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Family Studies
  • Advertising Slam Dunk!
    Essential Question: How do gimmicks and hype  influence spending decisions?
  • Consumer Rights Slam Dunk!
    Essential Question: What can you do if you feel that your rights as a consumer have been violated?
  • Identity Theft Slam Dunk!
    Essential Question: How can you protect yourself from identity theft?
  • Investigating Food Science...Curriculum Alignment
    Essential Question: What information about food science would enable a consumer to solve problems or make decisions about food issues?
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Math
  • Fractals...Curriculum Alignment
    Essential Question:What essential information about FRACTALS should you communicate to graphic design company representatives when applying for a summer internship?
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Grade 6

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  • Asian Suminoe Oysters and the Chesapeake DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: Will Asian Suminoe oysters help or harm the natural processes of the Chesapeake Bay?
  • Bald Eagles and the Chesapeake Bay DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: How can human activity affect populations within the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?
  • Energy and the Environment...Curriculum Alignment
    Essential Question:How do the differences in obtaining, transforming, and distributing energy from various sources impact the environment?
  • Food Chains in the Chesapeake DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: How could fluctuations in the population of something as small as a water flea affect predators like raccoons and herons? How do changes in the food chain affect other organisms in the Chesapeake Bay?
  • Revised! Hangin' in the Chesapeake ... Curriculum Alignment DCMM
    Essential Question: How does the interdependence of organisms in the Chesapeake Bay affect the natural processes of the Bay?
  • How Humans Affect SAV DCMM Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: How do things you do in your everyday life affect SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) in the Chesapeake?
  • Human Activity and Watersheds DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: How does human activity in your neighborhood impact the water quality of the watershed in which you live?
  • Land Biomes: Nature's Balancing Act...Curriculum Alignment
    Essential Question:How does the interdependency of organisms in an environment affect the balance of an ecosystem?
  • Pfiesteria...Curriculum Alignment
    Essential Question: What impact do humans have on the ecosystem?
  • Nonnative Species and the Chesapeake Bay DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: Which nonnative species poses the greatest threat to the Chesapeake and why?
  • Pollution and the Chesapeake Bay DCMM Slam Dunk! (Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: How do pollutants affect organisms - like SAV - in the Chesapeake?
  • SAV in the Chesapeake DCMM Slam Dunk!(Save PowerPoint for interactivity capability.)
    Essential Question: What is SAV and why should I care?
  • SAVing the SAV ... Curriculum Alignment DCMM
    Essential Question: How can human activity facilitate the growth of SAV in the Chesapeake Bay?
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