This Algal Bloom Brings a State of Gloom
Explore the impacts of human population growth and consumption of natural resources on Earth's ecosystems, focusing on algal blooms, through data analysis, computational thinking, and constructing evidence-based arguments. This lesson plan is designed for NGSS Standard MS-ESS3-4.
Topics
- MS-ESS3-4
- earth science
- population growth
- natural resources
- earth's ecosystems
- algal blooms
- computational thinking
- environmental science
- biodiversity loss
- habitat destruction
- water pollution
- nutrient overload