Topic |
Learning Objective |
Maryland Standards Match
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National Standards Match
|
A
Blood Feast |
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Mosquito bite |
Students will be able to visualize the process
of a mosquito biting a person. |
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Deadly
Parasites |
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Life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum,
one of four parasites that cause malaria |
Students will be able to trace the life cycle
of Plasmodium falciparum, including its symbiotic relationship with the female Anopheles mosquito. |
3.0 F.1.a (Grade 6) |
NOAA 1c |
History
of a Lethal Disease |
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Malaria (and other vector borne
diseases) |
Students will be able to discuss
the course of malaria and identify factors that lead to its
increased range, and the increased range of other vector borne
diseases. |
3.0 D.1.a (Grade 8) 3.0 F.1.a
(Grade 6) |
NSF 6.2 NOAA 6f, 7e AAAS-Science
in Personal and Social Perspectives, Natural Hazards |
Changing
Climate, Changing Habitats |
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Effect of climate change on
animal and plant distribution
| Students will be able to explain how changes
in temperature, precipitation, and habitat distribution change
animal and plant distribution, including that of the mosquito.
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3.0 D.1.a (Grade 8) 3.0 F.1.a
(Grade 6) 6.0-B. 1a (Grade 6,7,8) |
NSF 3.8, 6.2 NOAA 1c, 6f, 7e
AAAS-Science in Personal and Social Perspectives, Natural
Hazards |
Tracking
Temperature Trends |
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Temperature change |
Students will be able to locate
relevant temperature data and analyze its significance. |
6.0-B. 1a (Grade 7) |
NSF 3.6 NOAA 4h, 6b, 6e |
The
Carbon Cycle |
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Carbon cycle, carbon reservoirs
|
Students will be able to describe
the carbon cycle, identify carbon reservoirs, and describe
carbon exchange between carbon reservoirs and the atmosphere.
|
2.0 E.2.b (Grade 8) |
NSF 3.2 NOAA 4d, 4g, 6d |
The
Greenhouse Effect |
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The effect of greenhouse gases
and radiation on temperature |
Students will be able to describe the relationship
between CO2 levels in the atmosphere and the temperature of
the earth. |
2.0-E.2.b (Grade 8) 6.0-B.1.a
(Grade 6,7,8) |
NSF 3.2, 3.6, 3.8 NOAA 3e,3g,
4g, 4h |
Molecules
on the Move: Greenhouse Gases |
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Molecular behavior of greenhouse
gases |
Students will be able to explain
on a molecular level why certain gases are more efficient
than others at capturing radiation. |
2.0-E.2b (Grade 8) |
NSF 3.8 NOAA 3e |
Fossil
Fuel and a Fiery Future |
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Fossil Fuel |
Students will be able to describe
the relationship between the burning of fossil fuels, the
production of greenhouse gases, and the carbon cycle. |
6.0-B. 1a (Grade 6,7,8) |
NSF 3.2, 9.3 NOAA 1f, 4d, 4h,6b,
6d, 6e, 7e |
What
We Do Now... |
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Relationship between greenhouse
gases and human activity |
Students will be able to identify
human activities that produce greenhouse gases. |
6.0-B. 1a (Grade 6,7,8) |
NSF 9.3 NOAA 1f, 7e |
Blood
Fever |
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Mosquito and malaria instructional
framework |
Students will be able to find
relevance in the above materials. |
6.0-B. 1a (Grade 6,7,8) |
NSF 3.8, 6.2, 9.3 AAAS-Science
in Personal and Social Perspectives, Natural Hazards |