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Journal Article | January 2021
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Journal Article | January 2023
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Book Chapter | May 2014
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concepts of ecosystems, food chains, food webs, and biodiversity, and to determine ”How Does Food Web Complexity Affect the Biodiversity of an Ecosystem?” The lab…
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Book Chapter | July 2015
The purpose of this lab is to have students apply their knowledge of how chemicals cycle through the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem. Specifically, they will explore their natural surroundings where they…
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Book Chapter | February 2011
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that only matter is cycled through an…
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My Resource List of Ecosystem Partners
Page | September 2020
My Resource List of Ecosystem Partners Teacher Conference/Resources/Grant Opportunities Student Conference/Resources Engineering Hackathon Volunteers Student Competitions Northrop Grumman x x x x Chevron…
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Book Chapter | September 2018
This lesson asks students to explore the positive and negative factors affecting ecosystems and their impact on either an endangered species or an invasive species. Student teams first conduct research on the real-life…
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Book Chapter | July 2015
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of ecosystems and the eating relationships that occur within them. Specifically, students will consider ”Which Member of an Ecosystem Would Affect the…
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Journal Article | November 2023
As long as there have been roofs overhead, there have been gardens above them. Since the Ziggurats and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, man has cultivated plants for his enjoyment and nourishment. Fast forward 4,000…
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Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
Book Chapter | August 2014
The big idea for an area of study that challenges students year after year but yet is essential to life processes is the relationship between matter and energy—how we get and use energy for life. If we put a phrase to…
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Lake Michigan–A Fragile Ecosystem
Book Chapter | June 2016
Commercial fishermen have noticed declining numbers and smaller sizes of the fish they catch in Lake Michigan, and they want to know how the government’s stocking program is affecting their catch. In this problem, the…
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A Natural Storyline for Learning About Ecosystems
Book Chapter | October 2019
Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, the third-grade lesson is aimed at developing students’ ideas about living things and Earth’…
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Thriving STEM Learning Ecosystems—for All?
Journal Article | December 2021
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Incorporating Student-Centered Learning in an Ecosystems Course
Journal Article | October 2021
Student-centered learning broadly encompasses teaching approaches that shift the focus of instruction from teacher to student by placing an emphasis on what as well as how students want to learn. This approach allows…
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Earthworm Distribution in the Schoolyard Ecosystem
Journal Article | June 2020
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