WHAT'S INCLUDED:

This lesson is aligned with NGSS Earth and Space Science: Middle School

Standard/ Disciplinary Core Ideas:

• Typically as human populations and per-capita consumption of natural resources increase, so do the negative impacts on Earth unless the activities and technologies involved are engineered otherwise. (MSESS3-3), (MS-ESS3-4)

Task Cards Format: Multiple Choices with two (2) choices

1. What happens as human populations grow?
   Correct Answer - (Negative impacts increase.)
   
2. What happens when resource consumption increases?
   Correct Answer - (Greater environmental damage.)
   
3. What can reduce human environmental impacts?
   Correct Answer - (Sustainable technologies.)
   
4. Why are negative impacts linked to resource use?
   Correct Answer - (Depletion of resources.)
   
5. What is an example of a harmful human activity?
   Correct Answer - (Deforestation.)
   
6. What reduces resource consumption impacts?
   Correct Answer - (Recycling programs.)
   
7. What happens when waste increases?
   Correct Answer - (Environmental pollution.)
   
8. How can technology reduce harm?
   Correct Answer - (Cleaner energy sources.)
   
9. What is an impact of urbanization?
   Correct Answer - (Habitat destruction.)
   
10. What can help minimize environmental impacts?
    Correct Answer - (Renewable resources.)
    
11. Why does per-capita consumption affect ecosystems?
    Correct Answer - (Increases resource demand.)
    
12. What human activity worsens climate change?
    Correct Answer - (Burning fossil fuels.)
    
13. What is a key benefit of conservation?
    Correct Answer - (Preserves resources.)
    
14. How does sustainable agriculture help?
    Correct Answer - (Reduces soil depletion.)
    
15. What drives the need for new resources?
    Correct Answer - (Population growth.)
    
16. What is an example of sustainable technology?
    Correct Answer - (Wind turbines.)
    
17. What happens when ecosystems are overused?
    Correct Answer - (Collapse occurs.)
    
18. How does overfishing harm oceans?
    Correct Answer - (Reduces fish populations.)
    
19. What impact does reusing materials have?
    Correct Answer - (Lowers resource demand.)
    
20. What does deforestation often lead to?
    Correct Answer - (Habitat loss.)
    
21. What reduces water resource overuse?
    Correct Answer - (Improved irrigation methods.)
    
22. What role does urban planning play?
    Correct Answer - (Reduces urban sprawl.)
    
23. What is a benefit of renewable energy?
    Correct Answer - (Reduces carbon emissions.)
    
24. How can human impacts be engineered otherwise?
    Correct Answer - (By developing sustainable technologies.)