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Social and Economic Value of Oceans

Virginia SOL OC.7

Investigate and understand that the ocean is of important social and economic value globally and in Virginia.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how the extraction of physical and biological resources from the ocean affects marine ecosystems.
  • Compare global consumerism to national and local trends and explain these effects on Virginia, local coastal, and offshore environments.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about the benefits and drawbacks of various uses of the ocean.
  • Research local and global issues, policies, and laws that promote responsible stewardship of the oceans.
  • Debate advantages and disadvantages of the law of the sea.
  • Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the effects of a natural event or a human activity on Virginia's ocean systems, shorelines, local communities, and ecosystem biodiversity.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how continued coastal population growth in Virginia affects sustainability.