This short video, adapted from NOVA, explains how Earth's position relative to …
This short video, adapted from NOVA, explains how Earth's position relative to the Sun might be responsible for the dramatic shift in the climate of what is now the Saharan nation of Djibouti.
Natural Resources Superheroes. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity …
Natural Resources Superheroes. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity from Unit 3 Natural Resources, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/
Students will follow the scientific method for self discovery of the nature …
Students will follow the scientific method for self discovery of the nature of the land around the school to then determine as a class what plants and grasses would flourish in the area.
In this video segment, adapted from Navajo Technical College, two Navajo Elders …
In this video segment, adapted from Navajo Technical College, two Navajo Elders speak about climate change and differences in the environment that they have observed.
This activity illustrates the interrelationship between science and engineering in the context …
This activity illustrates the interrelationship between science and engineering in the context of extinction prevention. There are two parts to the activity. The first part challenges students to think like scientists as they generate reports on endangered species and give presentations worthy of a news channel or radio broadcast. The second part puts students in the shoes of engineers, designing ways to help the endangered species.
After viewing various fossil corals and answering questions about them, students divide …
After viewing various fossil corals and answering questions about them, students divide into teams of 2-3. They first read a short paper by Rodney Watkins, who used measurements of corallite diameter and density to argue for the evolution of niche partitioning in Silurian tabulate reef corals from Wisconsin and Illinois. (Watkins, 2000, Lethaia 33: 55-63.) Then they make the same measurements on a tabulate coral head from the Lower Silurian Brassfield Formation of southwestern Ohio (a rock unit they will have seen about a week before on a fieldtrip). Students will find that the coral falls nicely into Watkins' morphospace, even though this coral pre-dates the formation of large reefs in the area, and therefore presumably any selective pressure for niche partitioning. Students have to report their measurement data, briefly explain Watkins' interpretation, and then write a paragraph on the implications of their results, including alternative explanations for the pattern Watkins found.
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In this short video segment Native Americans talk about climate change and …
In this short video segment Native Americans talk about climate change and how it impacts their lives as they experience unexpected changes in environmental conditions. They describe observed changes in seasonality, how these changes affect ecosystems and habitats, their respect for Mother Earth, and the participation of tribal colleges in climate change research projects.
Our project involves students learning about the values of a natural area …
Our project involves students learning about the values of a natural area in their community and producing a public service announcement and map to show its value and how it could be developed.
This NOAA video discusses how the ocean absorbs the increased amount of …
This NOAA video discusses how the ocean absorbs the increased amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, thereby changing the pH and buffering action of the ocean. These changes in pH are impacting calcifying organisms, such as corals and shellfish, and related food chains and ecosystems.
Make an ocean in a bottle. Activity from Weekly STEM in a …
Make an ocean in a bottle. Activity from Weekly STEM in a Bag. Colorado Americorp agents in Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, and Weld Counties. Work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Americorps grant number 18AFHCO0010008. Opinions or points of view expressed in this lesson are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or a position that is endorsed by the Corporation or the Americorps program. This resource is also available in Spanish in the linked file.
This unit allows students to investigate past changes in Earth's climate. Students …
This unit allows students to investigate past changes in Earth's climate. Students first explore relationships in climate data such as temperature, solar radiation, carbon dioxide, and biodiversity. They then investigate solar radiation in more depth to learn about changes over time such as seasonal shifts. Students then learn about mechanisms for exploring past changes in Earth's climate such as ice cores, tree rings, fossil records, etc. Finally, students tie all these together by considering the feedbacks throughout the Earth system and reviewing an article on a past mass extinction event.
The purpose of this resource is to help students understand the connection …
The purpose of this resource is to help students understand the connection between remote sensing, computer imagery, and land cover assessment. Students translate their maps created in the beginning activity into digital code and exchange the digitized versions of their maps with students in another school.
The purpose of this resource is to familiarize students with the importance …
The purpose of this resource is to familiarize students with the importance of perspective and various scales of remotely sensed data. Students create a 3-D model of an area and develop a classification system for the landforms in their model. The maps can then be used to answer certain questions about the environment.
This lesson guides a student inquiry into properties of the ocean's carbonate …
This lesson guides a student inquiry into properties of the ocean's carbonate buffer system, and how changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels may affect ocean pH and biological organisms that depend on calcification.
This narrated slide show gives a brief overview of coral biology and …
This narrated slide show gives a brief overview of coral biology and how coral reefs are in danger from pollution, ocean temperature change, ocean acidification, and climate change. In addition, scientists discuss how taking cores from corals yields information on past changes in ocean temperature.
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment …
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles an organic farmer and the techniques he uses to conserve topsoil.
This 3-part interactive and virtual lab activity examines the life cycle of …
This 3-part interactive and virtual lab activity examines the life cycle of the sea urchin, and how the increasing acidity of the ocean affects their larval development.
This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on …
This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on a chosen location every two weeks for the period of one school year. They will record their observations using a digital camera and a nature journal.
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