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Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity Students explore major marine ecosystems by locating them on maps. Students use marine examples to learn about energy transfer through food chains and food webs. Use the provided Feeding Frenzy Answer Key to assess students' comprehension. Extending the Learning. Have students use their food chain cards to.

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Here is a reading from Larry Sabato regarding the press and their reaction to news events. Please read and complete the attached questions. These answers are due at the end of the period on Thursday, February 19th.

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Abstract

We are a recipient of a 2004 National Dissemination grant from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education and has been cited as a source for model case studies by the National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Keywords

2004 National Dissemination grant, National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education, NSF, National Science Digital Library, NSDL, American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS, National Research Council, NRC, Biology2010

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Subject Headings

Biology (General) | Earth Science | Ecology | Evolutionary Biology | Interdisciplinary Sciences | Science (General) |

Date Posted

3/5/2010

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Videos

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• Species Distributions
  This short video, which was constructed specifically for this case study by the author of the case, is designed to prod the non-science student into thinking about various ecological factors that might limit the distribution and abundance of a given species. Running time: 10:31 min. Produced by Matthew Rowe in association with The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science and Michigan State University, 2015.
• Energy Transfer – The 10% Rule
  This short, simple video explains the 10% rule in ecology. Running time: 1:42 min. Produced by Region 10 Education Service Center, 2012.
• HD: Bait Ball Feast – Nature’s Great Events: The Great Feast – BBC One
  David Attenborough narrates a short clip (1 minute, 14 seconds) from his Blue Planet series showing a marine feeding frenzy. Running time: 1:14 min. Produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, 2009.
• Tim Dinsdale. Loch Ness. 1960
  A link to the famous Dinsdale footage, which purportedly shows Nessie, but more likely represents a boat and its wake. Running time: 40 sec. Produced by Tim Dinsdale; YouTube upload by Zoilo Bolanoble. 1960 (original footage); uploaded to YouTube in 2013.
• The Lost Golf Balls of Loch Ness
  Short video of the extensive search using remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) of the lake bottom in 2009. Lots of golf balls were found, but no monsters. The same video is available embedded in a news article at http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/search-for-loch-ness-monster-nets-100000-golf-balls. Running time: 1:08 min. Produced by SeaTrepid, 2009.
• Could Bigfoot REALLY Exist?
  This video is a perfect recap for Part I of the case study. Running time: 7:30 min. Produced by Joe Hanson ('It’s Okay to Be Smart' series); uploaded to YouTube 2016.