Illinois Education Standards
12.B.2a—Describe relationships
among various organisms in their environments.
12.E.2a—Identify and explain the natural cycles of the earth's land, water and
atmospheric systems.
12.E.2b—Describe and explain the short- and long-term interaction of the Earth's
Components.
13.B.2b—Describe the effects on society of scientific and technological
innovations.
13.B.2c—Identify and explain ways that science and technology influence the
lives and careers of people.
13.B.2e—Identify and explain ways that technology changes ecosystems.
17.B.2a—Describe how physical and human processes shape spatial patterns
including erosion, agriculture and settlement.
17.C.2c—Explain how human activity affects the environment.