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Science — Grade 8
Goal 3, Objective 3.04
Resources aligned to this objective
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- The case of the disappearing pitcher plants
- This lesson addresses the cause and effect relationship between human interaction and a North Carolina endangered plant species. A role-playing scenario allows students to view the situation from a variety of positions and to collectively arrive at a solution to the problem.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)
- By Eddie Hamblin.
Lesson plans on the web
- Are hammerheads a keystone species?
- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn what a keystone species is and then draw a simple food chain that helps illustrate why tiger sharks are considered a keystone species in Shark Bay. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Diving in to save the monk seal
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students use the Internet to learn about monk seal research and an ecosystem reserve that has been established in part to protect the seals. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Threats to ocean life: Can marine sanctuaries help?
- is lesson, from Xpeditions, provides an opportunity for students to learn about environmental problems in the oceans and how marine sanctuaries can help protect ocean habitats. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- A trip to the beach?
- Students investigate the truth behind common myths about sharks and shark attacks, learning why sharks are important members of the ecosystem. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Why is oceanography important?
- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about some of the important discoveries that oceanographers have made and some areas that they are investigating. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- Provider: National Geographic