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title: "SO7: Ocean Resource Stewardship (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SO7
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SO7
subject: science
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  - high-school
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# SO7: Ocean Resource Stewardship

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how humans use the ocean as a resource and the need for responsible stewardship.

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

## Expectations

- **SO7.a**: Construct an argument based on evidence about the impact that extraction of physical, geological, chemical, and biological resources from the oceans has on marine ecosystems.
- **SO7.b**: Design, evaluate, and refine solutions on how to use the ocean as a source of alternative energy.
- **SO7.c**: Construct an explanation based on evidence on how recreation and transportation impact marine ecosystems.
- **SO7.d**: Analyze and interpret data to investigate the causes of ocean acidification, biomagnification of pollutants, ocean deoxygenation, and eutrophication.
- **SO7.e**: Construct an argument based on evidence to examine policies and laws related to responsible stewardship of the oceans.
- **SO7.f**: Design and evaluate a sustainability plan that includes conservation efforts to reduce human impact on the ocean. (Clarification statement: Human impact should include the role of individuals living inland.)

## 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.