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Microbe Matinee. Microbes: The Good, The Bad, and The Bountiful. Cinema 1 Features KNOWLEDGE. Cinema 2 Features UNDERSTANDING. Blooms Gone Wild. Cinema 3 Features APPLICATION. Marine Microbes and the Temple of Bloom. Cinema 1 Features KNOWLEDGE. Microbes:
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Microbe Matinee Microbes: The Good, The Bad, and The Bountiful Cinema 1 Features KNOWLEDGE Cinema 2 Features UNDERSTANDING Blooms Gone Wild Cinema 3 Features APPLICATION Marine Microbes and the Temple of Bloom
Cinema 1 Features KNOWLEDGE Microbes: The Good, The Bad, and The Bountiful Stephanie Schroeder Janet Johnstone
Summary • Intro to microbes • what they are • where found • how affect humans
Key Concepts • Definition of a microbe • Differences between beneficial and harmful microalgae • Balance vs imbalance • Patterns occur between organisms and their resources
Procedure • Lead in discussion about algae • Game explanation (guided imagery)
Procedure • Scene 1: Balance • Scene 2: Change • Scene 3: Beginning of Bloom • Scene 4: Imbalance
Assessment • Performance • Reflection • Written
Additional Resources Food Web
Additional Resources (Dyhrman 2008)
Additional Resources (Dyhrman 2008)
Cinema 2 Features UNDERSTANDING Blooms Gone Wild Theresa Waters Steve Seal
Big Idea • Resource availability and abiotic factors affect algae growth • Variables that affect conditions for algae growth and development
4th and 5th Grade Objectives • To conceptualize and understanding of the different variables that affect microbial algae. • Investigate the counterintuitive nature of ocean temperature and algae growth.
Summary • Students will analyze near real time data that reflects algae concentrations and conditions that might foster that development • Students will be able to predict algae development given a set of environmental conditions
Introduce Upwelling • DEFINITION: Bring in cold nutrient rich water pushed by wind into warmer coastal areas, as opposed to nutrient run-off. (film on upwelling-WHOI) • VIDEO upwelling video
Assessment • Predict if an algae bloom is likely given a series of conditions. • Using satellite pictures of different months (SST/Chlorophyll) as a group activity, students will decide if conditions are right for an algae bloom (stand up if yes, remain seated if no). • Give students individual satellite pictures to analyze in terms of conditions for blooms or situation possibilities.
Standards • The Number of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on resources available and abiotic factors (National) • Most life in the ocean exists as microbes (ocean lit) • Ocean habitats are defined by environmental factors (ocean lit)
Web Activities and Resources • phytoplankton information • Harmful Algae : Red Tide • OceanLink | Biodviersity - Ask a Marine Scientist • C-MORE | Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education • OceanColor Home Page • C-MORE | Center for Microbial Oceanography • algae blooms and phytoplankton • Ask a Marine Scientist • Harmful Algae : Red Tide • WaterPollution (article on Gulf of Mexico) • Microbe Personality Quiz • planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/AlienSafari
Cinema 3 Features APPLICATION Marine Microbes and the Temple of Bloom Crystal Batcabe Robert Shearer Miriam Sutton
Middle Grades Objectives • Students will have a basic understanding of marine microbes • Students will be able to describe some factors affecting populations of marine microbes • Students will be able to interpret data to draw conclusions about marine microbe populations • Students will be able to formulate predictions about future events Internet access MS Excel (or similar graphing software) Materials
Assessment • Participation in group assignment and whole-group discussion graded based on participation rubric • Graph accuracy based on rubric • Clear justification of student conclusion in written summary
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