Description:
How may Sandy impact the estuarine ecosystem and ecology? How can we use Super Storm Sandy as a teaching tool for science?
Through presentations by local scientists and a field trip into the estuary, we will explore the ecology of local estuaries, how hurricanes affect the ecology, the physics of hurricanes, and why Sandy became a Super Storm. We will learn about different research methods and questions scientists are using to study in the impacts of Sandy on the estuarine ecosystem.
Learn about different lessons you can use in your classrooms to teach students about Sandy and the potential ecological impacts of such a storm. Also, be ready to share what you have used in your classrooms to date to teach similar topics.
Program & Materials:
Superstorm Sandy at the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR) – Greg Sakowicz
What is the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) and What Can it Do For You? – Greg Sakowicz
Hurricane Sandy Lesson Plans NJ CCCS & NGSS
New Jersey Science Content Standards (addressed):
Science Practices: Generate Scientific Evidence Through Active Investigations – 5.1.8.B.3, 5.1.12.B.3, 5.1.12.B.4
Science Practices: Participate Productively in Science – 5.1.8.D.1, 5.1.12.D.1
Life Science: Interdependence – 5.3.4.C.1, 5.3.4.C.2, 5.3.12.C.2
Earth Systems Science: Energy in Earth Systems – 5.4.6.F.1
Earth Systems Science: Biogeochemical Cycles – 5.4.12.G.4
Next Generation Science Standards (applicable):
Earth Systems – HS-ESS-2, HS-ESS2-5
Engineering Design – HS-ETS1-1
Oyster Mortality and Disease in Delaware Bay: Impact and Recovery following Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, and Tropical Storm Lee – Dr. Daphne Munroe, Kristin Hunter-Thomson
Impacts of Hurricanes on Biology Lesson Plans
Hurricanes & Oysters Lesson Plan for Elementary & Middle School Level
Hurricanes & Oysters Data Figures and Maps:
- Delaware River Discharge at Trenton, NJ 2010-2011
- Delaware River Discharge at Trenton, NJ 2010-2012
- Delaware River Salinity 2010-2011
- Delaware River Salinity 2010-2012
- Hope Creek Oyster Mortality 2010-2011
- Hope Creek Oyster Mortality 2010-2012
- Natural Oyster Beds Map – Hope Creek Highlighted
Hurricanes, Oysters and Salinity Organisms Lesson Plan for High School Level
Hurricanes, Oysters and Salinity Data Figures and Maps:
- Delaware River Salinity 2010-2011
- Delaware River Salinity 2010-2012
- Hope Creek Oyster Total Mortality 2010-2011
- Hope Creek Oyster Total Mortality 2010-2012
- New Bed Oyster Total Mortality 2010-2011
- New Bed Oyster Total Mortality 2010-2012
- Shell Rock Oyster Total Mortality 2010-2011
- Shell Rock Oyster Total Mortality 2010-2012
- Natural Oyster Beds Map of Delaware Bay
Impacts of Hurricanes on Biology Lesson Plans NJ CCCS & NGSS
New Jersey Science Content Standards (addressed):
Science Practices: Generate Scientific Evidence Through Active Investigations – 5.1.8.B.3, 5.1.12.B.3, 5.1.12.B.4
Science Practices: Participate Productively in Science – 5.1.4.D.2, 5.1.8.D.1, 5.1.12.D.1
Life Science: Interdependence – 5.3.4.C.1, 5.3.4.C.2, 5.3.12.C.2
Earth Systems Science: Energy in Earth Systems – 5.4.6.F.1
Earth Systems Science: Biogeochemical Cycles – 5.4.12.G.4
Next Generation Science Standards (applicable):
Earth Systems – HS-ESS-1, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS-2
Earth & Human Activity – MS-ESS3-2, HS-ETS1-1
Engineering Design – HS-ETS1-2