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title: "SEV3: Energy Resource Sustainability (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SEV3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SEV3
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SEV3: Energy Resource Sustainability

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to evaluate types, availability, allocation, and sustainability of energy resources.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SEV3.a**: Analyze and interpret data to communicate information on the origin and consumption of renewable forms of energy (wind, solar, geothermal, biofuel, and tidal) and non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels and nuclear energy).
- **SEV3.b**: Construct an argument based on data about the risks and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
- **SEV3.c**: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate data to predict the sustainability potential of renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
- **SEV3.d**: Design and defend a sustainable energy plan based on scientific principles for your location.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.