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NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Ozone depletion
Discipline
Science
Grades
9, 10, 11, 12
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Professional Commentary
Students are asked to explain the effect of ozone depletion and how ozone depletion is harmful to humans. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP). The URL link above takes the user to the NAEP test item, with access to performance data by various subgroups, a scoring guide and student responses, and the content on which the item is based. The NAEP web site allows users to build their own printable database of test items by clicking on Add Question in the upper right hand corner of the screen. NAEP Reference Number: 2005-12S11 No.: 6.

Ohio Science Academic Content Standards (2002)
Earth and Space Sciences
Benchmarks (9–10)
D.
Describe the finite nature of Earth's resources and those human activities that can conserve or deplete Earth's resources.
Benchmarks (11–12)
C.
Explain that humans are an integral part of the Earth's system and the choices humans make today impact natural systems in the future.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 10)
5.
Explain how the acquisition and use of resources, urban growth and waste disposal can accelerate natural change and impact the quality of life.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 11)
13.
Explain how human behavior affects the basic processes of natural ecosystems and the quality of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere.
National Science Education Standards
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Environmental quality (Grades 9 - 12)