Ecology Lesson Plan Links:
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Blue Frontier: The Sustainable Seas Expeditions Classroom Ideas
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National Geographic presents Classroom Ideas for this past season's Sustainable Seas Expeditions missions. Use these teacher-tested ideas to explore and explain the undersea blue frontier to kids of all ages. Activities are divided by grade level.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/seas/index.html?classroom:main
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Abiotic Characteristics at Race Rocks
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In this activity, students study temperature, salinity, and tidal aspects of the Race Rocks area. At the end of the activity, students should be able to: Understand how tides and geology affect the flow of water over Race Rocks; Graph the changes in salinity and temperature at Race Rocks since 1932 annually and monthly; and Discuss reasons for fluctuations in salinity, temperature and tides.
http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/jason/abiotic/index.html
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Alien Plant Invasion: A Field Study Project at Saguaro National Park
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This unit of lessons is designed to bring scientific process skills and current research into the high school classroom through a field study project at Saguaro National Park West in Tucson, Arizona. The park monitors the organisms that live there in order to allow the natural ecosystems to be preserved for the future. The students will assist park rangers in these efforts while learning and using the scientific method, gaining knowledge about plants, the desert, and population interactions (ecology).
http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/Carpenter/Overview.htm
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Around The World
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In this activity, students isolate a particular biome on a map using latitude and longitude, then they research the biome and present it to the class.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030106135154
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Balanced Ecosystems
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The objective of this lesson is to demonstrate that plants and animals are interdependent in a balanced ecosystem.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030217142952
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Biodiversity: Should It Matter to Me?
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In two lessons students will explore speciation and extinction and their relationship to biodiversity. They will research biodiversity hotspots, apply economic principles to conservation, and propose ways of sustaining biodiversity.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/biodiversity/lessons/wilsonlessons.pdf
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BIOME: Deserts
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In school and at field-based sites, students investigate the characteristics and history of deserts.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Ecology/ECL0201.html
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BIOME: Mountains
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In school and at field-based sites, students investigate the characteristics and history of mountain ecosystems.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Ecology/ECL0202.html
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BIOME: Rainforests
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In school and at field-based sites, students investigate the characteristics and history of rainforests
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Ecology/ECL0204.html
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BIOME: Wetlands
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In school and at field-based sites, students investigate the characteristics and history of wetlands; the importance of wetlands to the establishment of cooperative living habitats; and the impact of wetlands upon Man's lifestyles, available supplies of selective foods, and his built environments.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Ecology/ECL0203.html
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Can Captive Breeding Save Species?
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This lesson, from National Geographic's Xpeditions website, focuses on programs that strive to preserve biodiversity. This includes captive-breeding programs and species-survival plans adopted by zoos, aquariums, and other institutions. This lesson asks students to research and assess these programs.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g912/breeding.html
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Carolina Coastal Science
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Carolina Coastal Science is an innovative, inquiry-based, science resource that utilizes the interactive technologies of the World Wide Web to explore science in coastal Carolina.
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/lessons/coast/index.html
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Closed Ecosystems
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In this lesson, students learn about closed ecosystems and then create their own.
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Services/Education/SpaceSettlement/teacher/lessons/bryan/ecosys/
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Conservation: Determining the Future of Our Land Through Debate
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In this activity, students are divided into two groups, each representing two opposing sides to the issue of whether to conserve the Race Rocks area. By the end of this activity students will be able to: Propose and compare options when making decisions or taking action; Analyze costs and benefits of alternative choices related to a community problem; Design, implement, and assess detailed courses of action to address global problems or issues.
http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/jason/conserv/index.html
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Extinction: Is It Inevitable?
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In this lesson students will study extinctions and their possible causes, examine the effects of humans on animal populations and ecosystems, and suggest ways to reduce loss of biodiversity.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/lessons/eldredge2lessons.pdf
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Classroom Activities
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These classroom ideas from National Geographic are designed to help teachers use the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary online feature in their classrooms. Activities are divided by grade level. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Classroom Activities online feature is part of Blue Frontier: The Sustainable Seas Expeditions from National Geographic.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/seas/index.html?classroom:classroom_keys
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Forest Canopies: View from the Top
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In these lessons students examine the economic and ecological benefits of forest canopies. Activities include field sketches and a feasibility study of constructing a campus or community aerial walkway.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/lessons/rinkerlessons.pdf
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Geoguide: Nenets The Siberian Arctic
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In this National Geographic Geoguides lesson, have your students explore the ecosystems of northwestern Siberia by studying the region’s geography, climate, flora and fauna, and by identifying its food chains. Have them analyze the role reindeer play in this region. Familiarize your students with the threats to the region’s biodiversity.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geoguide/nenets/ci912.html
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Classroom Activities
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These classroom ideas from National Geographic are designed to help teachers use the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary online feature in their classrooms. Activities are divided by grade level.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/seas/index.html?classroom:classroom_monterey
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Okavango: The Food Chain 9-12 Activities
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These games and activities from National Geographic illustrating food chains help students understand survival and the interdependence among plants and animals.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/okavango/education/9.12.html
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Overflowing the Banks
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The Mississippi River flows through downtown St. Louis, Missouri. To prevent flood damage in the densely populated urban center, city planners built extremely high floodwalls along the riverbanks. During the Great Flood of 1993, these floodwalls held the river within its banks, but caused the height of the river to rise in the city and back up into less well-protected tributaries (small streams) that feed into the river. To see how this happened, students will construct a model using clay to form the riverbanks and record their observations.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachersguide/flood/flood_sp1.html
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Prairie Scavenger Hunt (Grades 9-12)
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While visiting the Listening to the Prairie exhibition, students search for a variety of items located throughout the exhibition. This activity will encourage students to slow down, carefully observe, interact with, and "listen to" the contents of the exhibit. They will be able to: 1) identify common plants and animals found on the prairie and 2) work in teams, and practice written, illustration and observation skills.
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/pdf/prairie/9_12/2_PrairieScaHunt.pdf
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Race Rocks Scavenger Hunt
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The purpose of this Scavenger Hunt is to introduce visitors to the Race Rocks website and acquaint them with the links from the main page.
http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/jason/ScavengerHunts/GenScavHunt.htm
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Radio Expeditions: Landmark Trees
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These classroom ideas from National Geographic are designed to help educators teach about landmark trees as explored in National Public Radio's Radio Expeditions. Teachers are encouraged to use National Geographic's Radio Expeditions online feature in their classrooms.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/radiox/landmark/tree_classroom.html
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Radio Expeditions: Y2Y: Yellowstone to Yukon Classroom Ideas
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These classroom ideas from National Geographic are designed to help teachers teach about the Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor as explored in National Public Radio's Radio Expeditions. Teachers are encouraged to use National Geographic's Radio Expeditions online feature in their classrooms.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/radiox/y2y/y2y_classroom.html
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