Prism Curricula: Grade 8
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The Northwest Hawaiian Island Chain - 8th grade
Satellite image of Pearl and Hermes Atoll (photo: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov)
The Northwest Hawaiian Islands are now a National Monument and the United State's largest marine protected area. This curriculum is focused on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Currents, and Marine Debris/Sea Bird Interactions. Students completed a final project by dissecting Albatross Boluses and making the connection between all of the subject areas.
While much of the material contained within this curricula is original, a great part of many of the lessons build upon already constructed lesson plans and/or materials. Source materials are credited within each curriculum. Mahalo to everyone that has in some way contributed to this work.