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Sucker Creek Preserve Tour

Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration

Category: Natural Innovations

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Sucker Creek Preserve Tour
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
  • Website
  • Field Trip | Program
  • short PDF
  • Speaker
Description:

Preservation
After completing this activity, students will be able to have a better understanding about:
-Water processes, geology, archeology, biodiversity, native plants and their communities, bird identification and environmental preservation and its benefits.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SYSTEM CONCEPT(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
cycles
ecosystems
knowledge
migration

SYSTEM BENCHMARK(S) TO BE ADDRESSED FOR GRADES PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8:
Grades PreK-2
A-1 Social systems and natural systems are made of parts.
Grades 3 - 5
B-1 In social and natural systems that consist of many parts, the parts usually influence one another.
Grades 6 - 8
C-3 Social and natural systems are connected to each other and to other larger or smaller systems.

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MINNESOTA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
MINNESOTA SCIENCE STANDARD(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
K.IV.G.1 - The student will observe and describe the environment using the five senses.

1.IV.B.1 - The student will observe and describe how plants and animals grow and change.

2.IV.C.1 - The student will observe and describe some features of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments.

3.IV.C.2 - The student will know that changes in a habitat can be beneficial or harmful to an organism.

4.IV.B.1 - The student will classify plants and animals according to their physical characteristics.

4.III.A.1 - The student will identify and investigate environmental issues and potential solutions.

5.IV.E.1 - The student will recognize that individuals of the same species differ in their characteristics and that sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

6.I.B.2 - The student will distinguish among observation, prediction and inference.

7.IV.C.1 - The student will provide examples of the potentially irreversibile effects of human activity on ecosystems.

7.IV.C.2 - The student will define a population as all individuals of a species that exist together at a give place and time.

8.III.A.1 - The student will identify and research an environmental issue and evaluate its impact.

8.III.A.2 - The student will describe how features on the Earth's surface are created and constantly changing through a combination of slow and rapid processes of weathering, erosion, sediment deposition, landslides, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

9-12.I.C.4 - The student will know that technological changes and scientific advances are often accompanied by social, political, environmental and economic changes.

9-12.I.D.3 - The student will compare and contrast the differences between scientific theories from other bodies of knowledge, and the importance of each in a science discussion.

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Posted by Natural Innovations

Author: Pelican River Watershed District
Topic:
  • Geology
  • Stewardship
  • Water
Audience:
  • Public
  • Youth
  • Grades PreK-12
  • Higher Education
Length in pages or time:
Fee?: 0
Library Loan?:
Is Training required?:
Seasonal?: fall preferably
Language other than English:
Order information or contact: Pelican River Watershed District Denise Baer PO Box 1043, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 (218)846-0436 dbaer@lakesnet.net www.prwd.org
Link: http://www.prwd.org
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