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.