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| Resource type | Theme | Title | Teaser | Grade Level | Name | Comments | Post date |
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| Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | How can I see if an invasive is spreading? | Eliza uses the Vital Signs map to track variable watermilfoil. See how you can use the map to watch a species changes through time, and then quickly turn your analysis into a movie! Scroll down to download this Guide under "Documents" Watch the movie under "Videos" |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
gmri | 0 | 2012-03-23 |
| Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | Where else is that species? | In this How-To Map Guide, see how you can use the map to find out where the species you're most interested in has been found in Maine! Scroll down to download this Guide under "Documents" |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
gmri | 0 | 2012-03-16 |
| Tutorials, Instructional models | Scientific inquiry, Tutorial/ Template | Fall Webinar 2011 - Create, Share & Connect | Learn about - Creative ways for your students to share their findings with an authentic audience All the ways to participate in conversations and collaborate with the VS community! | Professional development | cvoyer | 0 | 2011-11-08 |
| Tutorials, Instructional models | Biodiversity, Scientific inquiry | Fall Webinar 2011 - Mission: Analysis | http://vitalsignsme.org/mission-analysis-webinar Learn about - Analysis Missions How students make meaning of their own species and habitat observations Making meaning using the larger Vital Signs database | Professional development | cvoyer | 0 | 2011-11-08 |
| 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 |
| Analysis resources, Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | How do I find things on the map? | Where is my school? Where is my house? I know they're down here somewhere! Dana shows you how he uses clues on the Vital Signs map to find the places in Maine he cares most about. Next step, using the Vital Signs data! To be continued.... Download the Guide below under "Documents" |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) |
vitalteach | 0 | 2011-09-30 |
| Analysis resources, Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | Analysis tutorial - Do invasive species affect biodiversity? | See how Wesley and Josephine use the VS export table and Excel to create a simple bar graph using species data and biodiversity counts. This analysis lets them compare the biodiversity counts where invasive species were found with the biodiversity counts where invasive species were not found. Is biodiversity different where invasive species are found? So nerdy. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
vitalteach | 0 | 2011-08-09 |
| Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | PowerPoint Presentation on Ready, Set, Science | Ready, Set, Science is a must-read for all science educators (and administrators)! This is a practical guide on HOW to teach science in a way that is most beneficial to students. This book also clearly outlines why teaching science is vital in a democracy, how students can learn the art of debate through science and the way even very young children can think very deeply about relationships and concepts in science. This PowerPoint gives a brief overview of the first chapter and then a few hints about the rest of the book. | Professional development | ebailey | 0 | 2010-12-07 |
| Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | How to get notified when cool stuff happens | Anyone with a username can get notified by email when stuff happens on the Vital Signs site. Here's how it works for teachers like Larry. (Note that the steps are the same for those of you with citizen scientist and student accounts! Go on, get notified!) Download the guide below under Documents or click on the video to watch. | Professional development | metarzan | 0 | 2010-12-01 |
| Tutorials | Tutorial/ Template | When NOT FOUND is good. Really good. | Monsters. Cavities. Invasive species. These are all really great things to look for, but not necessarily great things to find. This guide shows situations when a NOT FOUND claim (after a careful investigation!) is a great claim to be able to make. Download the guide below under Documents. |
Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development |
vitalteach | 1 | 2010-11-23 |
