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Invasive species & climate change in one delicious truffle story

(resource from pparent, Massabesic Middle School)

Sunday night (1/8/12) 60 Minutes aired a story on truffles, the most expensive food in the world. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7394222n

The story connects this lowly fungus to climate change - the harvest is down significantly, so prices are soaring. It also mentions that spores from imported Chinese truffles have infected some of the truffle sites in Europe - invasive species! I showed the clip to my classes with this document of guiding questions (download it below). They put it all together pretty quickly.

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Grade Level: 
Middle school (grades 6-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
Resources I used: 
60 Minutes: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7394222n
How should others reference your work?: 
Truffles, climate, and invasive species, Guiding questions, pparent, Vital Signs Program, 2012
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Maine, 2010

This is a Google Earth map layer of the towns in Maine with official reports of invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. Data are from the Maine Forest Service (http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/HWAOverview.htm). Please note that the map markers are placed on the town name, and not on the exact location of the HWA infestations.

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Grade Level: 
Middle school (grades 6-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
Professional development
Resources I used: 
List of towns with HWA came from the MFS website - http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/HWAOverview.htm
How should others reference your work?: 
vitalteach, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Maine, 2010, Vital Signs Program, 08/06/10
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Putting Photos on Google Earth

Here is a site to help put your photos onto Google Earth.

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Grade Level: 
Middle school (grades 6-8)
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https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=panoramio&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.panoramio.com%2Fdo%2Fga_signin%3Fcontinue_url%3D%252Fupload&hl=en_US.utf8

Project New Media Literacies Learning Library Challenges

Clear and fun introduction to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons licensing

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Grade Level: 
Middle school (grades 6-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
Professional development
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