ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SC2015] (3) 12 :

12 ) Evaluate engineered solutions to a problem created by environmental changes and any resulting impacts on the types and density of plant and animal populations living in the environment (e.g., replanting of sea oats in coastal areas due to destruction by hurricanes, creating property development restrictions in vacation areas to reduce displacement and loss of native animal populations).*

Read like a detective and solve a BIG problem on the island of Sumatra where man and Asian elephants struggle to live together and get along. The elephants are destroying all the farmland. This self-paced lesson is interesting for all ages (and the BIG solution at the end may surprise you.)

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SC2015] (3) 12 :

12 ) Evaluate engineered solutions to a problem created by environmental changes and any resulting impacts on the types and density of plant and animal populations living in the environment (e.g., replanting of sea oats in coastal areas due to destruction by hurricanes, creating property development restrictions in vacation areas to reduce displacement and loss of native animal populations).*

In this lesson, students are introduced to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Through a hands-on simulation, students explore how birds are affected by oil and how wildlife rescuers help oiled birds.