| ENVIRONMENTS
MODULE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
TECHNOLOGY/HOME
CONNECTION |
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1. |
TERRESTRIAL
ENVIRONMENTS |
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Language
Extension
• Keep an environmental-news bulletin board.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Measure terrarium plants.
Science Extensions
• Plant a school garden.
• Make terrariums from around the world. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Amazon Rainforest Journal
• Terrestrial Environments around the World |
www.fossweb.com
Check the FOSS website for interactive simulations, to communicate
with a scientist, for teaching tips, and to talk with other
classes using FOSS.
Home/School Connection: Students list living and nonliving
factors of their home environments.
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2. |
BUGS
AND BEETLES |
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Language
Extension
• Write natural history of beetles and isopods.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Art Extension
• Draw beetles and isopods.
Science Extensions
• Make a terrarium of local organisms.
• Investigate beetle metamorphosis. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Beetles
• The Darkling Beetle
• Isopods |
Home/School
Connection: Students go on an insect and small-animal safari
in their neighborhood and describe the animals and their environments. |
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3. |
WATER
TOLERANCE |
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Language
Extensions
• List wet and dry words.
• Research deserts.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Find averages of plant height, root length, etc.
Science Extension
• Use water gauges. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Auntie’s Plants |
Home/School
Connection: Students set up an experiment to find the optimum
place to grow plants at home. |
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4. |
AQUATIC
ENVIRONMENTS |
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Language
Extensions
• Describe aquatic environments.
• Research acid lakes.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Science Extensions
• Design and build a class aquarium.
• Test acid content of local water samples.
• Record movement of aquatic snails. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Aquatic Environments around the World
• Water Pollution: The Lake Erie Story
• Sources of Water Pollution |
Home/School Connection: Students investigate aquatic environments
in their neighborhood or inventory natural aquatic environments.
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5. |
BRINE
SHRIMP HATCHING |
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Language
Extension
• Debate water use through role-playing.
Math Extension
• Problem of the week.
Science Extensions
• Refine the hatching experiment.
• Investigate other factors in shrimp hatching. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• The Brine Shrimp
• The Mono Lake Story
• Shrimp Aquaculture: Environmental Boon or Environmental
Bomb? |
Home/School Connection: Students raise brine shrimp to see
if they can achieve a complete life cycle.
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6. |
SALT
OF THE EARTH |
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Language
Extension
• Research salt use on local roads.
Math Extensions
• Problem of the week.
• Make a graph to compare plant growth.
Science Extension
• Research the effect of acid rain on plants. |
See the
Science Stories folio.
• Breeding Plants
• What Happens When Ecosystems
Change?
• How Organisms Depend on Each Other |
Home/School
Connection: Students may work at home with family members to
prepare their project reports.
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