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Instructional Time:30 minutes to 1 hour*Activities may be done at the instructor's discretion or be done in individual segments across multiple days Recommended Materials:
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Michigan K-12 Speaking and Listening Standards:SL 4.1 - Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearlyMichigan K-12 Language Standards:L 4.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.Michigan K-12 Geography Standards:4 - G4.0.3 - Describe some of the movements of resources, goods, people and information to, from or within the United States and explain the reasons for the movements.Other Standards:S.RS.04.18 - Describe the effect humans and other organisms have on the balance of the natural world.L.EC.04.11 - Identify organisms as part of a food chain or food web L.EC.04.21 - Explain how environmental changes can produce a change in the food web or food chain. Assessment:Students will be able to orally explain how humans have changed the environment to allow invasive species into the Great Lakes. Students will also be able to identify and explain why sea lamprey are harmful to the natural Great Lakes environment.Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkBackgroundIn this lesson students will learn about sea lamprey in Lake Superior. Not familiar with the Keweenaw Peninsula? Start here: Keweenaw National Historical Park Website
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Last updated: December 13, 2024