Pearl Lesson Plans
Grades: 7-12
Group Size: any
Maine Learning Results
Rubrics for Grades 5-8: Math Patterns, Math Communication, Science
Rubrics for Grades 9-12: Science Implications, Science Communications, Math Patterns
Duration:1 hour if familiar with use of spreadsheet and graphing
Location: inside with lap top and internet access
Summary: These lessons below guide students to explore data that relates to activities they may do on lakes. The lesson walks students through the process and askes questions to help them interpret their graphs. The following lessons should be given to students who are already familiar with copying and pasting data into a spreadsheet, manipulating the data to make graphs. If students are not familiar with lake science they should first visit http://pearl.maine.edu/ and go to "Lakes Guide" and/or "Lake Users".
- Planning their Vacation to the Lake Using the Pearl information students plan the ideal lake vacation. Using PEARL data, they can discover when the water is clearest.
- Planning their Fishing Trip to the Lake Students plan where to go on a fishing trip using data from the PEARL web sight. They can search to find out what fish are in the lake. Using the graphs they can discover if the lake has the right conditions to catch the type of fish they want.
