https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/environmentalfactors.

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I curated resources that would assist students to complete an Everglades conservation project.
Learners will begin by gathering facts about the Everglades and then will create an argument for
conservation. Some of the resources provide general information, while others describe current
conservation efforts. Students will be creating a product that will persuade others to join the
conservation efforts. This lesson will be used in a seventh grade science classes. This particular
lesson will be used in the gifted class and the advanced science class. The gifted class has 24
students; 15 boys and 9 girls. The advanced class has 23 students; 13 girls and 10 boys. I used
Scoopit as a curation tool because I how simple it is to find resources. This site has a button that
you can add to your tool bar, allowing you to easily add resources as you search. For each
content resource an image is linked and a space is provided for annotations. I really like the
layout of the curated resources on the site. Students will be able to navigate this site easily and
explore the linked resources. This site would be useful to me as an educator to curate resources
for my students for various projects. I would love to have my students curate their own
resources using scoop it. This would be a great activity that would challenge students to evaluate
their resources while learning about a particular content.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WkQutHS0Vo
Saving the Everglades
Currency: This video was published in 2014
Relevance: This video shows the preservation plan that is in use to protect the Everglades.
Authority: This youtube video provides information from a government site detailing a
preservation plan.
Accuracy: Information is accurate as it comes from a government website.
Purpose: To show students the current preservation efforts in place to save the Everglades.

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/everglades/
Everglades Brainpop
Currency: 2017
Relevance: This video provides an overview of the Everglades detailing its features and its
threats.
Authority: This site is educational and is used for educational purposes.
Accuracy: Content is reviewed, updated, and accurate.
Purpose: To give an overview of the Everglades.

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/pollutants-threaten-everglades-future
Pollutants that threaten the Everglades
Currency: 2010
Relevance: This article describe pollutants that threaten the Everglades ecosystem.
Authority: This article is published in a scientific magazine.
Accuracy: Information is accurate as it comes from the American Geoscience institute.
Purpose: To show the possible threats to the Everglade ecosystem.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0904
Conservation of the Everglades
Currency: 2017
Relevance: Describes the biological diversity and the conservation efforts to preserve this
diversity.
Authority: The World Wildlife fund provides students with one side of the conservation
argument.
Accuracy: Information in this post comes from various research articles. Articles are sited in the
post.
Purpose: To explain the importance of biological diversity and the factors that threaten this
diversity.

https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/environmentalfactors.htm
Environmental Factors of the Everglades
Currency: 2017
Relevance: This website provides general information about the Everglades.
Authority: The information comes from the national park service, which is a government site.
Accuracy: Information comes from government research.
Purpose: To provide students with background information about the Everglades.