Description

Welcome to Project Crystal Code! During this virtual program, you are invited to help UC Irvine, Crystal Cove State Park, and Crystal Cove Conservancy study the best way to restore Moro Canyon.

Project Crystal Code participants will learn about the real-life challenges we face in protecting Moro Canyon and how we can use technology to address them as you investigate scientific questions, design a computer model, explore how to code an environmental sensor, analyze data, and finally create a recommendation for Crystal Cove State Park.

The program, designed to address Next Generation Science Standards for middle school, addresses concepts such as decomposition, modeling, coding, and how we can use science ideas to protect our wild places. It is divided into twelve sessions, which consist of 45-60 minutes of investigations.

Download the Teacher Guide on this site and view the full FREE curriculum here:

https://crystalcove.org/education/distance-learning/virtual-project-crystal-code/

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Virtual Project Crystal Code

Name: Virtual Project Crystal Code
Brand: Crystal Cove Conservancy
SKU: 6717362
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Crystal Cove Conservancy

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Grades

7th

Subjects

Environment, General Science, Science

Standards

NGSSMS-LS2-3

NGSSMS-LS2-4

NGSSMS-ESS3-3

Description

Welcome to Project Crystal Code! During this virtual program, you are invited to help UC Irvine, Crystal Cove State Park, and Crystal Cove Conservancy study the best way to restore Moro Canyon.

Download the Teacher Guide on this site and view the full FREE curriculum here:

https://crystalcove.org/education/distance-learning/virtual-project-crystal-code/

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Standards

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NGSSMS-LS2-3

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Emphasis is on describing the conservation of matter and flow of energy into and out of various ecosystems, and on defining the boundaries of the system. Assessment does not include the use of chemical reactions to describe the processes.

NGSSMS-LS2-4

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. Emphasis is on recognizing patterns in data and making warranted inferences about changes in populations, and on evaluating empirical evidence supporting arguments about changes to ecosystems.

NGSSMS-ESS3-3

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. Examples of the design process include examining human environmental impacts, assessing the kinds of solutions that are feasible, and designing and evaluating solutions that could reduce that impact. Examples of human impacts can include water usage (such as the withdrawal of water from streams and aquifers or the construction of dams and levees), land usage (such as urban development, agriculture, or the removal of wetlands), and pollution (such as of the air, water, or land).