Content Area: Social Studies

 

Index: 6.6E Grade 12 CPI 5

 

Standard: 6.6 - Geography

 

Strand: E -  Environment and Society

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 5 - The student will evaluate policies and programs related to the use of local, national and global resources.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        With the help of the library media specialist, students do library research to find instances of government policy that may have privileged intrinsic value over economic value especially regarding the environment. A good example would be the proposed development of the New Jersey Pinelands (Pine Barrens). Why has the state government set limits on its development? Students research this question and develop their own positions.