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Bye Bye, Bycatch, Derek Jackson

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Grade Level: 7th Grade Life Science

Using critical thinking skills to better understand how conservation engineering can improve sustainable fisheries.

Going Fishing In The Classroom!, Will Shoup

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Grade Level: 4th Grade Life Science and General Science

The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with nonliving components in the ecosystem. Key ideas include that interrelationships exist in populations, communities, and ecosystems.

The Mystery Of The Oyster: What's In The Bag?, Julia Grenn

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Grade level: 7th Grade Life Science and Biology

Students will use measurements and graphing to examine and assess how husbandry strategies and business decisions can impact the Eastern Oyster shape.

Hematodinium: A Blue Crab Parasite, Xuqing Chen

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Grade Level: High School Biology

Students will use monthly survey data to measure percentage of infection, or "prevalence" of Hematodinium in adult and juvenile blue crabs and determine how prevalence changes through seasons.

The Case Of The Missing Penguins!, Claudia Moncada

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Grade Level: 7th Grade Life Science

Students will gather and graph data to examine patterns in Adelie penguin populations in the Western Antarctic Peninsula and determine potential drivers for these patterns.

Cereal Killer: Diagnosing Oyster Diseases Using Pcr, Anna Poslednik

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Grade Level: High School Biology

Understand the basis of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by constructing a model of the technique using cereal and pipe cleaners

Who's That Phytoplankton?, Savannah Mapes

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Grade Level: High School Biology

Students will assess harmful algal bloom diagnosis.

Mapping A Terrapin Town, Anna Caputo

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Grade Level: 7th Grade Life Science and Environmental Science

In small groups, students will explore diamondback terrapin habitat requirements, conservation, and how land use planning can affect their population.

Watching Seagrass Breathe, Alyson Hall

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Grade Level: 7th Grade / High School Life Science and Biology

Students will investigate how seagrasses act as primary producers in the ocean, why we care about them, and how scientists measure their rates of primary production and respiration.

How Can Communities Be Engaged In Climate Change?, Yao Wang, Qiong Wang

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Grade Level: Advanced High School, AP, IB

Students will use materials to practice how stakeholders engage in climate change adaptation planning to make decisions for Lynnhaven (the second largest watershed) in the City of Virginia Beach. Their Lynnhaven adaptation strategy project will demonstrate that they understand what community engagement for climate change adaptation planning is and how to conduct five phases of community engagement.

Where Land Meets The Sea, Kayla Cahoon

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Grade Level: High School Earth Science and Oceanography

Students will use graphs of sediment cores to determine how coast lines change.

Women In Higher Education - Primary Source Set, Freddy Enrique Moran

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Higher education in America prior to the 19^th century looked a specific way, white and male, and while there have been many advancements in medicine, and teaching medicine, since then. An equally impressive jump forward socially for education happened during these time periods. Education as a whole saw drastic changes between the 19^th and 20^th century with the increasing enrollment of women in higher education. The evolution of higher education between 1870 and 1930 saw drastic changes to women enrollment within universities, going from 5% to 14% female enrollment at a higher professional degree seeking university. Even …

Oregon Trail, Heading Out West, Freddy Enrique Moran

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Oregon Trail. Students will use a primary source journal and maps to build a picture of the hardships many individuals and groups faced on their trek out west and what are some push and pull factors that led to the decision to go.

Grade Level: 7-8

Lesson Length: 55 minutes

Purpose: Students will explore migration and be able to identify push and pull factors that applied to those embarking out west by using primary source documents from the Oregon Trail.

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will be able to list specific push and pull factors that led to people heading out …

Warfare In The 19th Century, Freddy Enrique Moran

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Students will be learning about 19^th century warfare and challenges nations faced when fighting a war. The lesson will be accomplished through primary source journal entries and graphs.

Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Length: 60 minutes

Purpose: Students will read the excerpt from multiple sources and will compare and contrast warfare from the 19^th century and the 20^th century.

Learning Outcomes:

• Student will have the ability to point to specific reasons as to what could have made the Civil War so deadly a conflict.
• Students will give specific examples as to how the Civil War changed/impacted …

Arming Of The U.S. Army During War 1861, Jessica Colfer

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Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Length: 60 minutes

Learning Objectives:

• The student will be able to identify the armament of the Union army at the beginning of the Civil War.
• The student will consider the preparedness of the Union and Confederate armies.
• The student compare and contrast prior knowledge about the Civil War to interpret historical documents.
• The student will be able to analyze and interpret a primary document.

The Election Of 1860 And The Secession Of The South, Jessica Colfer

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Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Length: 80 minutes

Learning Objectives:

• Students will be able to analyze primary documents and identify the relation between student attendance and the political and societal context of the time.
• Students will be able to analyze and apply their prior knowledge to interpret the perspectives of those during the outbreak of the Civil War.
• Students will be able to identify the primary causes of South Carolina’s secession from the Union.

Children Around The World, Azucena Franco

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What Does A Suffragist Look Like?, Maribel Delgadillo

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Students will look at several photographs to determine what a suffragists looks like. Many students believe that all women, and only women, wanted women to have the right to vote.

Introduction To Analyzing Sources, Tiffany Simoncelli

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Learning About Hispanic Cultures, Shanna Edjang

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Black Migration From The South To Chicago, Tai Basurto

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Peacemakers Around The World, Sandra Diaz

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Identifying Locations And Their Development Status, Karen Ekpenyong

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The Emancipation Proclamation: The Nation's Blessing Or The Nation's Burden?, Donald Andre

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Advertising And Its Effects On American Life And Personal Choices, Diane Boutet

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Identifying Supporting Details Employing Aztec And Incan History, Jose Arias

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The Perseverance, Britta Dahlberg

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A Sign Of The Times: Saluting The Tuskegee Airmen And Their Path To Victory, Phyllis Crowe

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Spread The Word! A Look At The Development Of Communication Technology, Sue Leahy

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The Battle Of Chancellorsville, Sue Caler

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