LESSON 2 - SeaTrek Programs

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Lesson 6 Conservation Captured There are now several laws and treaties in place to deal with some of the more serious problems found in Sarasota Bay. The list of laws is long, but a few have particular applicability to Sarasota Bay. • The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act is designed to reduce the risk of disease to users of coastal waters (including the Great Lakes). This legislation authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Act (EPA) to work with the states to conduct testing and monitoring activities and to devise programs that will reduce the volume of debris. • National Marine Debris Monitoring Program provides an excellent opportunity for concerned individuals and organizations to be directly involved, as citizen scientists, in a nationwide scientific effort to reduce and prevent trash and litter in our oceans and on our beaches. • The Shore Protection Act of 1989 regulates transportation of solid wastes. • The Clean Water Act, as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987. This program has numerous regulations that deal with sewer overflows and storm water discharges. • The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 prohibits the pursuit or harassment of marine mammals in U.S. waters. All of the mentioned factors are a threat to the bottlenose dolphin population of Sarasota Bay. But, as you have learned, some organizations, such as Mote Marine Laboratory and Brookfield Zoological Society, are working very hard to try to find solutions for these problems and answers to how we can help conserve one of the most infamous wild dolphin populations in the world. www.seatrek.org V08/50531 74
Activity 6.1: Investigation Intentions Lesson 6: Conservation Captured Grade Level 9-12 Vocabulary See Appendix A Standards See Appendices B & C Overview The students will work as a group, using the knowledge they have gained about Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins to write a research documentary. The research documentary pitch will be written in the same format used in Activity 1.2. Time Required Two 40-50 minute class period. Objectives Students will be able to 1) work as a group, using the knowledge they have gained about Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins to write a research documentary. The research documentary pitch will be written in the same format used in the “Lights! Camera! Action!” activity. Materials • Materials from Units 1-6 • Handout 6.1.1: Procedure • Handout 6.1.2: Research Proposal & Budget Formats • Computer and Internet access • Other information about dolphins Other Information Scientific Method 1. Identify a problem by observation 2. Form a hypothesis 3. Deductive reasoning- decide on a procedure 4. Data collection and analysis 5. Derive a conclusion It may be helpful for the students to use the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP) website for background information about Sarasota Bay and the research that is being conducted there. You may want to have an entire class period devoted to group research on the Internet. Discussion/Questions To Think About • Why is research important? • Why is it necessary for researchers to write proposals and budgets for their research? Extension/Suggested Projects 1. Have students write this in the form of a research proposal and include a budget using the standard format (indicated below). 2. Have the students debate/discuss the pro’s and con’s of wild dolphin research. Procedure 1. Get the students into the assigned research groups. 2. This is a follow-up to “Lights! Camera! Action!”. This time, the students are writing a pitch for a proposed research documentary to FIN TV as if they are dolphin researchers. They also need to include the following: • Your proposed research topic (be sure to include scientific methodology, listed below) • Why you want to research this topic • Why is your research important? • What do you need? • Why is Sarasota Bay a good place for research? www.seatrek.org V08/50531 75
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