Introduction

The web contains many excellent striped bass related lesson plans.  For example, the Plum Island Ecosystem LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) administered by The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA provides a rich curriculum utilizing the striped bass. This curriculum provides “PowerPoint presentations, inquiry lessons based on databases, field studies, and online videos. We are proud to present these lesson plans and resources which are based on Massachusetts Science Curriculum Frameworks.”

• http://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/content/striped-bass-curriculum

In addition the Cool Classroom developed by Rutgers University provides a number of striped bass lesson plans.

• http://new.coolclassroom.org/adventures/explore/fish/22

To aid in the incorporation of material into the classroom setting, the categories and subcategories in the Table of Contents that follow are similar to those present in the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Standards. A subcategory in yellow has a lesson plan link(s) available. Please check the Table of Contents frequently to determine when new links are added. If you have a specific need for your class or you know of a link that can be added to this site, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Table of Contents

Interrelationships: Organisms,Populations Environment (LS,PS,ESS) — Biotic and abiotic factors affecting biodiversity and ecosystem health

Engineering/Technology Science (ETS, PS)

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