Essential Knowledge and Skills	Related SOL
Students should be able to:
Distinguish between renewable resources (e.g., sunlight, vegetation, surface water) and non-renewable resources (e.g., coal, oil, minerals).	ES.7 a, b, c
Recognize that modern living standards are supported by extensive use of both renewable and non-renewable resources and that fossil fuels are non-renewable and cause pollution, but are relatively cheap and easy to use.	ES.7 a, b, d, e ES.2 f
Identify major Virginia rock and mineral resources including but not limited to coal, gravel, limestone, and titanium.	ES.7 c
Recognize that estuaries like the Chesapeake Bay are resources with high biological activity.	ES.11 a ES.7 c

Sample Classroom Assessment Methods

• Student presentations and debatesl
• Quizzes
• Unit tests

Sample Resources

• Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Science/sciCF.html
• Virginia Geology CD-ROM Series
• Virginia Earth Science Resource Page Web site
• American Geological Institute’s Web Page
• Textbook
• SOL Test Blueprints - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/soltests/home.html
• SOL Released Tests - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/releasedtests.html