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1. School Projects for Monitoring the State of the Marine Environment. (ED457021)
Author(s):
Benkendorff, Kirsten
Source:
N/A
Pub Date:
2001-07-00
Pub Type(s):
Guides - Non-Classroom; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Descriptors: Biodiversity; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Habitats; Hands on Science; Marine Biology; Science Curriculum; Science Instruction; Science Projects
Abstract: Australia's marine environment hosts a high level of diverse endemic species along with some of the highest biodiversity in the world. Two-thirds of the population of Australia are living in coastal areas and can be considered a threat to marine life which is very vulnerable to human impacts. Although marine environments conserve high economic values, long-term research on changes in marine life and its conservation are very limited. This paper provides insight into the implementation of marine education in the science curricula and discusses the advantages of involving schools in long-term monitoring of marine environments for management purposes. (Contains 10 references.) (YDS) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. New Virtual Field Trips. Revised Edition. (ED453781)
Cooper, Gail; Cooper, Garry
2001-00-00
Books; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education; Information Sources; World Wide Web
Abstract: This book is an annotated guidebook, arranged by subject matter, of World Wide Web sites for K-12 students. The following chapters are included: (1) Virtual Time Machine (i.e., sites that cover topics in world history); (2) Tour the World (i.e., sites that include information about countries); (3) Outer Space; (4) The Great Outdoors; (5) Aquatic and Marine Life; (6) Animal Kingdom; (7) Science and Industry; (8) Mathematics and Logic; (9) Visual Arts; (10) Performing Arts; (11) Language Arts and Literature; (12) Sports and Leisure; and (13) People You Should Know. (Includes an index.) (MES) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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3. Classroom of the Sea. (EJ618794)
Hupper, Mary Laporta; Monte, Denise; Scheifele, Peter
Science Teacher, v67 n3 p44-47 Mar 2000
2000-00-00
Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach; Junior High Schools; Marine Education; Middle Schools; Noise (Sound); Oceanography; Science Education; Technology
Abstract: Introduces the Sea Program in which participant students were deaf and collaborated with a bioacoustician. Studies the underwater noise levels of the Gulf of Maine and the possible impacts on marine life. Explains implementing this project in the science curriculum. (YDS)
4. Our Seashores Are Being Studied to Death! (EJ592211)
Snively, Gloria
Clearing, n103 p9,13 Win 1998-1999
1999-00-00
Descriptors: Ecology; Elementary Secondary Education; Environmental Education; Habitats; Higher Education; Oceanography; Science Education
Abstract: Discusses the dangers of increasing numbers of students, tourists, and families laden with buckets, jars, and plastic bags handling and collecting marine life on rocky shores. (CCM)
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5. Hands-on Science. How Do Sea Critters Make Their Moves? (EJ568100)
VanCleave, Janice
Instructor, v107 n8 p71-73 May-Jun 1998
1998-00-00
Descriptors: Creative Teaching; Elementary Education; Elementary School Science; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Experiential Learning; Hands on Science; Marine Biology; Science Activities; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods
Abstract: Three science experiments teach elementary school students about marine-life locomotion. One teaches primary students how octopi and jellyfish move, using balloons and umbrellas. Another teaches K-6 students the up and down movement of fish in water, using condiment packets. A third teaches 4-6 students about the effect of fish swim bladders, using marbles and balloons. (SM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
6. Everybody's Somebody's Lunch: The Roles of Predator and Prey in Nature. Teacher's Guide [and Student Text]. (ED460831)
Mason, Cherie; Markowsky, Judy Kellogg
Books; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Descriptors: Childrens Literature; Conservation Education; Elementary Education; Endangered Species; Environmental Education; Language Arts; Reading; Scientific Concepts
Abstract: A sensitive young girl, shocked and confused by the death of her cat, learns the roles that predator and prey play in the balance of nature. Through experiences at school with her teacher, at home with her father and her grandmother, and through her own journey in nature, the girl learns why some animals kill and eat other animals in order to live. Colored illustrations accompany the story. The separate teacher's guide provides educators with information, activities, and play that can easily be incorporated into wildlife and nature study programs. Included are the history of the persecution of predators due to human ignorance and fear; profiles of predatory mammals, invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and marine life; a listing of places where wildlife and habitat are protected; humans as predators; death in nature; and evidence of change in today's attitudes. Background information for the teacher precedes activities and can be incorporated into pre-existing lessons. Also included are a glossary; a list of related books, Web sites, teaching resources, curriculum guides, conservation groups, and youth groups about predators and prey; and regional offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (SJR) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
7. Children's Moral and Ecological Reasoning about the Prince William Sound Oil Spill. (EJ561734)
Kahn, Peter H., Jr.
