Students will identify the different ways seeds are dispersed
Students will be able to identify the proper conditions for seed germination
Students will be able to describe the types of soil erosion and explain the methods for prevention
Students will learn how to collect quality soil samples and how soil testing is done
In this lesson students create a model beaver dam and demonstrate changes in the ecosystem community pre- and post-dam. Students hypothesize about changes that they would expect to see to the ecosystem after the beaver dam is built.
NGSS: 5-ESS2-1, 3-5-ETS1-3
Time: one or two 50-minute class periods
Materials: ecosystem cards (included), seed trays or long Tupperware containers, wood/popsicle sticks, sand, rocks, and clay
Students will explore the engineering challenges of providing access to clean water, identify the issues surrounding clean water, listen to experts, and learn about future work
A kind of graphic novel within a mobility table where students can explore processes of mobility, discrimination, privilege, and power -- whatever maintains, grows or reduces social inequality.
This video (3:29) briefly explains why early embryonic zebrafish are ideally suited to identify chemical biological activity.
The relationship between pH, soil health and plant growth