MS.ESS3.4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in…
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
The South Dakota Science Standards (2024) outcome MS.ESS3.4 (Earth and Space Sciences) for Grades 6–8 says: “Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.” This Fieldbook unit teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials and a printable teacher guide and student sheet for every lesson. Official wording: South Dakota Science Standards (2024).
Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact Grades 5–8 · partly supports this outcome
Where the copper, cobalt, lithium, oil and sand in a phone come from and why, which energy sources refill and which do not, what real population and energy data say about people and resources, and how real towns cut their waste. Four no-materials lessons built on printed data cards, with a hopeful, evidence-first tone for Earth Day or any time.
- Do more people always use more resources? 50–60 min
Teams multiply real 2024 population and energy-per-person figures for six countries and find that the country with the most people is not the one that uses the most energy. They build an argument from evidence about how population and use per person together affect Earth's systems.
Printable practice for MS.ESS3.4
- Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook included with the unit
1 word wall, 1 English-support page, 1 practice page, 1 reading, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.
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Compared with NGSS: MS-ESS3-4.
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