Developmental Psychology, v33 n6 p1091-96 Nov 1997
1997-00-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Descriptors: Age Differences; Cognitive Development; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Moral Development; Moral Issues; Moral Values; Thinking Skills; Value Judgment
Abstract: Examined the moral and ecological reasoning of second, fifth, and eighth graders regarding the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Found that children understood negative effects of the spill, cared that harm occurred to shoreline and marine life, and thought it violated a moral obligation. Fifth and eighth graders used a greater proportion of anthropocentric and biocentric reasoning than second graders. (Author/KB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. Children's Moral and Ecological Reasoning about the Prince William Sound Oil Spill. (ED390541)
Kahn, Peter H., Jr.; Friedman, Batya
1995-06-00
Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment); Childhood Attitudes; Ecology; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Environmental Influences; Ethical Instruction; Hazardous Materials; Marine Biology; Moral Development; Moral Values; Value Judgment; Water Pollution
Abstract: This study investigated children's moral and ecological conceptions and values about an actual, environmentally destructive accident, the large oil spill that occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1989. Sixty children from second, fifth, and eighth grades were interviewed on children's reasoning and understandings about the oil spill which caused extensive environmental harm. Questions focused on children's understandings and valuing related to the effects of the oil spill, children's morally obligatory reasoning about the oil spill, children's justifications, and children's conceptions of what it means to live in harmony with nature. The findings showed that the large majority of the children understood the oil spill negatively affected the local environments, it mattered to the children personally that harm occurred to the environments, and children distinguished between harm wrought to marine life by human activity and by other aspects of nature. The majority of children conceived of the harm caused to the shoreline as a violation of a moral obligation. Children in grade two less often generalized their prescriptive judgments compared to the children in grades five. Contains 41 references. (AP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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9. Kids Can Make a Difference! Environmental Science Activities. (ED384530)
Dashefsky, H. Steven
1995-00-00
Books; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Descriptors: Environmental Education; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Problem Solving; Science Activities; Science Fairs; Science Projects
Abstract: This book of more than 160 environmental science activities is designed to help students understand environmental issues, ask questions, and find solutions to the problems. Introductory sections address: (1) the nature of major global problems and a history of environmental concern; (2) basic environmental science terminology and scientific study of the environment; and (3) how to choose a topic, research the topic, and apply the scientific method. Each of the remaining 10 chapters introduces one environmental science topic and contains suggestions divided into three groups: (1) suggestions for ways to live that protect the environment; (2) step-by-step activities with suggestions on how to convert the activity into a science project; and (3) one science fair project included at the end of each chapter. The topics covered include plastic pollution, pesticides and fertilizers, soil erosion, litter, polluted beaches and coastlines, the open sea, threats to marine life, hazardous wastes, energy conservation (acid rain and global warming), and water conservation. Appendices provide a list of 85 organizations to contact, a list of 12 scientific supply houses, and metric conversions. Contains 17 references, a glossary, and an index. (LZ) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. The World According to Malthus and Volterra: The Mathematical Theory of the Struggle for Existence. (EJ453595)
Bogdanov, Constantine
Quantum, v2 n6 p18-23,30 Jul-Aug 1992
1992-00-00
Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Descriptors: Computer Simulation; Ecology; Enrichment Activities; Learning Activities; Marine Biology; Mathematical Enrichment; Mathematical Formulas; Mathematical Models; Mathematics Education; Population Growth; Secondary Education
Abstract: Discusses the mathematical model presented by Vito Volterra to describe the dynamics of population density. Discusses the predator prey relationship, presents an computer simulated model from marine life involving sharks and mackerels, and discusses ecological chaos. (MDH)
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