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Community actions protect Earth's resources

NGSS·science·Grade 5·Bloom: Understand·Last verified: May 17, 2026

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment. Clarification: Communities implement protective measures across agriculture, industry, and everyday life that affect land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and outer space. Assessment Boundary: Assessment focuses on obtaining and combining information from reliable sources rather than conducting original environmental investigations or proposing new solutions.

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Communities Protecting Resources
Ecosystems & Habitats · Ages 10–11 · try 3 free questions

Concepts covered (7)

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Effects of Pollution
humanImpactOnEnvironment · science · Grade 5
Importance of Water Conservation
earthSystems · science · Grade 5
Analyze Natural Resources
earthSystems · science · Grade 5
Identify Renewable Resources
earthSystems · science · Grade 5
Investigate Human Impact On Earth
earthSystems · science · Grade 5
Evaluate Human Impact
ecosystems · science · Grade 5
Sustainable Practices for Environment
humanImpactOnEnvironment · science · Grade 5

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