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Students take on the role of a scientist as they research a species that they have a close, personal relationship to…themselves! This activity complements the Species Investigation activity, using humans as the focus species. Research questions prompt students to think about why they live here, what resources they need to survive, and how they share …

Students take on the role of a scientist as they research a species of interest to them that they discovered during We’re Going on a Species Hunt or listed in What Lives Here. Research questions challenge students to think about why species live here, what resources they need to survive, and their connections to human …

Students who have participated in the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s LabVenture! program will use their personalized websites to reflect on the research skills they gained and the species knowledge they learned. This activity will guide students through the four LabVenture! stations they completed by revisiting familiar content and answering new questions. This reflection process …

Before scientists start an investigation they often research existing information about their question. Before letting your students loose in a habitat to explore, discover, and find different species that live there, have them do some research first. What Lives Here prompts students to use their personal knowledge, stories from community members, available resources, and species …

Students assume the role of scientists who are interested in knowing more about certain species that live in Maine habitats. They are presented with a series of different research scenarios, and are challenged to come up with creative ways to study what their species eats, what eats it, where it lives, what stages it goes …

Students organize in-person and virtual Species Summits to present what they learned during their All My Watershed Neighbors Watershed Experience. They engage their community in discussions around the species they share their watershed with, raise awareness of their collective needs for space and resources, and unveil the species cards they created (These Are the Species …

Students create species cards to share what they learned about the species they investigated during their All My Watershed Neighbors Watershed Experience. Cards include key identification characteristics, food chain diagrams, critical adaptations, and interactions with other species, including humans. The resulting book of species cards can be used to help raise awareness of the watershed …

In this active and competitive game, students experience how communities of animals and plants change over time in response to the availability of resources in their habitat. Students collect data during the game and then graph and analyze how predators, primary consumers, resource limitations, and competition for resources can impact species.