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Teachers
Teachers
Of all the accomplished scientists we've interviewed over the years, there's always one thing they have in common: a teacher who encouraged their curiosity in the natural world.
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Lesson Plan
Animating the Tree of LifeStudents will explore an animated "Tree of Life." They will record observations and questions about it and discuss them as a class. Create your own cartoon!
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Reading
Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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Teacher
Nicole Spayd, Middle School Science at Alexandria Township School, Pittstown, NJ
“My favorite way of teaching the impacts climate change is when we cover animal variations, mutations, and adaptations. The challenges for animals to adapt to an ever-increasing climate crisis really hits home with students.”
Nicole Spayd, Middle School Science at Alexandria Township School, Pittstown, NJ
“My favorite way of teaching the impacts climate change is when we cover animal variations, mutations, and adaptations. The challenges for animals to adapt to an ever-increasing climate crisis really hits home with students.”
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Environmental Literacy for Students
With the earth getting increasingly warmer and climate change research in the US under the cutting knife, students at all levels need to be climate literate. Shape of Life is dedicated to helping teachers expand their science curriculum to illuminate climate change and its impact on wildlife.
Environmental Literacy for Students
With the earth getting increasingly warmer and climate change research in the US under the cutting knife, students at all levels need to be climate literate. Shape of Life is dedicated to helping teachers expand their science curriculum to illuminate climate change and its impact on wildlife.
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Scientist
Rachel Arbor, CEO & Founder of Gaia Scholastic and NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate
“In researching educators, I found a consistent message: teachers want to teach environmental literacy and climate content but lack the resources and training to do it confidently.”
Rachel Arbor, CEO & Founder of Gaia Scholastic and NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate
“In researching educators, I found a consistent message: teachers want to teach environmental literacy and climate content but lack the resources and training to do it confidently.”
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