Natural Resources
- NOTE: This is a suggested implementation of the curriculum but individual instructors are welcome to change the curriculum and instruction as needed to make it feasible for each classroom environment. Changes will regularly occur to this page as the curriculum is development and tested.
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- Digital Notebooks were developed by Taylor Bogardus, Schoharie NY
Week 0 Lab safety & Intro
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Course Intros, Rules & Norms
Wednesday: Lab Safety
Thursday: Lab Safety Test
Friday: Intro to the Supervised Career Experience Project (SCE) - Word/PDF
Week 1 Matter & Energy
Monday: Data Dive - (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Combustion Lab Activity (see weekly packet) - Day 3 Video
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF
Week 2 Cell Biology
Monday: Respiration in a Bag OR Thirsty Moth Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Molecule Modeling (see packet) - Day 3 Video
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF; Notes: PPT/PDF
Week 3 Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Monday: Tabletop Ecosystems OR Rocky Mt. Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Meadow Simulation (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Choosing a Career (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF; Notes - PPT/PDF
Week 4 Biodiversity & Habitats Lab
Monday: Introduction of Lab Activity (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: School Habitat Data Collection (Option A) OR Applications of Data (Option B)
Wednesday: School Habitat Data Collection (Option A) OR Applications of Data (Option B)
Thursday: Data Analysis & Development of Report Preparation
Friday: Presentation of Reports (and possibly Career & Community Connections)
Week 5 Review & Midterm Exam
Monday: Review of Material
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Midterm #1
Thursday: Midterm #2
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 6 Extinctions
Monday: Extinction Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Habitat Risk Assessment (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Resumes (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Additional Resources: Podcast - The Spotted Owl
Week 7 Habitat Loss
Monday: Habitat Fragmentation Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Habitat Fragmentation Assessment (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Cover Letters (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 8 Invasive Species
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Invasive Species Assessment (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Peer Reviews of Resumes & CLs (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 9 Land & Water Pollution
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 10 Atmospheric Pollution
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation (see packet) - PhET Instructions
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF; Notes: PPT / PDF
Additional Resources: Podcast - Sell Me Your Climate Bomb ; Lake Mendota Ice Graphing Activity
Week 11 Overharvesting
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video (pending)
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 12 Midterm
Monday: Jigsaw Review of Weeks 7-12
Tuesday: Individual Midterm
Wednesday: Group Midterm
Thursday: Thanksgiving
Friday: Black Friday
Week 13 Natural Resources Management
Monday: Group Presentation Work Time (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF)
Tuesday: Group Presentations & Action Plans
Wednesday: Career Presentations
Thursday: Habitat Improvement Work (outside)
Friday: Career & Community Connections and/or additional work time.
Week 14 Societies & Sustainability
Monday: Media Literacy (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF)
Tuesday: Media Literacy
Wednesday: Group Presentation Work Time
Thursday: Group Presentations & Letters to Congress
Friday: Career & Community Connections and/or additional work time.
Week 15 Individual Sustainability
Monday: Individual Sustainability Assessments (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF)
Tuesday: finish Individual Sustainability Assessments & discussion
Wednesday: School Bus Carbon Footprints
Thursday: finish School Bus Carbon Footprints
Friday: Career & Community Connections and/or additional work time.
Week 16 Personal Campaigns
Monday: New Year’s Eve
Tuesday: New Year’s Day
Wednesday: Introduction to Personal Campaigns Project
Thursday: Planning the Personal Campaigns
Friday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Week 17 Personal Campaigns
Monday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Tuesday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Wednesday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Thursday: Presentations of Personal Campaigns
Friday: Final Course Discussion – What will the future look like?
Week 18 Final Exam
- To see the standards alignment for this course, click here.
- If you would like to suggest changes to curriculum, or if you found an error, please use this form to bring this to our attention: FACTS NR Curriculum Feedback.
- A collection of all FACTS-NR Videos can be found by clicking here.
