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Principle 1 – Great Lake, Many Features

Principle 2 - Natural Forces Formed

Principle 3 – Effects weather and Climate

Principle 4 - Freshwater Sustains Life

Principle 5 – Diverse Life & Ecosystems

Principle 6 - Humans and the Watershed

Principle 7 - Exploration is Ongoing

Principle 8 - Great Significance





Literacy Contacts:


ODNR

Office of Coastal Mgmt

Brenda Culler


419.626.7980



ODNR

Old Woman Creek NERR

Heather Elmer


419.433.4601



Ohio Lake Erie Commission


419.245.2514



Ohio Sea Grant

Lyndsey Manzo


614.789.0850

Jill Jentes Banicki


614.292.8949

Melinda Huntley


419.609.0399


Lake Erie Literacy Principle 4

Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land.


This Lake Erie Literacy Principle is aligned with the National Science Education Standards. Go there now

    a

    Fresh water has unique properties. Its density and electrical conductivity (a measure of salinity) are lower than that of salt water.



    b

    Water is essential for life. All living processes occur in an aqueous environment.



    c

    All aquatic and terrestrial organisms in Lake Erie's watershed need a source of freshwater to survive.

    • Lake Erie contains 2.1 percent of the fresh surface water in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes contain 95 percent of North America’s and 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water supply.



    The Lake Erie Literacy Principles and Concepts were finalized in the spring 2011.




 


 


Lake Erie Literacy Concepts aligned with
National Science Education Standards Elements


Principle 4: Water makes Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land.






National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES 4a 4b 4c
All Grades 1. Systems, Order and Organization   x  
2. Evidence, Models and Explanation   x  
3. Change, Constancy and Measurement x x  
4. Evolution and Equilibrium   x x
5. Form and Function   x x




National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
EARTH AND SPACE 4a 4b 4c
Grades K-4 6. Properties of Earth Materials x    
7. Objects in the Sky      
8. Changes in Earth and Sky      
Grades 5-8 9. Structure of the Earth System x x  
10. Earth's History   x  
11. Earth in the Solar System      
Grades 9-12 12. Energy in the Earth System   x  
13. Origin and Evolution of the Earth System      
14. Origin and Evolution of the Universe      
15. Geochemical Cycles      




National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
LIFE SCIENCE 4a 4b 4c
Grades K-4 16. Characteristics of Organisms   x x
17. Life Cycles of Organisms   x  
18. Organisms and Environments   x x
Grades 5-8 19. Structure and Function in Living Systems   x x
20. Reproduction and Heredity   x  
21. Regulation and Behavior   x  
22. Populations and Ecosystems     x
23. Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms x x x
Grades 9-12 24. Interdependence of Organisms   x x
25. Behavior of Organisms      
26. Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems   x  
27. Biological  Evolution   x x
28. Molecular Basis of Heredity      
29. The Cell      



National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 4a 4b 4c
Grades K-4 30. Properties of Objects and Materials x    
31. Position and Motion of Objects      
32. Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism      
Grades 5-8 33. Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter      
34. Motions and Forces      
35. Transfer of Energy      
Grades 9-12 36. Structure of Atoms      
37. Structure and Properties of Matter x    
38. Chemical Reactions   x  
39. Motions and Forces      
40. Conservation in Energy and Increase in Disorder      
41. Interactions of Energy and Matter      



National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE 4a 4b 4c
All Grades  42. Science as Human Endeavor K-12      
43. Nature of Scientific Knowledge 5-12      
Grades 5-8 44. History of Science      
Grades 9-12 45. Historical Perspectives      



National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES 4a 4b 4c
All Grades 46. Personal Health K-8      
Grades K-4 47. Characteristics and Changes in Populations     x
48. Types of Resources     x
49. Changes in Environments      
50. Science and Technology in Local Challenges      
Grades 5-8 51. Populations, Resources and Environments     x
52. Natural Hazards      
53. Risks and Benefits      
54. Science and Technology in Society      
Grades 9-12 55. Personal and Community Health      
56. Population Growth      
57. Natural Resources     x
58. Environmental Quality     x
59. Natural and Human-Induced Hazards      
60. Science and Technology in Local, National & Global Challenges      



National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4a 4b 4c
Grades K-4 61. Abilities to Distinguish Between Natural Objects & Objects Made by Humans      
62. Abilities of Technological Design K-4      
63. Understanding About Science & Technology K-4      
Grades 5-8 64. Abilities of Technological Design 5-8      
65. Understanding About Science & Technology 5-8      
Grades 9-12 66. Abilities of Technological Design 9-12      
67. Understanding About Science & Technology 9-12      



National Science Education Standards Lake Erie Literacy Concepts by Letter 
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY 4a 4b 4c
All Grades 68. Abilities Necessary to Do Scientific Inquiry K-12      
69. Understanding About Scientific Inquiry K-12   x x