Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Other Wisconsin Environmental Literacy & Sustainability sets

• Grades K, 1, 2
• Grades 3, 4, 5
• Grades 6, 7, 8

Recommend alternative models of systems to address different perspectives, define new boundaries, and achieve new outcomes.ELS.EX2.A.h.a

Examine nested systems within identified relationships and sub-perspectives of individual and group perspectives.ELS.EX2.A.h.b

Identify and analyze limitations in our understanding of systems and the outcomes.ELS.EX2.A.h.c

Compare and contrast the competitive, predatory, and mutually beneficial interactions between different species and ecosystems and evaluate the impacts of each on the system.ELS.EX2.B.h

Assess the roles of individuals, government, and special interest groups in setting policies at the local, state, tribal, national, and international level; analyze the cultural and environmental dimensions of the policy; and propose a strategy to address concerns related to the policy.ELS.EX2.C.h.a

Design a solution for a natural resource scarcity issue using available resources in a different way or developing a new resource, and analyze intended and unintended consequences on sustainability in natural and cultural systemsELS.EX2.C.h.b

Compare parallel historical and contemporary sustainability issues and articulate the perspectives, including unstated, absent, under-represented groups and future generations, critique the balance of stakeholder interests in the outcome, and propose alternative solutions.ELS.EX3.A.h.a

Analyze and weigh relevance of sources through a disciplinary lens to determine how the author, context, audience, and purpose affect the reliability, limitations, and usefulness of a source.ELS.EX3.A.h.b

Evaluate the impacts on health and quality of natural systems resulting from resource use at the global level and propose solutions to increase system resiliency.ELS.EX3.B.h.a

Evaluate and compare the characteristics of two communities and analyze how the diversity, health, and resilience of natural systems impact the quality and health of cultural systems.ELS.EX3.B.h.b

Design and evaluate solutions that improve environmental quality or implement sustainable practices, including but not limited to areas lacking desired resources.ELS.EX3.B.h.c

Evaluate, from a variety of cultural perspectives, the concept of shared natural resources and what is needed to maintain its health and accessibility for all.ELS.EX3.C.h.a

Evaluate how groups have addressed issues of equity in environmental health and sustainability.ELS.EX3.C.h.b

Analyze the use and distribution of resources worldwide and the impact on populations, including historically marginalized populations.ELS.EX3.C.h.c

Analyze, compare, and critique the ethics of societal actions and impacts of ethnocentrism.ELS.EX3.C.h.d

Apply the laws of conservation of mass and energy to analyze cycles and flows of Earth's systems, including: the cycling of matter and flow of energy among the biotic and abiotic components in the biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere; the transfer and loss of energy and mass at each link in an ecosystem ; and the roles of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and carbon sequestration in the global carbon cycle.ELS.EX4.A.h

Examine the role of renewable and nonrenewable resources in creating sustainable economies.ELS.EX4.B.h.a

Analyze how the movement of natural resources through acquisition, production, consumption, and disposal impact sustainability of local, regional, and global systems.ELS.EX4.B.h.b

Argue a perspective regarding a sustainability issue by examining individual and group actions, critiquing the decision-making processes, describing shared and conflicting values and principles, and assessing the impact on natural and cultural systems.ELS.EX5.A.h

Evaluate how feedback loops impact natural systems over time and predict adaptive strategies.ELS.EX5.B.h.a

Create a model that demonstrates how to restore or increase the stability of a system in response to change.ELS.EX5.B.h.b

Examine historic and projected climate patterns to evaluate potential impacts on the stability of natural and cultural systems and identify strategies for adaptation and mitigation.ELS.EX5.B.h.c

Create and interpret models to describe how change in the flow of energy into and out of Earth's systems by human and nonhuman causes impacts natural and cultural systems, such as climate.ELS.EX5.B.h.d

Analyze historical and contemporary strategies to solving sustainability issues to develop alternative approaches for addressing parallel issues in the future.ELS.EX5.C.h.a

Evaluate how natural resource use, practices, and technological advances impact natural and cultural systems.ELS.EX5.C.h.b

Analyze the role of feedback loops in reinforcing the interconnectedness of parts within a system and the consequences of actions by each of those parts on the whole.ELS.EN6.A.h.a

Identify and analyze leverage points and cause and effect relationships within a system.ELS.EN6.A.h.b

Demonstrate how ideas, parts, relationships, and perspectives change over time, generating patterns and trendsELS.EN6.A.h.c

Evaluate and justify one's own civic ideals by providing examples of personal rights and responsibilities related to one's place.ELS.EN6.B.h.a

Analyze and evaluate impacts of personal and collective responsibility on the environment and community and develop solutions to conflicts that arise to minimize the impact on natural and cultural systems.ELS.EN6.B.h.b

Analyze environmental laws created for local and global environments.ELS.EN6.B.h.c

Identify and propose solutions to sustainability issues through use of concepts such as biomimicry, cradle-to-cradle principles of manufacturing, "Triple Bottom Line" business framework, slow vs. fast economic or food systems, carbon sequestration, mitigation technologies, and carbon markets. Weigh related measures of supply, demand, impact, and payback.ELS.EN6.C.h

Research issues related to environmental sustainability, critiquing the economic, environmental, and societal aspects of the issue, and examine how citizen action and public opinion can influence outcomes.ELS.EN7.A.h.a

Evaluate the needs of a local community to identify potential projects related to environmental sustainability.ELS.EN7.A.h.b

Identify and describe perspectives of stakeholders in the issue.ELS.EN7.A.h.c

Form and evaluate personal views, engage in informed deliberation, and use creativity to make previously unrecognized connections.ELS.EN7.B.h.a

Plan, execute, and evaluate a project that would bring awareness to a sustainability issue and contribute to creating a sustainable environment.ELS.EN7.B.h.b

Demonstrate civic leadership skills to make personal and collective decisions resulting in measures that promote healthy and sustainable communities.ELS.EN7.B.h.c

Analyze the outcomes of the stewardship experiences with a variety of audiences reflecting different perspectives; evaluate the effectiveness of the project in terms of balancing interests of natural and cultural systems.ELS.EN7.C.h