Curricular materials

These video segments and text passages with discussion questions (listed below) provide a case study of the Cary Institute scientists at work on the river and in their labs. You can watch the video segments and read the passages to help answer the discussion questions. There is also a 7-minute video documentary feature of the Cary Institute scientists’ work.

 

Passage One: An Unwelcome Newcomer

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Passage Two: Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River

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Passage Three: The Short-Term Impact of the Zebra Mussel Invasion

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Passage Four: Long-Term Monitoring of the Hudson River

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Watch the documentary feature "The Invasion: A Case Study on the Hudson River"