Beyond the Dead Zone

Provided by: EarthEcho International |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This unit explains how human actions impact the health of ecosystems in the Everglades of southern Florida, providing videos, worksheets, an experiment guide, a virtual field trip video to a wastewater treatment facility, and a rain barrel project.

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Subjects: Biology, Engineering

Authors: EarthEcho International

Region: North America, USA - South, United States, Global, Florida

Languages: English

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Positives

The videos are interesting and easy to understand.
Students will learn about the ways that humans are damaging the Everglades and what can be done to fix the damage.

Additional Prerequisites

There is a lot of information on this page. The best resources to start with are the two videos titled "Beyond the Dead Zone Part 1" and "Beyond the Dead Zone Part 2".
Each video features an accompanying student worksheet under "Resources."
The videos show definitions very quickly on the screen. Teachers may want to pause the videos when there is text on the screen so students can write down definitions on their worksheets.

Differentiation

Science classes could research information about local agricultural practices to find out if there are any policies or recommendations regarding fertilizer use.
Students could discuss the questions from the worksheet in pairs or small groups.
Other resources on this topic include this National Park Service video on how climate change affects the Everglades, this video on how to save coral reefs, and this Khan Academy video on the impacts of agricultural practices.

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EarthEcho International

EarthEcho International envisions a world where every individual has the opportunity and tools to create a healthy and thriving environment. To that end, their mission is to build a global youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet. Their Academy is a new virtual learning space developed to provide online courses for teacher professional learning with access to fully remote, asynchronous environmental education modules for students.

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