CASE ESI: National AFNR Common Career Technical Core Standards Alignment

A standards-alignment reference document from Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) that maps the Environmental Science Issues (ESI) curriculum units to the National AFNR Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) Standards. Supports curriculum planning, standards alignment, and program documentation across AFNR career pathways. Maps CASE Environmental Science Issues (ESI) units—including Issue Analysis, Biodiversity, Energy, Feeding the World, Pollution, and Research—to AFNR Career Ready Practices and multiple AFNR career pathway standards.

CASE ESI: National AFNR Common Career Technical Core Standards Alignment

Duration

< 30 Minutes

Subject

Agriculture

Grade

9th-12th

Key topic

Energy

Scientific Applications within NRES

MN.NRES.07.01 - Natural Resources and Environmental Systems

Apply soil science and hydrology principles to environmental service systems.

Environmental policy

MN.NRES.06.01 - Natural Resources and Environmental Systems

 Distinguish between the types of laws associated with environmental service systems.

Earth and space science

MN.HS-ESS3-1 - Earth and Human Activity

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity