Introduce Students to the Local Seals and Online Workspace
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Begin scientific discovery of seals.
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Examine the qualities of news versus science journal publication.
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Assessment as scientific observation.
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First Exam.
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Representing and reporting knowledge.
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Extend specific article about toxins to whales to discussion of toxins in the environment,
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Create concept maps related to issues of toxins in the environment.
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Examine details of seal biology.
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Assessment of group concept maps of issues of toxins, biology, and taxonomy.
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Introduce students to career paths in the science of seals.
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Create concept maps of a career choice.
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Demonstrate commonalities and differences between career paths in science.
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Peer assessment of concept maps on roles of scientist in society.
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Share research on conferences: producers, presenters and topics.
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Introduction to research on and management of local waters.
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Examining water flow from backyard to seal habitat.
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Introduction to Water Flow Lab and Mapping to Scale.
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Investigate the effect of gravity on water via the inclined plane.
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Compare outcomes across groups as an introduction to statistics.
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Personal Motivation, Daily Achievement, and Milestone Performance as a Statistical Measure of Short and Long Term Predictions
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Examine local tide measurements for location, elevation change, and variation from predicted values.
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Show maps as a method of sharing photos, videos, and scientific data.
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Demonstrate maps as indicators of choice determinants in animal behavior.
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Tides, Seals, and Maps Assessment.
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Create and revise artistic expression of science topic.
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Learn about a local association using their outreach materials.
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Analysis of the creative expressions of people in terms of judgement of efficacy.
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Students build assessment skills.
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Planning a field trip, understanding data collection opportunities and limits.
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Google Earth Lab.
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Geographical Data Editing.
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Geographical Data Editing for Publication.
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Choosing a Publication Option to Host Our Class Output.
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Assessment on Creating and Publishing Science.
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To identify and understand remote sensing tools for the study of seals in our local environment.
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Examine common remote sensing tools in daily use by citizens.
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Find stream gauges, obtain observations, analyze them and report findings.
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NOWCOAST Lab
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Introduction to Satellite Mapping Science
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Sound Wave Lab.
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Extending Sound Wave Knowledge to Electromagnetic Spectrum (EM)
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The Short Wave Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
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The Long Wavelength Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
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The Visible Light Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
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Analysis of Landsat Images
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Analysis of Landsat images using Gersmehl's Approach.
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Creating relationships between local land use and seal habitat.
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Building models in geography.
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Assessment of skill at producing a geographical analysis using Gersmehl's method.
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