The document describes a second grade lesson on endangered species in Florida. Students are asked to help the Lorax choose which endangered animal to protect by researching and evaluating alternatives against criteria like habitat, threats, and environmental benefits. They will analyze videos and texts about the grey bat, West Indian manatee, Florida alligator, and Florida panther. Students will then rank the animals and write a response to the Lorax explaining their recommendation. The lesson encourages further learning through additional reading and debate.
The Road Map for North American Crop Wild Relatives: Getting to our destinationsCWRofUS
Khoury CK, Greene SL, Moreau T, Krishnan S, Miller A (2019) “The Road Map for North American Crop Wild Relatives: Getting to our destinations” Celebrating Crop Diversity: Connecting Agriculture, Public Gardens, and Science, 4 April 2019, Des Moines, USA.
The Road Map for North American Crop Wild Relatives: Getting to our destinationsCWRofUS
Khoury CK, Greene SL, Moreau T, Krishnan S, Miller A (2019) “The Road Map for North American Crop Wild Relatives: Getting to our destinations” Celebrating Crop Diversity: Connecting Agriculture, Public Gardens, and Science, 4 April 2019, Des Moines, USA.
Case Study 11.1 Why the Circus No Longer Comes to TownFor 146 y.docxdewhirstichabod
Case Study 11.1: Why the Circus No Longer Comes to Town
For 146 years, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus traveled the United States by train, putting on shows featuring acrobats, trapeze artists, clowns, and exotic animals. In 2017, the circus held its last performances after a significant decline in attendance and revenue due to changing public tastes. Shorter attention spans also contributed to its demise. The final blow to the circus came from its decision to eliminate elephant acts. According to a press release from Feld Entertainment, the company that owned the circus, this move led to a “greater than could have been anticipated” decline in ticket sales.1
For decades the American Humane Society, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and other animal rights groups tried to ban elephant acts in Ringling Brothers performances. Protesters regularly picketed the circus, and for 14 years animal rights groups fought Ringling Brothers in court. Activists claimed that elephant acts were cruel and pointed out that these highly intelligent animals were chained up much of their lives. In 2011, Feld Entertainment was fined $270,000 for violations of the Animal Welfare Act. However, Feld Entertainment successfully fended off the lawsuits, winning a $24 million judgment against the animal rights groups in 2014. Nonetheless, Ringling Brothers agreed to retire all traveling elephants to its Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida that same year. (During this same period, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Asheville, North Carolina, restricted animal acts.)
Animal rights groups cheered the closing of the circus. According to PETA’s president, “PETA heralds the end of what has been the saddest show on earth for wild animals, and asks all other animal circuses to follow suit, as this is a sign of changing times.”2 The CEO of the United States Humane Society said, “I applaud their decision to move away from an institution grounded on inherently inhumane wild animal acts.”3 CEO Kenneth Feld acknowledged that the negative publicity generated by the lawsuits took its toll: “We prevailed in court 100% [but] obviously, in the court of public opinion we didn’t win.”4
Ringling Brothers/Feld Entertainment isn’t the only company that has had to deal with changing societal attitudes toward animals. For decades killer whales were the major attraction at SeaWorld parks in San Diego, Orlando, and San Antonio. However, the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was dragged into the water and drowned by Sea World’s largest breeding male, Tilikum (“Tilly”), galvanized opposition to captive orca programs. The film Blackfish documented the death of Brancheau and whale mistreatment. Matt Damon, Harry Styles, Willie Nelson, and other celebrities joined the protest. Animal activists noted that orcas (which are really large dolphins) never kill humans in the wild. In captivity, young killer whales are separated from their families and are forced to live thei.
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Topic 1: Endangered Species
Although humans; like all other living creatures, have had to make changes, adjustments, and adapt to survive and thrive, it is humankind that has also had a profound impact on the lives of other creatures on Earth. Sometimes this has been a beneficial impact, but in many cases, it has been a disaster for other creatures.
Review the
Discussion resources
.
Endangered Species
Using the Internet, your textbook or the Library, conduct some research on your own on an endangered species (plant or animal) of your choice. Consider the biological, ethical, and economic aspects that have led not only to its endangerment, but also the role humans have taken in protecting the species. Then, during the week, be sure to address the following:
· In a short paragraph (5–7 sentences) describe the species that you chose to learn more about and the basic reasons for its endangerment.
· What characteristics make some species more vulnerable to extinction, while others seem to thrive despite changes in their surroundings?
