During this unit, Students will observe offspring in an ecosystem and ask questions about the behaviors they have to survive to adulthood.
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Lessons and Standards
Platform: Kelp Forest
NGSS Alignment
- Cross-Cutting Concepts: Observing Patterns
- SE Practice: Asking Questions
- Integrates the following DCIs:
- Life Science: 1 – LSI – A, Structure and Function
- Life Science: 1 – LSI – D, Information Processing
STEM Discovery Process: Make a Difference, Explore & Wonder
Unit Summary
Updated summary coming spring 2021
Schedules
Additional Resources
- Kelp Forest Information
- What is a kelp forest? (NOAA National Ocean Service)
- Kelp Forests: A Description (NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries)
- Kelp Forest (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
- Lesson Plans and Activities
- Kelp Forest Live Cam (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
- Kelp Forest Live Cam (Birch Aquarium)
- “Kelp Forest Bingo” Activity (Birch Aquarium)
- “Fish for a Day” Lesson Plan (Aquarium of the Pacific)
- “Crabs: Claws and Shells” Lesson Plan (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
- Science Careers
