unit Seed with The

End in Mind