Clarification Statement - S.5.ESS.3.1.CS:
Emphasis should be on how communities use information to sustain resources and the environment locally, regionally, nationally, and/or internationally.

Science and Engineering Practices - 3-5.SEP8.1:
Obtain and combine information from books and other reliable media to explain phenomena.

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.5.ESS.3.1.DCI:
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems •Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have had major effects on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space. But individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth’s resources and environments.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC3.2:
A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions.