The activities are as follows: Climate change is affecting our world in many ways. Globally, we are experiencing more droughts and wildfires, shifting seasons, and rising sea levels. Species are responding as well. Some can shift their ranges to follow cooler temperatures. But what about organisms, like fish, that cannot easily move to a new
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Does the heat turn caterpillars into cannibals?
The activities are as follows: Around the world, temperatures are rising from climate change. This is a hot topic for scientists because warmer temperatures could make diseases spread a lot faster. Many diseases spread by the foods we eat. With warmer temperatures, metabolisms increase, and organisms need to eat more food to survive. This increases the
Changing climates in the Rocky Mountains
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 Each type of plant needs specific conditions to grow and thrive. If conditions change, such as temperature or the amount of precipitation, plant communities may change as
To reflect, or not to reflect, that is the question
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 Since 1978, satellites have measured changes in Arctic sea ice extent, or the area by the North Pole covered by ice. Observations show that Arctic sea ice
A window into a tree’s world
The activities are as follows: According to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the years 2015-2018 were the warmest recorded on Earth in modern times! And it is only expected to get warmer. Temperatures in the Northeastern U.S. are projected to increase 3.6°F by 2035. Every year the weather is a
Beetle, it’s cold outside!
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 PowerPoint of images and chill coma video Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Éste Data Nugget también está disponible en Español: Actividad para estudiantes, Tipo de gráfica
When whale I sea you again?
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 PowerPoint of images from Palmer LTER Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom People have hunted whales for over 5,000 years for their meat, oil, and blubber. In
When a species can’t stand the heat
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 Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Tuatara are a unique species of reptile found only in New Zealand. Tuatara look like lizards but they are actually in
The Arctic is Melting – So What?
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Level 4 Grading Rubric An adapted version of the original scientific paper Think of the North Pole as one big ice cube – a vast sheet of ice, only a few meters thick, floating over the Arctic Ocean. Historically, the amount of Arctic sea ice would be at
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