· How do the extinctions of other creatures affect humans directly and indirectly?
· Why are decisions about recovery and preservation of these creatures so complicated?
· What, if any, ethical responsibilities do humans have to other creatures on the planet?
· What sorts of trade-offs would you be willing to make in order to help protect an endangered species? Would you make the same trade-offs for all types of species (plants, insects, amphibians, etc.) in addition to those more popular species many people tend to be fonder of, like whales, tigers, and pandas?
· Later in the week, compare your chosen organism to some described by your classmates. Do they share any common features? For example, are they endangered for the same reasons? Do they share similar habitats or behaviors?
.
Communications Skills for Environmental ProfessionalsSAVE THE FROGS!
From the desk of the world's leading amphibian conservation organization, SAVE THE FROGS!, are proven and instant ways to improve your communication in marketing, sales, fundraising, and journalism to increase your environmental project's impact and funding. Designed for the scientist writing for the public and popular media.
My team and I created a marketing campaign to rebrand Wild Things Sanctuary, an Ithaca area wildlife rehabilitation center. We created new ideas for how to spread awareness and raise funds for the nonprofit company in a detailed manner.
Case Study 11.1 Why the Circus No Longer Comes to TownFor 146 y.docxdewhirstichabod
Case Study 11.1: Why the Circus No Longer Comes to Town
For 146 years, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus traveled the United States by train, putting on shows featuring acrobats, trapeze artists, clowns, and exotic animals. In 2017, the circus held its last performances after a significant decline in attendance and revenue due to changing public tastes. Shorter attention spans also contributed to its demise. The final blow to the circus came from its decision to eliminate elephant acts. According to a press release from Feld Entertainment, the company that owned the circus, this move led to a “greater than could have been anticipated” decline in ticket sales.1
For decades the American Humane Society, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and other animal rights groups tried to ban elephant acts in Ringling Brothers performances. Protesters regularly picketed the circus, and for 14 years animal rights groups fought Ringling Brothers in court. Activists claimed that elephant acts were cruel and pointed out that these highly intelligent animals were chained up much of their lives. In 2011, Feld Entertainment was fined $270,000 for violations of the Animal Welfare Act. However, Feld Entertainment successfully fended off the lawsuits, winning a $24 million judgment against the animal rights groups in 2014. Nonetheless, Ringling Brothers agreed to retire all traveling elephants to its Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida that same year. (During this same period, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Asheville, North Carolina, restricted animal acts.)
Animal rights groups cheered the closing of the circus. According to PETA’s president, “PETA heralds the end of what has been the saddest show on earth for wild animals, and asks all other animal circuses to follow suit, as this is a sign of changing times.”2 The CEO of the United States Humane Society said, “I applaud their decision to move away from an institution grounded on inherently inhumane wild animal acts.”3 CEO Kenneth Feld acknowledged that the negative publicity generated by the lawsuits took its toll: “We prevailed in court 100% [but] obviously, in the court of public opinion we didn’t win.”4
Ringling Brothers/Feld Entertainment isn’t the only company that has had to deal with changing societal attitudes toward animals. For decades killer whales were the major attraction at SeaWorld parks in San Diego, Orlando, and San Antonio. However, the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was dragged into the water and drowned by Sea World’s largest breeding male, Tilikum (“Tilly”), galvanized opposition to captive orca programs. The film Blackfish documented the death of Brancheau and whale mistreatment. Matt Damon, Harry Styles, Willie Nelson, and other celebrities joined the protest. Animal activists noted that orcas (which are really large dolphins) never kill humans in the wild. In captivity, young killer whales are separated from their families and are forced to live thei.
Subscribe
Topic 1: Endangered Species
Although humans; like all other living creatures, have had to make changes, adjustments, and adapt to survive and thrive, it is humankind that has also had a profound impact on the lives of other creatures on Earth. Sometimes this has been a beneficial impact, but in many cases, it has been a disaster for other creatures.
Review the
Discussion resources
.
Endangered Species
Using the Internet, your textbook or the Library, conduct some research on your own on an endangered species (plant or animal) of your choice. Consider the biological, ethical, and economic aspects that have led not only to its endangerment, but also the role humans have taken in protecting the species. Then, during the week, be sure to address the following:
· In a short paragraph (5–7 sentences) describe the species that you chose to learn more about and the basic reasons for its endangerment.
· What characteristics make some species more vulnerable to extinction, while others seem to thrive despite changes in their surroundings?
· How do the extinctions of other creatures affect humans directly and indirectly?
