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Invasive species
| Resource type | Theme | Title | Teaser | Grade Level | Name | Comments | Post date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units of study | Biodiversity, Invasive species | Invasive Invertebrates Where are they? Where aren't they? | Eight day starter plan for high school biodiversity and invasive species. | High school (grades 9-12) | Breakfast Club | 0 | 2012-04-07 |
| Units of study, Field work resources, Instructional models | Invasive species, Scientific inquiry | What I Should Have Done The First Time If I Would Have Listened | Suggestions and observations from someone who learns the hard way. What I should have done with my first VS investigation. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
pparent | 2 | 2012-04-07 |
| Units of study | Invasive species | A Modified 10-day curriculum: Change over Time | This document was created for a Vital Signs spring institute by a teacher leader. It contains a modified 10 day curriculum for beginning in the program as well as reflections on beginning with the program and a "wish-list" of future projects with the program. The Original 10-day curriculum: http://vitalsignsme.org/10-day-curriculum-population-change-over-time | Middle school (grades 6-8) | Mrs. Tate | 0 | 2012-04-02 |
| 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 |
| Learning activities | Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species | Aquatic Ecosystem Presentation Rubric | Students choose an aquatic ecosystem in the state of Maine. After in depth research into the health of that ecosystem, students share their findings. This rubric and instruction sheet guide students as they work independently on their research. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) |
gmri | 2 | 2012-01-03 |
| Tutorials, Instructional models | Invasive species, Scientific inquiry, Tutorial/ Template | Fall Webinar 2011 - Vital Signs Refresher | http://vitalsignsme.org/vs-refresher What : Learn about - Field Missions Tools and resources Data quality Publishing observations | Professional development | cvoyer | 0 | 2011-11-08 |
| Learning activities | Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species | Nesting Bird Game | This is a fun game where participants explore habitat and nesting bird sites with regard to invasive species. Specifically, it addresses the competition between native birds and invasive bird species when it comes to habitat resources and predators. | Middle school (grades 6-8) | ashdog | 2 | 2011-04-16 |
| Field work resources, Analysis resources | Invasive species | Student Teams Self Assessment | Here is an assessment that I used for my classes after they finished their Vital Signs Investigations. They evaluate how well their team cooperated and shared the responsibilities for this project. I also ask them to evaluate the program and to give suggestions to make this better for them. | Middle school (grades 6-8) | kjurdak | 1 | 2010-12-15 |
| Learning activities | Invasive species | VS Skils Round Robin | > This is a sheet to record going through the process of rotating through a brief introduction of the skills. It has 8 skills on there; however, we did 2 rounds of 4 and 4. This is a brief summary and insight of what one of the rounds looked like for us. In essence: in a 2 hour period, we each saw 150-200 students for a skill session. (Guy: GPS, Joan: Quadrat/Species Cards, Sandy: Observation Sketches, Joelle: Camera) Now, it wasn't pretty; but, we did it again the following Friday, with the other 4 skills! :) And, certainly, armed with more strategies. | Middle school (grades 6-8) | jdrake | 0 | 2010-12-15 |
| Learning activities | Invasive species | Comic Life Invasive Species Project Rubric | This is a rubric to help guide students when creating a culminating activity for the Vital Signs invasive species Comic Life project and help teachers score it. | Middle school (grades 6-8) | jdrake | 1 | 2010-12-08 |
