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3.5.3

Definition

The student will investigate how natural and man-made changes in environmental conditions will affect individual organisms and the dynamics of populations.

Activities

Fish Oil, Really?

Engagement

Menhaden: A Keystone Species in the Bay

Exploration

The Nature of Plant and Animal Fats

Explanation

Finding Answers in the Marine Ecosystem

Extension

An Analysis of Omega 3 Consumption

Evaluation

An Informed Choice

Oyster Behavior in the Larval Stage

Exploration

The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Population

Evaluation

The Great Oyster Debate

The Case of the Disappearing Blue Crab

Extension

Why Save the Blue Crab?

The Effect of Tides and Elevation on Wetland Plant Communities

Exploration

Always, sometimes, or rarely inundated?

Explanation

What did you learn about wetlands?

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