· Why are decisions about recovery and preservation of these creatures so complicated?
· What, if any, ethical responsibilities do humans have to other creatures on the planet?
· What sorts of trade-offs would you be willing to make in order to help protect an endangered species? Would you make the same trade-offs for all types of species (plants, insects, amphibians, etc.) in addition to those more popular species many people tend to be fonder of, like whales, tigers, and pandas?
· Later in the week, compare your chosen organism to some described by your classmates. Do they share any common features? For example, are they endangered for the same reasons? Do they share similar habitats or behaviors?
.
Communications Skills for Environmental ProfessionalsSAVE THE FROGS!
From the desk of the world's leading amphibian conservation organization, SAVE THE FROGS!, are proven and instant ways to improve your communication in marketing, sales, fundraising, and journalism to increase your environmental project's impact and funding. Designed for the scientist writing for the public and popular media.
My team and I created a marketing campaign to rebrand Wild Things Sanctuary, an Ithaca area wildlife rehabilitation center. We created new ideas for how to spread awareness and raise funds for the nonprofit company in a detailed manner.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Sustainability Superheroes Celebrate Earth Day 2nd grade
1. Second Grade– Endangered Species
Problem
• Which animal should be protected?
Alternatives
• Grey bat, West Indian manatee, Florida alligator, Florida
panther
Criteria
• Where does it live, what is the main cause of
endangerment, and is it helpful to the environment?
• Decision
• Which animal should The Lorax choose?
2. Social Studies Benchmarks:
• SS.1.E.1.3 Distinguish between examples of goods and services.
• SS.1.E.1.4 Distinguish people as buyers, sellers, and producers of
goods and services.
• SS.1.C.2.3 Identify ways students can participate in the betterment of
their school and community.
Financial Literacy Benchmark:
• SS.4.FL.1.1 People have many different types of jobs from which to
choose. Identify different jobs requiring people to have different
skills.
3. Image Analysis
What do I see? What do I
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
picture?
Which things
in the picture
are living
things?
Which are
nonliving
things?
What other
living or
nonliving
things might
be behind the
plants? Under
the water?
4. • What is an ecosystem?
• What is an environment?
• What are examples of living
and nonliving things in an
ecosystem?
• What are different types of
ecosystems?
• What are producers?
• What are consumers?
• How does energy move
through an ecosystem?
Watch the video: What is an ecosystem:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPHqUxxyLsY
5. • What are endangered
species?
• What are four reasons
that it is important to
protect endangered
species?
• What are two
important facts about
each reason?
Read the informational text.
https://www.entitymag.com/endangered-species-are-our-
responsibility/
6. Read the informational text.
• https://www.earthday.org/campaigns/endangered-
species/earthday2019/
7. Read the Informational
Text
• Florida’s Endangered &
Threatened Species
• Use this document to
show how many animals in
Florida are in danger or at-
risk.
• https://myfwc.com/media
/1945/threatened-
endangered-species.pdf
FLORIDA’S ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED SPECIES
Updated December 2018
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
8. • What is the Lorax’s
problem?
• What is he asking you
to do?
Introduce the problem.
10. Review videos and informational texts about each animal.
• https://myfwc.com/conservation/you-
conserve/wildlife/bats/field-guide/gray-bat/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waeLSbceclY
• https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/amphibians/reticul
ated-flatwoods-salamander/
• https://www.facebook.com/HurlburtFieldOfficial/videos/endan
gered-reticulated-flatwoods-salamander/1836046046416960
• http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/aquatic/f
lorida-manatee/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEh4laZokEE
• https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/flo
rida-panther/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-
TiDWndD-4
11. Rank the alternatives.
Guiding/reflective Questions
• Which endangered animal would be the best choice for support?
• Why do you think that?
• What of the criteria is the most important to you?
• Which animal would be your next choice? And after that?
• Do you agree with your group's ideas? Why or why not?
13. Extend the learning.
• Read more about endangered animals in ReadWorks (2nd and 3rd
grade):
• The American Crocodile
• The Bald Eagle is Back
• Back from the Brink
• Trouble in the Ocean
• Saving Big Cats
• Create posters presentations of the groups’ work. Display in
classroom, library, office, etc.
• Have teams debate differing conclusions regarding the ranking of
animals. Use evidence from research to support arguments.
Editor's Notes
After analysis, explain to students that this image is of a lake’s ecosystem. Ecosystems are areas where living and nonliving things live together in balance.
There is an adapted version of the text for use with students.
