DLESE description of Effects of Inputs and Outputs on a Region

National Science Education Standards (NSES):
- 5-8:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Change, constancy, and measurement
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Structure of the earth system
- 9-12:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Change, constancy, and measurement
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
    - Systems, order, and organization
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Energy in the earth system
    - Geochemical cycles
National Geography Standards:
- Environment and society:
  - How human actions modify the physical env.
- Places and regions:
  - That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
- The world in spatial terms:
  - How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information