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In Forests 11 and 12, students develop critical-thinking skills and personal perspectives by examining the many techniques and technologies used in forest ecosystem management. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on, problem-solving methods suited to the div Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students demonstrate awareness of the processes involved in forest resource management. They demonstrate understanding of integrated resource management and define silviculture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are explained that the Burgess Shale is an area in the western Canadian Rocky Mountains discovered in 1909 by Charles D. Walcott and named for a nearby mountain, Mount Burgess. They are given a list of names of animals found in the Burgess Shale, and students research their given topic. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students explore the interrelationships among organisms and how this can persist in a challenging environment. They review a PowerPoint presentation and work in groups or individually to brainstorm hypotheses and research methods. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore ecosystems through video and photographs of a Mangrove. They discuss the animals in this habitat and how they interact with each other after reading and discussing "The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle." Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students are introduced to the types of vertebrates living in Connecticut. After taking a field trip to the Yale Peabody Museum, they organize the animals based on their Phylum, Order and Suborder. In groups, they research specific organisms to discover their similiarities and differences to other organisms. To end the lesson, they develop a poster showing a cladogram. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students compare and contrast the beaks and teeth of mammals and birds based on what foods they eat. They observe, draw, and label different beaks and teeth, and identify by the structure of each which animals are herbivores, insectivores, carnivores, or omnivores. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students experiment collecting macroinvertabrets from a stream and identify the specimens collected and then log in the information into a data table. From the data, they make qualitative and quantitative interpretations of water quality. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students select ordinary objects, determine their uses, and write poems about them. Once they select an object, they create a web about its uses to serve as an outline. Once they have written their own odes, students meet in revision groups to share and discuss their works. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students describe what is meant by restoration cycle. In groups, they create a poster to show the cycle of restoration work. After presenting their poster, they discuss the actions that can be done for each season. To end the lesson, they review the importance of ongoing restoration planning. Full Review »
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