Ohio Science Academic Content Standards (2002)
Earth and Space Sciences
Benchmarks (11–12)
B.
Describe how Earth is made up of a series of interconnected systems and how a change in one system affects other systems.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 11)
8.
Describe the normal adjustments of Earth, which may be hazardous for humans. Recognize that humans live at the interface between the atmosphere driven by solar energy and the upper mantle where convection creates changes in Earth's solid crust. Realize that as societies have grown, become stable and come to value aspects of the environment, vulnerability to natural processes of change has increased.
National Science Education Standards
Science and Technology
Abilities of technological design (Grades 9 - 12)
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Natural and human-induced hazards (Grades 9 - 12)