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Description: A site that collects soil for the purposes of DNA sequencing.
Grade Levels: 9-12
Keywords: microbes, DNA, soil biology, human health, Soil and Arts/Culture
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Resource Type: Reading
Next Generation Science Standards
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| PreK-2 | ESS3.A: Natural resources | Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. |
| 3-5 | ESS3.A: Natural resources | Energy and fuels humans use are derived from natural sources and their use affects the environment. Some resources are renewable over time, others are not. |
| 6-8 | ESS3.A: Natural resources | Humans depend on Earth's land, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere for different resources, many of which are limited or not renewable. Resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes. |
| 9-12 | ESS3.A: Natural resources | Resource availability has guided the development of human society and use of natural resources has associated costs, risks, and benefits. |
| 9-12 | LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience | If a biological or physical disturbance to an ecosystem occurs, including one induced by human activity, the ecosystem may return to its more or less original state or become a very different ecosystem, depending on the complex set of interactions within the ecosystem. |