Environmental Science and Level II Expanded · Environmental Sustainability and Policy
Virginia SOL ENV.9
Virginia SOL ENV.9 is part of the Environmental Sustainability and Policy strand in Environmental Science and Level II Expanded (Science). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students investigate and understand how individual and collective actions influence environmental sustainability and policy at local, national, and global levels. Below is what ENV.9 covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice ENV.9 for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL ENV.9 means
Investigate and understand how individual and collective actions influence environmental sustainability and policy at local, national, and global levels.
Skills you’ll practice for ENV.9
- Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how consumer, corporation, and government choices can affect the environment.
- Compare the priorities of multiple stakeholders involved in an environmental issue affecting global and/or local ecosystem health.
- Debate advantages and disadvantages of possible solutions to an environmental problem.
- Research solutions that reduce effects of human activities on natural systems and propose solutions for school, home, and community.
- Explain the roles individuals, communities, and policies play in mitigating the negative effects of human activities on the climate.
Key concepts covered by ENV.9
- consumer choices
- corporate choices
- government policies
- environmental impact
- claim evaluation
- stakeholders
- environmental issues
- ecosystem health
- environmental solutions
- debate
- solutions
- human activities
- natural systems
- school
- home
- community
- research
- individual roles
- community roles
- policy roles
- climate mitigation
How to study and practice SOL ENV.9
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether ENV.9 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL ENV.9
What is Virginia SOL ENV.9?
SOL ENV.9 is a Environmental Science and Level II Expanded Standard of Learning in the Environmental Sustainability and Policy strand. It expects students to investigate and understand how individual and collective actions influence environmental sustainability and policy at local, national, and global levels.
What skills does SOL ENV.9 cover?
SOL ENV.9 is assessed on 5 skills: make, support, and evaluate a claim about how consumer, corporation, and government choices can affect the environment; compare the priorities of multiple stakeholders involved in an environmental issue affecting global and/or local ecosystem health; debate advantages and disadvantages of possible solutions to an environmental problem; research solutions that reduce effects of human activities on natural systems and propose solutions for school, home, and community; explain the roles individuals, communities, and policies play in mitigating the negative effects of human activities on the climate.
What strand of Environmental Science and Level II Expanded is SOL ENV.9 in?
SOL ENV.9 belongs to the Environmental Sustainability and Policy reporting strand of the Environmental Science and Level II Expanded Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL ENV.9?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether ENV.9 is already solid, then work the 5 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.