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- Unit 5 - Threatened and Endangered Species (20)
- Overview - Threatened and Endangered Species (1)
- Lesson 1 - Are these Animals Threatened, Endangered, or Extinct? (2)
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- SC.5.6.3 Compare what happens to light when it is reflected, refracted, and absorbed (2)
- SC.5.8.4 Demonstrate that day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis (2)
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Human Impact on Coral Reefs
In this lesson students will have a class discussion on the ecological importance of coral reefs and their value to humans. That discussion will lead the class to examine the threats to reefs both by humans and by nature. The students are then broken into small cooperative groups where they will work together to learn about human impacts affecting the health of coral reef habitats.
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National Standards:
Hawaii State Standards:
- Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III
- 3rd Grade
- SC.3.1.1 Pose a question and develop a hypothesis based on observations
- SC.3.1.2 Safely collect and analyze data to answer a question
- SC.3.2.1 Describe ways technologies in fields such as agriculture, information, manufacturing, or communication have influenced society
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Keywords:
climate change, conservation, coral, coral bleaching, ecological, erosion, human threats, marine debris, natural threats, overfishing, runoff, sediment, pollution, technology, threats, zooxanthellae
