Salt and Ecosystems Case Studies

Part of the Ecology Disrupted Curriculum Collection.

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Slide 1
Tamarack: John Lillis; Mountain Holly: Champlain Project; Table Salt: Everything Kitchens; Bird: US Geological Survey; Mammal (Deer): Clker
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Rainbow Trout: US Fish & Wildlife Service; Table Salt: Everything Kitchens; Frog: USGS; Algae: US Department of Health & Human Services; Tap Water: Food & Water Watch
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Eastern White Cedar: Forests for Maine's Future; Phragmites: Rob Bock/Sandbox; Hackensack River: Karl Musser/US Geological Survey
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Thermometer: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education/University of South Florida; Otter: WA Department of Fish & Wildlife; Alewife: Department of Natural Resources - Cornell University/NY Department of Environmental Conservation; Atlantic Sturgeon: Department of Natural Resources - Cornell University/NY Department of Environmental Conservation
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Great White Shark: Terry Goss; Sea Turtle: NOAA; Horseshoe Crab: NOAA; Right Whale: NOAA 
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Ecosystem Fact Sheets slide show

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Salt and Ecosystems Case Studies worksheet

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TEACHER'S GUIDE

Have students review the Ecosystem Fact Sheets and, working in pairs, complete the graphic organizer.  The fact sheets are available as a slide show to download or display from this page, and are also included in the Worksheets downloadable on this page, and the Investigation Booklet available on the lesson home page.