- Digital Notebooks were developed by Taylor Bogardus, Schoharie NY
Week 0 Lab safety & Intro
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Course Intros, Rules & Norms
Wednesday: Lab Safety
Thursday: Lab Safety Test
Friday: Intro to the Supervised Career Experience Project (SCE) - Word/PDF
Week 1 Matter & Energy
Monday: Data Dive - (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Combustion Lab Activity (see weekly packet) - Day 3 Video
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF
Week 2 Cell Biology
Monday: Respiration in a Bag OR Thirsty Moth Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Molecule Modeling (see packet) - Day 3 Video
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF; Notes: PPT/PDF
Week 3 Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Monday: Tabletop Ecosystems OR Rocky Mt. Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Meadow Simulation (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Choosing a Career (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF; Notes - PPT/PDF
Week 4 Biodiversity & Habitats Lab
Monday: Introduction of Lab Activity (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: School Habitat Data Collection (Option A) OR Applications of Data (Option B)
Wednesday: School Habitat Data Collection (Option A) OR Applications of Data (Option B)
Thursday: Data Analysis & Development of Report Preparation
Friday: Presentation of Reports (and possibly Career & Community Connections)
Week 5 Review & Midterm Exam
Monday: Review of Material
Tuesday: Review of Material
Wednesday: Midterm #1
Thursday: Midterm #2
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 6 Extinctions
Monday: Extinction Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Habitat Risk Assessment (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Resumes (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Additional Resources: Podcast - The Spotted Owl
Week 7 Habitat Loss
Monday: Habitat Fragmentation Data Dive (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Habitat Fragmentation Assessment (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Cover Letters (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 8 Invasive Species
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation - Invasive Species Assessment (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections - Peer Reviews of Resumes & CLs (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 9 Land & Water Pollution
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 10 Atmospheric Pollution
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation (see packet) - PhET Instructions
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Note: the previous version of this unit can be found here: Weekly Packet - Word / PDF; Notes: PPT / PDF
Additional Resources: Podcast - Sell Me Your Climate Bomb ; Lake Mendota Ice Graphing Activity
Week 11 Overharvesting
Monday: Data Dive & Model Development (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF/Digital Notebook) - Day 1 Video (pending)
Tuesday: Core Ideas (PPT/PDF) - Day 2 Video
Wednesday: Investigation (see packet)
Thursday: Review & Assessment
Friday: Career & Community Connections (SCE Packet - Word/PDF)
Week 12 Midterm
Monday: Jigsaw Review of Weeks 7-12
Tuesday: Individual Midterm
Wednesday: Group Midterm
Thursday: Thanksgiving
Friday: Black Friday
Week 13 Natural Resources Management
Monday: Group Presentation Work Time (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF)
Tuesday: Group Presentations & Action Plans
Wednesday: Career Presentations
Thursday: Habitat Improvement Work (outside)
Friday: Career & Community Connections and/or additional work time.
Week 14 Societies & Sustainability
Monday: Media Literacy (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF)
Tuesday: Media Literacy
Wednesday: Group Presentation Work Time
Thursday: Group Presentations & Letters to Congress
Friday: Career & Community Connections and/or additional work time.
Week 15 Individual Sustainability
Monday: Individual Sustainability Assessments (Weekly Packet - Word/PDF)
Tuesday: finish Individual Sustainability Assessments & discussion
Wednesday: School Bus Carbon Footprints
Thursday: finish School Bus Carbon Footprints
Friday: Career & Community Connections and/or additional work time.
Week 16 Personal Campaigns
Monday: New Year’s Eve
Tuesday: New Year’s Day
Wednesday: Introduction to Personal Campaigns Project
Thursday: Planning the Personal Campaigns
Friday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Week 17 Personal Campaigns
Monday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Tuesday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Wednesday: Worktime on Personal Campaigns; SCE Exit Interviews
Thursday: Presentations of Personal Campaigns
Friday: Final Course Discussion – What will the future look like?
Week 18 Final Exam
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Grant No. DGE-1424871. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation