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Resource type	Theme	Title	Teaser	Grade Level	Name	Comments	Post date
Learning activities, Watershed experiences	Biodiversity, Invasive species, Scientific inquiry	Invasive Species Impacts on Biodiversity in a Maine Watershed	How diverse is my local ecosystem? Students compare local biodiversity counts to those in other areas of their watershed. Watershed Experiences get students outside to observe, ask questions, investigate, take action, and deepen their scientific understanding and connection to their local watersheds. They begin with a current environmental issue and research question of direct meaning and importance to students and local communities.	Middle school (grades 6-8)	vitalteach		2010-02-11
Analysis resources	Scientific inquiry	Boat Launch Sites in Maine Layer for Google Earth	Happen to be looking for the name of that boat launch? Or the name of that lake or river? You’ve come to the right place, this Google Earth .kmz layer will provide you with the answers you’re looking for. I’ve created this layer of the boat launch sites across the State of Maine for students and scientists a like to use for analysis. In this layer you’ll find specific information relating to each individual boat launch facility.	Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development	MattKeene		2009-11-19
Analysis resources	Scientific inquiry	Maine Population by County Layer for Google Earth	I’ve created this handy and helpful KMZ layer of every county in Maine and the total population of that county. Included in this layer is a legend with description of how the fields in this layer are classified. Every county is clickable and provides census totals and county name, population density can be related to areas of high invasive species incidents.	Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development	MattKeene		2009-11-19
Analysis resources	Scientific inquiry	Research Facilities Layer for Google Earth	This fun KML layer provides the user with a location of Research Facilities within the Gulf of Maine region. Each point of interest on the map gives you a name, address and link to the appropriate website. This layer is helpful if you’re looking for a specific research facility that is studying something you may be interested in.	Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development	MattKeene		2009-11-19
Analysis resources, Habitat monitoring resources	Scientific inquiry	Habitat Zones Layer for Google Earth	Have you ever been out in the field and find yourself unsure of which habitat zone you’re in? I’ve created this habitat layer that spans the entire State of Maine. This biophysical map will tell you not only where you are, but will also allow you to compare data with other different habitat zones.	Middle school (grades 6-8) High school (grades 9-12) Professional development	MattKeene		2009-11-19
Field work resources, Learning activities	Invasive species, Scientific inquiry	Use your Senses!	Get your students thinking with their five senses so they are raring and ready to give good field notes.	Middle school (grades 6-8)	dallen		2009-11-05
Learning activities	Biodiversity	Classification and Biodiversity	How do you classify things? Students usually list size, color, and shape. This activity builds on their previous knowledge and can be usedto broaden students knowledge into classifying by structure. Easy to fit into a single period and minimal preparation make this an ideal starter activity.	Middle school (grades 6-8)	ecollard		2009-11-05
Learning activities	Biodiversity, Invasive species	Comic Life Invasive Species	Research Maine invasive species and let your students use their new learnings to create comics.	Middle school (grades 6-8)	slittlefield	1	2009-11-05
Watershed experiences	Ecosystem health, Ecosystems	Build a Watershed	In this activity students use rocks and aluminum foil to construct a watershed. Then they add pollutants (oil and manure) and observe how pollutants affect a watershed. Finally, they add a wetlands (a sponge) to observe how wetlands can help to clean pollutants from a watershed.	Middle school (grades 6-8)	skistenmacher		2009-11-05
Learning activities	Biodiversity, Ecosystem health, Invasive species	Ratatouille and Your Friend The Rat	Disney and the invasive species connection. Four-By-Rat activity. This is an adaptation of the quick write / quick draw activity.	Middle school (grades 6-8)	slittlefield		2009-11-05

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