Lesson Plans

Part of the Ecology Disrupted Curriculum Collection.

The first five lessons are designed for 45-minute middle or high school biology or environmental science classes. The final lesson, Ecology Disrupted, is designed for a 90-minute session.

Educator Materials Salting Winter Roads Introduce students to the use of road salt to keep roads clear of snow and ice, potential problems with road salt runoff, and to... Educator Materials Salt And Living Things A close look at how added salt affects living things, at the cellular, organismal and ecosystem level. Educator Materials Water in Our Daily Lives: Coming And Going Learn where our water comes from and how runoff from roads impacts the environment. Educator Materials Investigating and Graphing Salinity Data Students learn how research studies are designed, what data to collect and graph to best answer a research question. Educator Materials Representing and Making Meaning from Salinity Data: Graphing and Drawing Conclusions Students use data and graphs to draw conclusions and make claims about Baltimore’s water supply and road salt. Educator Materials Ecology Disrupted: Unexpected Consequences Of Human Daily Life On Abiotic and Biotic Ecosystem Components Use Science Bulletins media to explore other examples of disrupted abiotic and biotic factors.