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This nation-wide project is sponsored in Georgia by the National Science Center Fort Discovery collaborating with the Georgia Educational Technology Training Centers. The project is directed by the ETTC at the National Science Center. 

• Electronic copy of the chart on page 36 with Georgia Barrier islands added for area and island location comparisons
• The Georgia Wildlife Federation tracks native and endangered species in Georgia. Their website will provide information to create a Venn diagram or "bubble web" similar to the one on page 37 that looks at Georgia's animals. 
• Compare the area of one or more of the Channel Islands to the county where you live. 
• As an extension of page 40, have some students "adopt" Channel Islands and others "adopt" Barrier Islands. Students can give presentations to the whole class, and as they do, use a chart to keep track of the similarities and differences in the islands as a group and as individuals. 

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• Research trading practices between the Indians of Georgia (Timucua, Seminole, Cherokee, Creek, and others).  What did they trade?  Compare their trading with the trading of the Chumash.
• Study the culture of the Timucua (look at differences and similarities in their culture and the culture of the Chumash)
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  • site 2
  • site 3
• Use this Excel chart to manage your trading. Here are the instructions for use. (Thanks, Carol!)
   

Exercise 2.2  Dig It!:

• The Timucua Indians of South Georgia and North Florida also piled shells in garbage heaps called middens.
• Stallings Island in Columbia County

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Story 3 Coastal Ecosystems:  Land, Water, and Sea
Exercise 3.1  Plumes and Blooms:  Tree Rings of the Sea

• Different watersheds and runoffs affect all coasts. Look specifically at Georgia's coasts and how the sediment and physical makeup as well as the runoff affect the marine environment. 

Exercise 3.2  How Does a Satellite Measure Phytoplankton in the Ocean?
Exercise 3.3  Investigating Coastal Ecosystems

• Coastal Ecosystems Information (Thanks, Venetia!)

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Story 4 Kelp Forest Ecosystems:  Monitoring and Management
Exercise 4.1  Kelp--Up Close and Personal
Exercise 4.2  Eyes on the Ecosystem
Exercise 4.3  Diving for Data

Story 5  Pinnipeds:  Monitoring and Management
Exercise 5.1  Pinniped Adaptations
Exercise 5.2  Pinniped Diving Dynamics

• Pinniped Diving Information (Thanks, Venetia!)

Exercise 5.3  Pinniped Feeding and Diving Behavior

Story 6 Conserving Our Natural Resources:  A Balancing Act
Exercise 6.1  The Rise or Fall of the Island Fox
Exercise 6.2  Marine Reserves -- Where Do You Fit In?

• Altamaha River Alterations--Where Do You Fit In?
  • Altamaha River Threat:  Reservoir and Power Plant Construction
  • Report from American Rivers
• "Marsh Hammocks" Management--Where Do You Fit In?
  • March Hammock Council Report
  • Ruling Allows Development to Go Forward Despite Impacts to Public Marshlands and Wildlife Habitat
• An Internet WebQuest: Barrier Island: To Build or Not to Build?
• Hammocks at Risk!  (Activity from The Georgia Conservancy, Teaching Conservation,  Summer 2002)  Through research and role-playing, students approach a real-life challenge to the environment and discover how they can be a part of the solution.
  • Georgia Spotlight  Marsh Hammocks
  • Activity:  Hammocks at Risk!

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General Georgia Information Sites

• Sherpa Guides:  The Georgia Barrier Islands

• Sea Kayak Georgia

• Tybee.com - Tybee Visitor Site

• Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge

Broad, Over-Reaching Topics that lead to comparisons between the Georgia Barrier Islands and the California Channel Islands

• The Channel Islands are comprised of rocky ocean bottoms that allow kelp to hold tight and flourish in the Pacific Ocean. On the other hand, the Barrier Islands are rather flat and smooth, but a perfect environment for salt marshes in the Atlantic Ocean. Research the functions, benefits, and downfalls of the kelp forests and the salt marshes and make comparisons and contrasts. Spartina marshes exist on both coasts, investigate the characteristics and functions of spartina marshes on the two coasts.
• The Pacific Ocean around California has a higher ocean biodiversity than the Atlantic Ocean around Georgia. Thinking in terms of the ocean floor, have students hypothesize and research conditions that could affect the level of biodiversity. Hints: shrimp fishing and nets, crevices and rocky areas, different types of sediment on the ocean floors. Based on this research, are there devices that can be invented to help sustain biodiversity in the oceans ex: turtle exclusion devices used (mandated) along the coasts of Georgia's Barrier Islands. Have students invent and create their own "devices" or laws and possibly work toward fully developing them with grants and the support of environmental groups.
• Geographically speaking, what keeps the Channel Islands from being classified as Barrier Islands?
• Historically, Georgia's Atlantic islands and California's Pacific islands have been influenced by Missions. Which coast had more success sustaining the Missions and what elements aided that success. On the other hand, why were the opposite coast's missions so unsuccessful?
• DDT has played an important role in the history of the United States. Specifically, both the Channel Islands and the Barrier Islands have faced DDT related issues. Look at the similarities and differences in the type of issues caused by DDT.

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