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Structure of the Curriculum
Using the High School Estuaries 101 curriculum, teachers will be able to teach their students about Earth System Science using coastal and ocean data. Through this curriculum—which includes interactive investigations, field studies, and data analysis—teachers and students will learn that estuaries provide shelter, spawning grounds, and food for many species, that they act as buffers to improve water quality, reduce the effects of floodwaters, and prevent erosion, and that coastal areas provide value to humans in the form of recreation, scientific knowledge, aesthetics, commercial and recreational fishing, and transportation (Thayer et al., 2003).
The activities all follow the same basic structure:
- Teacher Guide, including an introduction and overview, learning goals and standards-matching, background information, materials and preparations, procedures, assessments, and extensions
- Teacher Answer Key
- Student Reading(s)
- Student Sheet(s)
- Student Data Sheet(s)
Finally, each Module concludes with an assessment piece, designed for use after completion of all the activities within that Module. These assessments, which overarch all the activities within a Module, provide a means for both grading, as appropriate, and checking in with student advances in understanding. Also, within each activity, there are opportunities for formative assessment.
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Last Updated on: 02-28-2012
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