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Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Life After Wildfires: Observing and Predicting Forest Recovery
Life After Wildfires: Observing and Predicting Forest Recovery

1-period video activity exploring forest succession, observation practices, and science identity with elementary and middle school worksheets.

Grades:K-56-8
Topics:Ecosystems & Human ImpactsOrganisms & Biodiversity
NGSS:Life ScienceMS-LS2HS-LS2HS-LS4
Genetic Engineering and Conservation
Genetic Engineering and Conservation

Should We Use Biotechnology to Save Endangered and Extinct Species?

Grades:9-12
Topics:Ecosystems & Human ImpactsDNA, CRISPR & GeneticsScience & Engineering PracticesOrganisms & BiodiversityScience & Society
NGSS:Life ScienceHS-LS2
The Basis of a Good Hypothesis
The Basis of a Good Hypothesis

Free Nature of Science lesson plan for grades 6-10. Includes a hands-on hypothesis cube activity and a video on indigenous knowledge and nitrogen cycling.

Grades:9-12
Topics:Ecosystems & Human ImpactsMicrobiologyScience & Engineering Practices
NGSS:Life ScienceEarth and Space SciencesHS-LS2HS-ESS3
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under Grant No. 2122350 and 1 R25 GM139147. Any opinion, finding, conclusion, or recommendation expressed in these videos are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the Science Communication Lab/iBiology, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, or other Science Communication Lab funders.

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