Transcript Everglades - Green Magnet MS 217

swim in an ancient solution pit
Everglades Flora and Fauna
gallinule
sawgrass prairie
egret
Anhinga –
the snake bird
cypress
stand
Egret in Cypress
Swamp
Over the next 6
weeks, you will
read The Missing
‘Gator of Gumbo
Limbo, poems,
and non-fiction
articles about the
Everglades.
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Geological History of the Everglades
History of the Seminole Indians in the Everglades
Everglades Ecosystem – Flora, Fauna
Everglades’ Keystone Species
Homelessness – its causes, solutions
Dangers to the Everglades: Pollution, Invasive
Species, Habitat Destruction, Endangered Species
• Restoration of the Everglades
• Everglades Eco-Travel Brochure
• Powerpoint Presentation on
– Geological History of the Everglades
– History of the Seminole Indians in the Everglades
– Everglades Ecosystem – Flora, Fauna
– Everglades’ Keystone Species
– Homelessness – its causes, solutions
– Dangers to the Everglades: Pollution, Invasive Species,
Habitat Destruction, Endangered Species
– Restoration of the Evergladess
• Persuasive PSA to save the Everglades
• Week 1:
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Calendar
Everglades – Read Aloud
Missing ‘Gator , Forward – Chapters 3 (45 pp)
Poem, “Some Rivers” by Frank Asch
Vocabulary Game
Googledoc – collect images of Everglades, maintain bibliography
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Missing ‘Gator, Chapters 4-6 (42 pp)
Biome, A Journey into a Wetland
“Everglades,” a short history by Julie Greiner
Vocabulary Test – chapter 1 - 6
• Week 3:
– Chapters 7-9 Missing ‘Gator (50 pp)
– The Everglades, River of Grass by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, pp. 9-14
• Weeks –4 - 6.
– Research
• Creation ofBibliography – Works Cited
• Research Paper – 400 words
• Presentation – brochure, powerpoint, PSA
– Brochure, Powerpoint, PSA
See and learn more about the Everglades
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/enlarge/american-alligator_image.html
• Hear an American Alligator
• Watch - Video: Gator Water Dance
• Restoring the Everglades
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/goinggreen-environment/conservation-in-action/everglades.html
More Websites for Research
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Websites:
http://www.nps.gov/ever/presskit/index.htm
http://glades.sfwmd.gov/empact/home/index.shtml The Living Everglades. A website designed to provide
citizens, scientists, teachers, and students access to a vast amount of information and data about the Florida
Everglades.
Environmental Kid's Club: URL:http://ww.epa.gov/kids/ - A good site for younger students or second language
learners. Uses graphic organizers.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/index.html - A site dedicated to education and information about toxins, pollution
and programs.
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/ - This site contains links and articles about Florida's environmental concerns.
http://www.theevergladesstory.org/animation/ - This site has good animations, 2-4 minute video clips,
URL:http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/wdstrok.htm
Comments: An excellent site with a wealth of information about wading birds in the Everglade. The site
contains links to further resources and research.
Sources
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Alligator (Title Slide). National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/alligators-and-crocodiles/american-crocodileemerging-water_image.html.
American Alligator Basking on a Riverbank. National Geographic. .Retrieved 9/2/08.
[http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/enlarge/american-alligator_image.html].
“Join us for dinner.” National Geographic. Retrieved 9/2/08.
[http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/enlarge/nile-croc-teeth_image.html].
Alligatoridae. Словари и энциклопедии на Академике Мобильная версияДобавить поиск в
браузерЭкспорт словарей на свой сайт. Retrieved 9/2/08. [http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/455]