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Fish Go To School? An ADI Lesson Plan
- 8th grade
- science
Download the "Fish Go To School?" Lesson Plan, a science unit for middle and high school classrooms. This lesson is developed in the Argument Driven Inquiry (ADI) format to help learners practice doing science as scientists do! In this lesson, students learn about research being conducted at Ball State University in the Animal Behavior Lab, led by Dr. Jessica Ward. Students view short video clips describing how the researchers study the way fish embryos can learn to identify and avoid predators while still in the egg. Learner reflect on ideas that lead to their own plan to investigate this phenomenon, then collect and analyze data, create scientific arguments that they present to peers, revise and submit to the teacher. The lesson is aligned with Next Generation Standards (NGSS).
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Restoring Our Coral Reefs – Mini-Documentary Video
- 7th grade
- science
View this video to learn how scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory study, protect and restore coral reefs in the Florida Keys. This video, produced by Faith Oakley, is a companion video from the Conservation Tales Florida Keys series of books. The books support learning for grades 3-8 to teach about conservation and science practices.
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Preparing to View the 2024 Total Eclipse Safely: A Video Article
- 3rd grade
- science
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“Learn to Survive!” Activity
- 7th grade
- science
In this short science learning activity, students are the "fish" in a lesson that teaches how fish can learn through social observation. Cards assign each member of a group to a role, either "Conditioned" fish who know how to spot a predator and respond when they see it, or "Control" fish who do not know. While viewing a video of fish, the task for Control fish is to learn by watching what other fish in the group are doing, and trying to learn to spot the predator and respond in the correct way.
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