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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
To
observe
seasonal
migration
patterns,
feeding
habits,
and
nesting
behavior
of
Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds
(Archilochus
colubris)
in
North
and
Central
America.
All
students
will
learn
about
hummingbird
natural
history
and
ecology.
Students
will
learn
how
to
identify
and
age
male
and
female
Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds
and
to
observe
migration
and
feeding
behavior.
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
help
students
articulate
and
integrate
their
existing
knowledge
about
the
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
by
viewing
them
as
interacting
parts
of
a
system.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
help
students
learn
the
skills
and
value
of
the
translating
complex
interactions
among
Earth
System
components
into
a
simplified
diagram.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
show
how
graphs
of
GLOBE
data
over
time
show
the
interconnectedness
of
Earth's
system
components
at
the
local
level.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
...
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
the
best
possible
representation
of
the
study
site
as
a
system.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
in
a
system,
inferring
ways
these
changes
affect
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
deepen
students
understanding
of
the
Earth
as
a
system,
and
their
appreciation
for
the
value
of
diagrams
as
tools.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
...
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
have
students
observe
their
lilac
plants
and
identify
the
five
phenophases
(first
leaf,
full
or
95%
leafed,
first
bloom,
full
bloom
and
end
of
bloom)
for
each
lilac
plant.
During
the
growing
season,
students
will
observe
their
lilac
plants
and
identify
the
five
phenophases
(first
leaf,
full
or
95%
leafed,
first
bloom,
full
bloom
and
end
of
bloom)
for
each
lilac
plant.
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The purpose of this resource is to observe the flowering and leaf stages of selected garden plants throughout the year. After a phenological garden is planted, students observe the growth of leaves and blooming of flowers on the plants. These plants were selected because each plant blooms at a different time in the year.
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
identify
a
reqion
for
study
as
a
system,
and
to
establish
a
list
of
characteristics
and
features
useful
for
determining
the
boundaries
of
regional
systems.
Students
discuss
their
current
understanding
of
what
Earth
systems
are
and
how
they
work,
and
consider
how
to
identify
the
boundaries
of
a
region
for
Earth
system
study.
In
small
groups,
they
select
a
region
for
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The purpose of this resource is to identify what enters and leaves the regional system, and how changes in the input or output of one component can affect other components.
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