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Learning activities, Field work resources |
Biodiversity, Constancy & change, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Scientific inquiry |
Intro Activity for Water Quality Bioassessment Mission |
Use this short, energizing lesson to prepare students for gathering and analyzing water quality data. Students will be introduced to Benthic Macro-Invertebrates (BMIs) and how they are used to monitor water quality. In three stations, students will develop skills in distinguishing BMIs with similar characteristics, identifying BMIs, and gathering data from the Vital Signs database on where BMIs have been found and not found. Students will use the data that they gathered to determine the water quality of a specific pond that has been monitored by other Vital Signs students. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2017-05-26 |
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Field work resources, Analysis resources |
Biodiversity, Constancy & change, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry, Tutorial/ Template |
Vee Diagram |
The Vee Diagram is a graphic organizer that outlines an authentic science investigation. Use this tool to help students track their process as they move from questioning to gathering data to drawing conclusions.
This resource is pulled from the Invasive Species and Biodiversity Curriculum found here: http://vitalsignsme.org/invasive-species-biodiversity-data-investigation... |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2017-05-01 |
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Learning activities, Field work resources |
Biodiversity, Constancy & change, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry |
Developing Skills in Preparation for Fieldwork |
Use these in-class activities and stations to hone skills in collecting high quality data and familiarize students with Vital Signs data sheets and identification resources before students go out in the field. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2017-04-24 |
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Rubrics and Assessment Tools, Units of study, Learning activities, Field work resources, Analysis resources |
Biodiversity, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry |
Invasive Species & Biodiversity Data Investigation - New and Improved! |
Explore the research question, "Does an invasive species impact biodiversity in my area?" with this full unit of study. Through this investigation, your students will develop understandings around interdependent relationships in ecosystems, skills in analyzing and interpreting data, and confidence in conducting authentic scientific research.They will explore the impact that invasive species have on biodiversity in local habitats while they collect and interpret real data and communicate their findings with a community of scientists. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2017-04-20 |
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Learning activities |
Biodiversity, Constancy & change, Current events, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry, Tutorial/ Template |
Student Activity Glossary |
The Student Activity Glossary is a growing bank of strategies that can be used to increase student engagement, regardless of the content being taught. Many of these strategies will be familiar to you. Please let us know which are effective in your classroom and help us grow our glossary by sending us your favorite activities or add your comments and/or favorite student activities in the comments section. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2017-04-17 |
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Learning activities, Analysis resources |
Biodiversity, Constancy & change, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry |
GMRI Green Crab Data on Tuva |
Students will practice using data to answer statistical questions using the online interactive, Tuva. Students will create graphs and then use their graphs to draw meaning from the data. Tuva hosts a variety of datasets with accompanying questions that students may explore on their own or with extra class time. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2017-04-13 |
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Learning activities |
Biodiversity, Constancy & change, Current events, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry |
Boom! Quiz, Quiz, Trade |
Boom! Quiz, Quiz, Trade is a quick (maximum 5 minutes) easy strategy to use to get students moving, help them build comfort with sharing and interacting with each other, and review lots of material all at the same time. Students mingle around the classroom quizzing each other with question cards and trading those cards. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
gmri |
2016-10-07 |
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Units of study, Learning activities |
Scientific inquiry |
Getting Started with Scientific Inquiry |
This year I made a commitment to myself to do a Vital Signs investigation with my 7th graders.
The timeline posted here details how I plan to incorporate my old curriculum and scope and sequence with Vital Signs and more scientific inquiry. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is also a great resource. The BirdSleuth Investigating Evidence provides lots of resources and ideas for supporting this effort.
The Meet a Scientist worksheet is something I found on BirdSleuth but tweaked it a bit. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
kezarslc |
2016-09-18 |
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Units of study |
Constancy & change, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry |
Managing Invasive Species: Engaging the Next Generation in Resource Management |
This curriculum is an extension of the Vital Signs Population Change Over Time Data Investigation curriculum. Both can be done independently of one another, but were created to complement one another. This curriculum extension provides the parts and pieces to enable you and your students to go further with your Vital Signs work and put an invasive species management project into action! |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
vitalteach |
2016-08-08 |
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Units of study |
Constancy & change, Ecosystem health, Ecosystems, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry |
Population Change Over Time Data Investigation |
This curriculum provides a scaffolded experience that has students doing a Vital Signs data investigation. Through this data investigation, students build their understandings of working with data, designing investigations, and the relationships between invasive, native, and non-native species. Students delve into past and present Vital Signs data and collect and analyze invasive species data from their community. Consider doing this data investigation in conjunction with the iMapInvasives Resource Management Curriculum mentioned throughout. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) |
vitalteach |
2016-08-08 |
