Virginia SOL 1.8

1.8 is a Standards of Learning science standard. These are the key ideas and practices under it.

• 1.8.a

  most natural resources are limited

• 1.8.b

  human actions can affect the availability of natural resources

• 1.8.c

  reducing, reusing, and recycling are ways to conserve natural resources.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify natural resources, such as water, trees, soil, and rocks. They explain that supplies can run low and choose actions that save resources.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can tell whether an action saves or wastes a resource and explain why. They can sort examples as reducing, reusing, or recycling.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think water, trees, and other resources cannot run out. They may confuse reusing an item with recycling it or think recycling removes all waste.

04

How to Assess It

Show three choices: turning off a faucet, using the blank side of paper, and recycling a can. Ask students to name how each choice saves resources.

1. 01

   Set out a bottle, paper, jar, and box, then have students match reduce, reuse, and recycle action cards to each item.

2. 02

   Ask, “What might happen if everyone left the faucet running while brushing?” Students draw and write one water-saving choice.

3. 03

   Play Resource Rescue: teams place action cards under saves resources or wastes resources, then explain each choice.

4. 04

   Walk through the school to spot lights, faucets, paper bins, and reusable supplies, then make one class conservation plan.

• 2.8

  The student will investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources. Key ideas include

• 3.8

  The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems. Key ideas include

• K.11

  The student will investigate and understand that humans use resources. Key ideas include

• 5.9

  The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important. Key ideas include