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4.20.16

The birds of Hubbard Brook, Part I

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric PowerPoint of images Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest is an area where scientists have collected ecological data for many years. It

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3.18.16

Does sea level rise harm Saltmarsh Sparrows?

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric For the last 100 years, sea levels around the globe have increased dramatically. The cause of sea level rise has been investigated and debated. Data from

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1.12.16

What do trees know about rain?

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Level 3 Grading Rubric An adapted version of the original scientific paper Excel spreadsheet of the full dataset for computer graphing exercises Did you know that Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world? Because it is so dry, we need to be able to predict how

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11.3.15

Lizards, iguanas, and snakes! Oh my!

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric Throughout history people have settled mainly along rivers and streams. Easy access to water provides resources to support many people living in one area. In the

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10.20.15

Invasion meltdown

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric Humans are changing the earth in many ways. First, by burning fossil fuels and adding greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere we are causing climate change, or

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10.19.15

Green crabs: invaders in the Great Marsh

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student Activity, Level 2 Marshes, areas along the coast that flood with each tide, are incredibly important habitats. They act as homes to large number of species, protect the coast from erosion during storms, and act as a filter for nutrients and pollution. Many species are unique to these

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8.24.15

Urbanization and estuary eutrophication

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 4 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 4 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 4 Grading Rubric An estuary is a habitat formed where a freshwater river or stream meets a saltwater ocean. Many estuaries can be found along the Atlantic coast of

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8.18.15

Can a salt marsh recover after restoration?

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric Éste Data Nugget también está disponible en Español: Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo de gráfica A Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo de gráfica B Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo

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4.23.15

Growing energy: comparing biofuel crop biomass

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric Éste Data Nugget también está disponible en Español: Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo de gráfica A Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo de gráfica B Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo de gráfica C

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3.20.15

Springing forward

The Reading Level 1 activities are as follows: Teacher Guide, Level 1 Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 1 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 1 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 1 Grading Rubric The Reading Level 3 activities are as follows: Teacher Guide, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type

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