Students are using oysters to help protect New York City’s coastlines.
February 2023
Quick Quiz: Protecting the Coast
EARTH SCIENCE, LIFE SCIENCE
Integrating Visual Information: Students will learn about how oyster shell reefs help protect beaches.
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February 2023
Visual Features
EARTH SCIENCE, LIFE SCIENCE
Analyze the visual features of the article.
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February 2023
Oyster Bar Graph
EARTH SCIENCE, LIFE SCIENCE
Complete analyzing data activity by looking at a bar graph of oyster shell deposit sites in New York Harbor.
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May 2020
Coral Reef Construction
EARTH SCIENCE
Watch a video about the reproduction, growth, and development of coral reefs.
May 2020
Sunscreen vs. Coral
EARTH SCIENCE
Some places are banning certain types of sunscreen that harm coral reefs.
May 2020
Coral Life Cycle
EARTH SCIENCE
Quick Quiz: Analyze a diagram about the life cycle of corals.
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May 2020
Tell Me Why
EARTH SCIENCE
Cause and Effect: Use a graphic organizer to identify cause-and-effect relationships found in the article "Elephant Guardians."
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May 2020
Problem and Solution
EARTH SCIENCE
Designing Solutions: Identify problems, analyze how engineers solved them, and brainstorm ideas for your own solution.
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February 2019
America's National Treasures
EARTH SCIENCE
Watch a video about the country's national parks and the history of the U.S. National Park Service.
February 2019
Disappearing Glaciers
EARTH SCIENCE
Scholastic reporter Nell Durfee hiked glaciers in Alaska. Find out why these icy formations might someday disappear.
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