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| Resource type | Theme | Title | Teaser | Grade Level | Name | Comments | Post date |
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| Learning activities | Current events, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry | Research Jigsaw: Japanese knotweed | This is a jigsaw you can do with students to build knowledge and context for a study focused on Japanese knotweed. The research question driving this jigsaw is: Is there more invasive Japanese knotweed in southern or northern parts of Maine? Rest assured, this jigsaw will work incredibly well with other research questions about Japanese knotweed! In their Jigsaw Teams, students attack these questions, then return to the Fieldwork Teams share what they learned and come up with informed predictions: 1. What's the big deal about knotweed? 2. How do I know it when I see it? 3. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) |
vitalteach | 0 | 2013-03-19 |
| Learning activities | Current events, Invasive species | 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. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) |
vitalteach | 0 | 2012-01-12 |
| Analysis resources | Current events, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species | 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. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
vitalteach | 0 | 2010-08-11 |
| Field work resources, Analysis resources | Biodiversity, Current events, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry | Putting Photos on Google Earth | Here is a site to help put your photos onto Google Earth. | Middle school (grades 6-8) | Jamien Jacobs | 0 | 2010-06-25 |
| Learning activities | Current events | Project New Media Literacies Learning Library Challenges | Clear and fun introduction to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons licensing |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
team_zeezoo | 1 | 2009-11-05 |
