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Grab and Go Resources for ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies:
Get a taste of the place-based projects in the Toolkit with these mini-lessons. 

SCIENCE


Stream Data Collection 

Students explore the questions:
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How do we understand what is happening in a stream? What kind of data can we collect? This stream doesn’t look like it has ever flooded, but is it still at risk of being impacted by climate change?  


Access materials here.


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NGSS MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
WATCH THE FILM CLIP
TRY THE WHOLE FLOOD ZONE PROJECT

Energy in Hawaii
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Students explore the questions:
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How do we understand what is happening in a stream? What kind of data can we collect? This stream doesn’t look like it has ever flooded, but is it still at risk of being impacted by climate change?  


Access materials here.
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NGSS MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Watch the Film Clip
Try the whole "What's in the Data?" project

MATH

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Scaling Impact of Carbon Sinks:

Students explore the question:
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What is the impact of a carbon sink over time? 


Access materials here.


CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2 Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 Model with mathematics.
WATCH THE FILM CLIP
Try the whole Carbon Sinks Project

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS


Mo'olelo and Google Earth Exploration
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Students explore the questions:
​
How do we understand what is happening in a stream? What kind of data can we collect? This stream doesn’t look like it has ever flooded, but is it still at risk of being impacted by climate change?  


Access materials here.


Picture
NGSS MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Energy in Hawaii
​

Students explore the questions:
​
How do we understand what is happening in a stream? What kind of data can we collect? This stream doesn’t look like it has ever flooded, but is it still at risk of being impacted by climate change?  


Access materials here.
​


NGSS MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics 
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Social Studies

Picture

Scaling Impact of Carbon Sinks:

Students explore the question:
​
What is the impact of a carbon sink over time? 


Access materials here.


CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2 Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 Model with mathematics.
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  • Home
  • Film
  • Toolkit
    • Projects >
      • Understanding the Flood Zone
      • Carbon Sinks
      • The Story of Our Coasts
      • What's in the Data?
      • Chasing the Fashion Footprint
  • Climate Action at Home
  • FAQ
  • Contact