TEKS: Chapter 112. Science See All Teacher Resources

112.37.c.5

Science concepts. The student knows the interrelationships among the resources within the local environmental system. The student is expected to:

  • (A)  summarize methods of land use and management and describe its effects on land fertility;
  • (B)  identify source, use, quality, management, and conservation of water;
  • (C)  document the use and conservation of both renewable and non-renewable resources as they pertain to sustainability;
  • (D)  identify renewable and non-renewable resources that must come from outside an ecosystem such as food, water, lumber, and energy;
  • (E)  analyze and evaluate the economic significance and interdependence of resources within the environmental system; and
  • (F)  evaluate the impact of waste management methods such as reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting on resource availability.