Field Guide
Overview
Being a scientist is all about being curious and observant. Scientists observe the world around them and document it. That’s what you will be doing today! Creating a field guide by observing the environment around you and documenting it with the tools you have.
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Activity Type:
Lesson
Target Grade Level:
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
45 min
Topics:
Caribbean
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. |
Created by:
Climate Kids
