1. Mangroves: The Tree of Life
Stephanie Bryant
Tiffany Green
Cletra Peters
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What is a Mangrove?
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Standards
NCTM
Process Standards: communication
Content Standards: data analysis and probability
NAEP
Scientific Inquiry: S4.4 Use empirical evidence to validate or criticize conclusions about explanations and predictions
Technology: T4.3 Apply science principles or data to anticipate effects of technological design
ISTE
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
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4. Procedure Is this a plant? Why or why not?
This is a plant called a Mangrove. Mangroves are special because they provide food and shelter for many species.
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5. Sound Clip of Mangrove Habitat
The following link will provide you with the sounds heard in three different Mangrove habitats:
Mangrove Habitats
After listening to the link, create a sound map of all the sounds you heard.
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6. Sound Mapping
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7. Graph the Sounds Heard
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8. Mangroves as a Community: Species
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9. Standards NCTM Math Skills: NAEP ISTE
Process Standards: representation
Content Standards: numbers and operations
NAEP
Scientific Inquiry: S4.1 Design and critique aspects of scientific investigations (e.g., involvement of control groups, adequacy of sample).
Technology: T4.2 Identify scientific tradeoffs in design decisions and choose among alternative solutions.
ISTE
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students :d) process data and report results.
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10. Procedure
Teacher will direct students to the Salted Carrot Activity from the previous day.
Students will each measure their carrots and chart any changes that might have occurred.
Students will write in their science notebooks why they believe this change occurred.
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11. Materials
Carrot
Salt
Container with Water
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12. Results of Salted Carrot Activity
Day 1
Day 2
Length
6 inches
4.5 inches
Diameter
4 inches
2 inches
Weight
1.5 pounds
1 pound
Based upon our data, we can see that the carrot shrunk in every category over the twenty four hour period. The length decreased by 1.5 inches, the diameter by 3 inches, and the weight decreased by.5 pounds. We believe that these decreases show the effect that salted water has on plants that rely on the Mangrove tree.
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13. A Walk through the Mangrove Forrest
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14. Standards NCTM NAEP ISTE Creativity and Innovation
Process Standards: Connections
Content Standards: Geometry
NAEP
Scientific Inquiry: S4.4 Use empirical evidence to validate or criticize conclusions about explanations and predictions (e.g., check to see that the premises of the argument are explicit, notice when the conclusions do not follow logically from the evidence given).
Technology: T4.1 Propose or critique solutions to problems, given criteria and scientific constraints;
ISTE
Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
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15. Procedure
Students will participate in an Animal Finder as a motivational activity.
Students will then create different animals using a geo board and will explore different shapes.
Students will actively participate in a Mangroves Scavenger Hunt independently.
Students will research facts about mangroves on five websites that teacher provides
A handout will be completed based upon the sites visited.
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16. Animal Finder
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17. Animal Finder Results
Animal Location Near the roots, by the coral reef
In the middle, swimming through the roots
In the back behind the roots & shrubs
At the bottom right behind the roots
At the bottom on the floor on the mangrove
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18. Scavenger Hunt Handout
Sample Questions:
Using the previous websites identify two differences between the two previously selected parts of the mangrove.
After reading and researching the website:   and describe three ways the mangroves contributes to the world.

19. Filamentality Website for Students
The following is a link to a teacher created site on Mangroves.
All you ever wanted to know about Mangroves! Filamentality Website
The site is useful because it presents students with background information on Mangroves.
It also includes information on preserving the Mangrove habitat.
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20. Save the Mangroves
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21. Mangroves Video
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22. References
BBC. (2010). Mangroves. Retrieved from
Mangrove Action Project.(unknown) Mangrove Action Project. Retrieved from
Globio. (2007). Mangroves. Retrieved from
National Environment & Planning Agency. (unknown). I am a tree. Retrieved from
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