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| Topic intro (8th graders) - slideshow presentation - 10 minutes |
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| Rotation 1 (12 minutes) | Rotation 2 (15 minutes) | Rotation 3 (12 minutes) | |
| WHERE | Classroom | Classroom | Outside |
| WHO | Parent | Teacher | Middle school students |
| MATERIALS | Flippered Friends lesson Bubble wrap, oven mitts, mask with pipe cleaner whiskers, fur cap Crisco gloves Ice water in a bowl | Visuals (posters, magazine cutouts, etc.) Self-drying clay | None |
| WHAT | Adaptations 1. Dress up 1 student from the group Bubble wrap around the middle to represent blubber Flippers on the feet to represent flippers Oven mitts to represent the fore flippers Mask of whiskers with piper cleaners (for feeling vibration in the water) Fur cap to replicate fur seals hide 2. All the students put a crisco glove on and put their hand in a bowl of ice water | Scrimshaw Art Focus on unique characteristics of a walrus, in particular the ivory tusks Teaching points→ Ivory tusks are used for scrimshaw (Inuit art) Tusks are canine teeth Human impact - history of overhunting, walrus’ are now protected Inuit community is allowed to hunt them in small numbers Activity: Students create replicas of scrimshaw art with self-drying clay | Whale, Octopus, Fish tag game (variation of Sharks & Minnows) Goal of the game: survive! Content focus: predator/prey relationships seal’s role as predators in their habitat food webs |
| NGSS Alignment Full, more detailed outline of standards & progressions → NGSS Progressions |
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| Life Science LS1.A Structure and function LS4.C Adaptation | Earth Science ESS3.C Human impacts on Earth systems Life Science LS1.A Structure and function LS2.A Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems LS2.C Ecosystem dynamics, functioning & resilience LS4.C Adaptation LS4.D Biodiversity and humans | Life Science LS1.C Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms LS2.A Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems LS2.B Cycles of matter & Energy transfer in Ecosystems LS2.C Ecosystem dynamics, functioning & resilience LS2.D Social interactions and group behavior LS4.B Natural Selection LS4.C Adaptation |
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| Notes & Other Resources: Sea World K-3 Teacher’s Guide - PDF |
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