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1rst grade Cultivating Genius Framework science "How do human interactions negatively affect sea turtles and how can we help the turtles and other animals survive? "

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1rst grade Cultivating Genius Framework science "How do human interactions negatively affect sea turtles and how can we help the turtles and other animals survive? "

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Details: This lesson can be added to the Amplify first grade science unit: Animal and Plant Defenses: Spikes, Shells, and Camouflage. It can also be used with any unit on animal defenses and structures.Amplify Chapter 3 Driving Question: How can Spruce the Sea Turtle’s offspring survive where there are sharks? Pursuit addressed:Toward the pursuit of Skills: Students participate in a class reading of an informational text. Students use the information outlined in the text to develop their knowledge of plastic pollution and its negative impact on sea turtles and the environment. They then use this knowledge to inform others or take other steps to help with reducing plastic pollution.Toward the pursuit of Intellect: In this lesson students learn about a topic that affects the environment and specifically how plastic waste affects sea turtles which they have been studying. They can better understand an environmental problem and turn their understanding into action.

Subject:: Biology; Character Education; Civics and Government; Ecology; Elementary Education; Environmental Literacy and Sustainability; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Author:: The genius group from Madison Wisconsin
Date Added:: 07/31/2022

2-Day Investigation of Soil Samples

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2-Day Investigation of Soil Samples

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This activity is designed for a primary classroom (outdoors & indoors) investigation where students collect and investigate soil samples and describe the soils, looking for similarities and differences. Students develop a method of recording the data colleted and can present the information gathered.

Subject:: Ecology; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

3RC (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost)

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In this lesson, students expand their understanding of solid waste management to include the idea of 3RC (reduce, reuse, recycle and compost). They will look at the effects of packaging decisions (reducing) and learn about engineering advancements in packaging materials and solid waste management. Also, they will observe biodegradation in a model landfill (composting).

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Ecology; Life Science; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Amy Kolenbrander; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Janet Yowell; Jessica Todd; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

About Climate Wisconsin – Climate Wisconsin – PBS Wisconsin Education

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About Climate Wisconsin – Climate Wisconsin – PBS Wisconsin Education

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Climate Wisconsin is an educational multimedia collection featuring stories about the impact of climate change in Wisconsin.
LEARNING GOALS:
Expand understanding of how climate change impacts life in Wisconsin.
Connect personal observations to the study of climate and environmental science.
Identify actions that may impact changes to our climate.

Acid-Base Titration of an Eggshell

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This activity is acid-base titration lab where students determine the percent of calcium carbonate in an eggshell.

Subject:: Chemistry; Ecology; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Jeff Ehmke
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

Adaptations within Ecosystems

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Adaptations within Ecosystems

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All organisms live in ecosystems where they depend on each other and the natural resources of the environment. Learn how living and non-living things interact, survive, and change over time.

Subject:: Ecology
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Author:: Laura Samorske; Heather Potts
Date Added:: 05/06/2018

Adopting Sustainable Food Practices

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Hear about how respect for Earth can help us attain a more sustainable lifestyle in the face of climate change in this video segment adapted from United Tribes Technical College.

Subject:: Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/19/2012

AirNow.gov Air Quality Monitor for your location

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AirNow.gov Air Quality Monitor for your location

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AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views. A new interactive map even lets you zoom out to get the big picture or drill down to see data for a single air quality monitor.

AirNow reports air quality using the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI), a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy for you. When you know the AQI in your area, you can take steps to protect your health.

AirNow is a partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Park Service, NASA, Centers for Disease Control, and tribal, state, and local air quality agencies. Complete list of AirNow partners. Agencies all over the country send their monitoring data to AirNow for display. The Department of State provides data from U.S. Embassies and Consulates to inform personnel and citizens overseas, and the U.S. Forest Service and NOAA provide fire and smoke data.

AirNow’s centralized data system provides quality control, national reporting consistency, and the ability to distribute data to the public, researchers, businesses, educators, and to other data systems. In AirNow, you’ll find:

Current and forecast air quality maps and data for more than 500 cities across the U.S.
Current and historical data for U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world
Current fire conditions including fire locations, smoke plumes, and air quality data from permanent and temporary air quality monitors
Air quality data for Canada and Mexico
Enviroflash emails, apps, widgets, and an API
Health and air quality information for
the public
healthcare professionals
teachers and students
weathercasters

Alaska Native Pilots

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Alaska Native Pilots

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In this video adapted from Storyknife Productions, Alaska Native pilots share how they use traditional knowledge to read the landscape and predict the weather.

Subject:: Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/04/2008

Alaska Native Teens Help Researchers

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Alaska Native Teens Help Researchers

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In this video adapted from KUAC-TV and the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Native students contribute to research on how their environment is changing as a result of global warming.

Subject:: Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/04/2008

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Alaska Tsunami

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In this video adapted from Alaska Sea Grant, discover why multiple tsunamis resulted from the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964.

