NGSS DCI: MS-LS2
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Can We Save Corals? Using Models and Evidence to Evaluate Solutions
Students investigate coral bleaching and evaluate human intervention solutions through ecosystem modeling, data analysis, evidence sorting, and CER argumentation.
To Burn or Not to Burn? Evaluating the Role of Fire in Ecosystems
Students evaluate the role of wildfires and prescribed burns in managing forests through multimedia analysis, group discussions, and evidence-based argumentation.
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.
OBSERVER: Seeing, Sensing, and Inferring
NGSS-aligned middle school lesson to help students master the essential scientific distinction between observation and inference.
