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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish–No Fish? The Current Situation and Possible Future of Aquatic Animals in the United States (Spanish)
The scientists in this study were asked to develop information about the status of and trends in aquatic animal species populations across the United States.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish–No Fish? The Current Situation and Possible Future of Aquatic Animals in the United States (Spanish)
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The question you will answer by doing this FACTivity is: What is the status and probable future of a current environmental condition or event? The method you will use to...FACTivity – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish–No Fish? (Spanish)
The question you will answer by doing this FACTivity is: What is the status and probable future of a current environmental condition or event? The method you will use to...
Glossary
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(ǝ na lǝ sǝs): An examination of a whole to discover its elements and their relations.
aquatic
(ǝ kwä tik): Growing or living in or often found in water.
assumption
(ǝ sǝm(p) shǝn): A fact or statement taken for granted (that it is true).
classify
(kla sǝ fī): To arrange in a group, set, or kind that shares common attributes.
conservation
(kän(t) sər vā shən): A careful preservation and protection of something, especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.
data
(dā tǝ or da tǝ): Factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.
emission
(ē mi shǝn): Something emitted or discharged, usually into the air.
erode
(i rōd): To wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice.
extinct
(ik stiŋ(k)t or ek stiŋ(k)t): No longer existing.
freshwater
(fresh wȯ tǝr): (adjective) living in or taken from fresh water; (noun) water that is not salty.
habitat
(ha bә tat): The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.
manage
(ma nij): (1) To look after and make decisions about; (2) to treat with care.
native
(nā tiv): Living or growing naturally in a particular region.
population
(pä pyǝ lā shǝn): The total of individuals occupying an area.
species
(spē sēz or spē shēz): A category of living things that ranks below a genus, is made up of related individuals able to produce fertile offspring, and is identified by a two-part scientific name.
status
(stat ǝs or stāt ǝs): A particular state or condition.
trend
(trend): The general movement over time of a statistically detectable change.
wildlife
(wī(e)l(d) līf): Living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated.
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What Is the Natural Inquirer?
Natural Inquirer is a science education resource journal to be used by students in grade 6 and up. Natural Inquirer contains articles describing environmental and natural resource research conducted by Forest Service scientists and their cooperators. These scientific journal articles have been reformatted to meet the needs of middle school students. The articles are easy to understand, are aesthetically pleasing to the eye, contain glossaries, and include hands-on activities. The goal of Natural Inquirer is to stimulate critical reading and thinking about scientific inquiry and investigation while teaching about ecology, the natural environment, and natural resources.
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Meet the Scientists
Introduces students to the scientists who did the research. This section may be used in a discussion about careers in science.
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What Kinds of Scientist Did This Research?
Introduces students to the scientific disciplines of the scientists who conducted the research.
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Thinking About Science
Introduces something new about the scientific process, such as a scientific habit of mind or procedures used in scientific studies.
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Thinking About the Environment
Introduces the environmental topic being addressed in the research.
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Introduction
Introduces the problem or question that the research addresses.
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Method
Describes the method the scientists used to collect and analyze their data.
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Findings & Discussion
Describes the results of the analysis. Addresses the findings and places them into the context of the original problem or question.
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Reflection Section
Presents questions aimed at stimulating critical thinking about what has been read or predicting what might be presented in the next section. These questions are placed at the end of each of the main article sections.
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Number Crunches
Presents an easy math problem related to the research.
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Glossary
Defines potentially new scientific or other terms to students. The first occurrence of a glossary word is bold in the text.
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Citation
Gives the original article citation with an internet link to the original article.
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FACTivity
Presents a hands-on activity that emphasizes something presented in the article.
Science Education Standards
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The scientists in this study were asked to develop information about the status of and trends in aquatic animal species populations across the United States.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish–No Fish? The Current Situation and Possible Future of Aquatic Animals in the United States
The scientists in this study were asked to develop information about the status of and trends in aquatic animal species populations across the United States.
