English/Language Arts
Explore literary devices: epigraphs
Today’s Minute begins with a the words from an inscription. Using quotations or inscriptions to begin a piece of writing is a literary device often used to set up the theme of the work that follows. Use this Minute to have students explore the possibilities of this complex literary device and to try it out in their own writing.
Social Studies
Explore global geography
Where are the Galapagos Islands? Get the globes onto the tables so students can explore the physical locations of these islands and understand the role geography and human behavior had in the extinction of this tortoise population. Who governs the Galapagos? Why? Why not Colombia or Costa Rica or Peru?
STEM
Explore biology: evolution and extinction
Author Patent unveils a narrative whereby human interference with an isolated habitat directly caused the extinction of species. Have students explore the relationship between the physical locale and the evolutionary characteristics of the animals who populated the Galapagos in the past and the present. Examine the travels of seafaring peoples by these islands, including a ship that held a young Charles Darwin. What did Darwin find on these islands that led him to develop his theories of evolution? How did human behavior interfere with the evolutionary process? Where else might this be most likely to occur? What responsibility do humans have to the planet? What are the potential consequences and benefits of human behavior?
FCS/Nutrition
Explore nutritional requirements in isolated environments
Travelling for long periods of time without access to fresh food sources presents a unique set of problems. Have students create a packable menu for an extended trip to the environment of their choice- - under the sea, outer space, on the ocean. What things must they think about from a nutritional point of view? What will happen if they have a shortage of a nutritional staple. I.e. not enough vitamin D? Vitamin B? Vitamin C?
Research Skills
Explore Museum Websites
Author Patent mentions the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Use this Minute to get your students exploring the rich content available in Museum websites. Check out the research sections and the search bars. Look for current exhibitions and staff scientists and experts. Museums provide primary and secondary research sources and access to rich content that can be trusted. If your budgets no longer allow for physical field trips, take some virtual trips to great museums both local and abroad.
Explore literary devices: epigraphs
Today’s Minute begins with a the words from an inscription. Using quotations or inscriptions to begin a piece of writing is a literary device often used to set up the theme of the work that follows. Use this Minute to have students explore the possibilities of this complex literary device and to try it out in their own writing.
Social Studies
Explore global geography
Where are the Galapagos Islands? Get the globes onto the tables so students can explore the physical locations of these islands and understand the role geography and human behavior had in the extinction of this tortoise population. Who governs the Galapagos? Why? Why not Colombia or Costa Rica or Peru?
STEM
Explore biology: evolution and extinction
Author Patent unveils a narrative whereby human interference with an isolated habitat directly caused the extinction of species. Have students explore the relationship between the physical locale and the evolutionary characteristics of the animals who populated the Galapagos in the past and the present. Examine the travels of seafaring peoples by these islands, including a ship that held a young Charles Darwin. What did Darwin find on these islands that led him to develop his theories of evolution? How did human behavior interfere with the evolutionary process? Where else might this be most likely to occur? What responsibility do humans have to the planet? What are the potential consequences and benefits of human behavior?
FCS/Nutrition
Explore nutritional requirements in isolated environments
Travelling for long periods of time without access to fresh food sources presents a unique set of problems. Have students create a packable menu for an extended trip to the environment of their choice- - under the sea, outer space, on the ocean. What things must they think about from a nutritional point of view? What will happen if they have a shortage of a nutritional staple. I.e. not enough vitamin D? Vitamin B? Vitamin C?
Research Skills
Explore Museum Websites
Author Patent mentions the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Use this Minute to get your students exploring the rich content available in Museum websites. Check out the research sections and the search bars. Look for current exhibitions and staff scientists and experts. Museums provide primary and secondary research sources and access to rich content that can be trusted. If your budgets no longer allow for physical field trips, take some virtual trips to great museums both local and abroad.
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