# Vuosiluokat 3–6: Environmental studies

A course roadmap (environmental-studies). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 19 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/fi-pops-ymp-vuosiluokat-3-6

Part of: [POPS 2014: Ympäristöoppi](https://ai.page/roadmap/fi-pops-ymp.md)

Goal: Perusopetuksen opetussuunnitelman perusteet 2014 (Finnish national core curriculum for basic education): Ympäristöoppi (Environmental studies), Vuosiluokat 3–6

## 1. Minä ihmisenä

- [The Human Skeleton](https://ai.page/c/the-human-skeleton/index.md): Describe the structure and four main functions of the human skeleton: support, protection, movement, and production of blood cells in bone marrow
- [Personal Growth Over Time](https://ai.page/c/personal-growth-over-time/index.md): Reflect on your own growth over time — the things that challenge you now are not fixed, and noticing how you have already changed builds genuine self-knowledge
- [Growing Up & Puberty](https://ai.page/c/growing-up-and-puberty/index.md): Describe the stages of human development from birth to old age: baby, toddler, child, adolescent (puberty), young adult, middle-aged adult, elderly — understanding the physical changes that happen at each stage, especially during puberty

## 2. Arjen tilanteissa ja yhteisöissä toimiminen

- [What uses electricity at home](https://ai.page/c/what-uses-electricity-at-home/index.md): Identify common appliances that run on electricity and understand that electricity is a form of energy that powers devices in everyday life
- [Roles in a Group](https://ai.page/c/roles-in-a-group/index.md): Understand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not everyone trying to be the leader

## 3. Löytöretkelle monimuotoiseen maailmaan

- [The world contains many cultures, traditions](https://ai.page/c/the-world-contains-many-cultures-traditions/index.md): Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity

## 4. Ympäristön tutkiminen

- [Changing Environments](https://ai.page/c/changing-environments/index.md): Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers and challenges to living things
- [Weather vs climate](https://ai.page/c/weather-vs-climate/index.md): Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world, distinguishing between weather and climate
- [Balanced & Unbalanced Forces](https://ai.page/c/balanced-and-unbalanced-forces/index.md): Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object
- [Classifying Organisms](https://ai.page/c/classifying-organisms/index.md): Describe how living things are classified into broad groups (micro-organisms, plants, animals) according to common observable characteristics, similarities, and differences
- [Community Rights and Responsibilities](https://ai.page/c/community-rights-and-responsibilities/index.md): Understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of a community — that everyone has a right to be treated with respect and to feel safe, and that with rights come responsibilities to treat others the same way

## 5. Luonnon rakenteet, periaatteet ja kiertokulut

- [Properties of materials](https://ai.page/c/properties-of-materials/index.md): Compare and group different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties such as hardness, texture, and colour
- [Photosynthesis](https://ai.page/c/photosynthesis/index.md): Explain photosynthesis as the process by which plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, and describe how mineral nutrients are absorbed through roots
- [Heating experiments and Q = mcΔT](https://ai.page/c/heating-experiments-and-q-mc-t/index.md): Plan and carry out experiments to measure energy transferred during heating, including using the equation Q = mcΔT, recording temperature changes over time, and evaluating sources of error
- [Earth's rotation and day/night](https://ai.page/c/earth-s-rotation-and-day-night/index.md): Use the idea of the Earth's rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky
- [Ocean Ecosystems](https://ai.page/c/ocean-ecosystems/index.md): Understand ocean ecosystems as interconnected systems where living things (producers, consumers, decomposers) and non-living factors (temperature, salinity, light, currents) all interact, and that changes to one part affect the whole system
- [Food Chains & Energy Transfer](https://ai.page/c/food-chains-and-energy-transfer/index.md): Construct and interpret food chains identifying producers, predators, and prey, and understand energy transfer between trophic levels

## 6. Kestävän tulevaisuuden rakentaminen

- [Human impact on environments](https://ai.page/c/human-impact-on-environments/index.md): Use vocabulary for human impact on the environment — pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, non-renewable energy, fossil fuel, carbon footprint, sustainability, endangered, extinct — and apply these when discussing environmental issues and human choices
- [Your Impact on Others](https://ai.page/c/your-impact-on-others/index.md): Reflect on how your behaviour lands on others — consider not just what you intended but what the actual impact was on the other person

## Health: 0 of 100

Of its 19 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version.

Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI):

- The Human Skeleton has no explanation yet
- Personal Growth Over Time has no explanation yet
- Growing Up & Puberty has no explanation yet
- What uses electricity at home has no explanation yet
- Roles in a Group has no explanation yet
- The world contains many cultures, traditions has no explanation yet
- Changing Environments has no explanation yet
- Weather vs climate has no explanation yet
- Balanced & Unbalanced Forces has no explanation yet
- Classifying Organisms has no explanation yet
- Community Rights and Responsibilities has no explanation yet
- Properties of materials has no explanation yet
- Photosynthesis has no explanation yet
- Heating experiments and Q = mcΔT has no explanation yet
- Earth's rotation and day/night has no explanation yet
- Ocean Ecosystems has no explanation yet
- Food Chains & Energy Transfer has no explanation yet
- Human impact on environments has no explanation yet
- Your Impact on Others has no explanation yet

Credit: The structure of Perusopetuksen opetussuunnitelman perusteet 2014 (Finnish national core curriculum for basic education): Ympäristöoppi (Environmental studies) (https://eperusteet.opintopolku.fi/#/fi/perusopetus/419550); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.