Subject:: Earth and Space Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/04/2008

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All Caught Up

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Commercial fishing nets often trap "unprofitable" animals in the process of catching target species. In this activity, students experience the difficulty that fishermen experience while trying to isolate a target species when a variety of sea animals are found in the area of interest. Then the class discusses the large magnitude of this problem. Students practice data acquisition and analysis skills by collecting data and processing it to deduce trends on target species distribution. They conclude by discussing how bycatch impacts their lives and whether or not it is an important environmental issue that needs attention. As an extension, students use their creativity and innovative skills to design nets or other methods, theoretically and/or through hands-on prototyping, that fisherman could use to help avoid bycatch.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Ecology; Life Science; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Amy Whitt, Nicholas School of the Environment; Angela Jiang, Pratt School of Engineering; Aruna Venkatesan, Pratt School of Engineering; Engineering K-PhD Program,; Matt Nusnbaum, Pratt School of Engineering; Vicki Thayer, Nicholas School of the Environment
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

All Caught Up: Bycatching and Design

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All Caught Up: Bycatching and Design

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Bycatch, the unintended capture of animals in commercial fishing gear, is a hot topic in marine conservation today. The surprisingly high level of bycatch about 25% of the entire global catch is responsible for the decline of hundreds of thousands of dolphins, whales, porpoises, seabirds and sea turtles each year. Through this curricular unit, students analyze the significance of bycatch in the global ecosystem and propose solutions to help reduce bycatch. They become familiar with current attempts to reduce the fishing mortality of these animals. Through the associated activities, the challenges faced today are reinforced and students are stimulated to brainstorm about possible engineering designs or policy changes that could reduce the magnitude of bycatch.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Ecology; Life Science; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Unit of Study
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Amy Whitt, Nicholas School of the Environment; Angela Jiang, Pratt School of Engineering; Aruna Venkatesan, Pratt School of Engineering; Engineering K-Ph.D. Program,; Matt Nusnbaum , Pratt School of Engineering; Vicki Thayer, Nicholas School of the Environment
Date Added:: 10/14/2015

Animal Behavior, Fall 2013

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Animal Behavior, Fall 2013

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Most of the major categories of adaptive behavior can be seen in all animals. This course begins with the evolution of behavior, the driver of nervous system evolution, reviewed using concepts developed in ethology, sociobiology, other comparative studies, and in studies of brain evolution. The roles of various types of plasticity are considered, as well as foraging and feeding, defensive and aggressive behavior, courtship and reproduction, migration and navigation, social activities and communication, with contributions of inherited patterns and cognitive abilities. Both field and laboratory based studies are reviewed; and finally, human behavior is considered within the context of primate studies.

Subject:: Biology; Ecology; Life Science; Psychology; Social Studies
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: M.I.T.
Provider Set:: M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:: Schneider, Gerald
Date Added:: 01/01/2013

Animal Camouflage

Animal Camouflage

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Students will participate in an activity that will teach them about animal adaptations.

Subject:: Ecology; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Author:: Bushkill Elementary; Nazareth School District; Jonathan Lock
Date Added:: 03/30/2024

Animals and Engineering

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Animals and Engineering

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Students are introduced to the classification of animals and animal interactions. Students also learn why engineers need to know about animals and how they use that knowledge to design technologies that help other animals and/or humans. This lesson is part of a series of six lessons in which students use their growing understanding of various environments and the engineering design process, to design and create their own model biodome ecosystems.

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Ecology; Life Science; Technology and Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering NGSS Aligned Resources
Author:: Denise Carlson; Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,; Katherine Beggs; Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

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Arctic Tundra

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This video segment from Wild Europe: "Wild Arctic" explores the struggle for survival in one of Earth's most extreme environments.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 09/26/2003

Art and Ecology

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Art and Ecology

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Artists are often particularly keen observers and precise recorders of the physical conditions of the natural world. As a result, paintings can be good resources for learning about ecology. Teachers can use this lesson to examine with students the interrelationship of geography, natural resources, and climate and their effects on daily life. It also addresses the roles students can take in caring for the environment. Students will look at paintings that represent cool temperate, warm temperate, and tropical climates.
In this lesson students will: Identify natural resources found in particular geographic areas; Discuss ways in which climate, natural resources, and geography affect daily life; Apply critical-thinking skills to consider the various choices artists have made in their representations of the natural world; Make personal connections to the theme by discussing ways they can be environmental stewards; Identify natural resources found in particular geographic areas; Discuss ways in which climate, natural resources, and geography affect daily life; Apply critical-thinking skills to consider the various choices artists have made in their representations of the natural world; Make personal connections to the theme by discussing ways they can be environmental stewards.

Subject:: Art History; Ecology; Fine Arts; Geography; Life Science; Performing and Visual Arts; Social Studies
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Diagram/Illustration; Lesson Plan
Provider:: National Gallery of Art
Date Added:: 10/13/2017

At-Risk Species

At-Risk Species

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In this activity, students learn which characteristics make a species more likely to be “at-risk” of extinction, then practice analyzing the traits of at-risk animals.

Subject:: Ecology; Education; Elementary Education; Environmental Science; Life Science; Zoology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson
Author:: World Wildlife Federation
Date Added:: 03/30/2024

Baboon Longevity Under Adversity

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This graph depicts survival curves for 196 adult female baboons from a population in Kenya. The baboons were grouped by the number of adverse conditions that they had experienced early in life. Project or distribute the image to engage students. The downloadable Educator Materials PDF, which includes background information, graph interpretation and discussion questions, and the Student Handout, which includes the image and background information, have been remediated to comply with Section 508 of the National Rehabilitation Act for accessibility and can be used with screen readers.

Subject:: Biology; Ecology; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Lesson; Student Guide
Date Added:: 11/08/2018