Standards Connections
Next Generation Science Standards
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING PRACTICES
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES 6–8
Asking Questions and
Explore what happens to San Francisco’s dirty water and runoff by
touring the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s wastewater
treatment facility.
Defining Problems
Analyzing and
Interpreting Data
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Determine your ecological footprint, using a calculator such as the
one at www.earthday.org/footprint-calculator. Try inputting different
responses to find out which factors or behaviors have the biggest
impact on your ecological footprint. Discuss the implications for
the future, given the rising world population.
CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES 6–8
Cause and Effect
Find out how California agriculture uses energy and water and how
those uses affect the climate. Identify the shifts that farmers are
making to reduce negative effects on climate.
Systems and System Models
San Francisco’s water system also generates power from the same
source: the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water and Power System. View
the system at prezi.com/ste1lo1ce_iq/hetch-hetchy-reservoir/.
Discuss the benefits of a combined water and power system.
BIG IDEAS
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Grades 6–8
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SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION