Mount St. Helens: Rising From the Ashes

In this NSF video and reading selection evolutionary biologist and ecologist John Bishop documents the return of living things to Mount St. Helens after the largest landslide in recorded history. This is a rare opportunity for scientists to get to study a devastated area and how it comes back from scratch in such detail.
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Direct Link: https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=73331

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 15 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: biodiversity, invasive species
Instructional Component Type(s): Video/Audio/Animation,  Text Resource,  Teaching Idea
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

Aligned Standards

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Aligned Access Points

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these access points.

SC.912.L.17.In.4
Recognize possible changes in an ecosystem (biodiversity) that can result from natural catastrophic events, changes in climate, and human activity.

SC.912.L.17.Su.4
Recognize changes in living things (biodiversity) that can result from natural catastrophic events and human activity.

SC.912.L.17.Pa.4
Recognize actions that are harmful to living things.

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