Hawaii Pacific Islands – Vol. 16 No. 1
The research you will read about in this Natural Inquirer was conducted by scientists working at the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, or IPIF. Located in Hilo, HI, scientists at IPIF study a range of environmental topics in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands.
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Highlights
- 6 Articles
- Activities and Lesson Plans
- 6 Cultural Essays
- Glossary
Treasure Islands: Hawaiian Kīpuka and the Future of Native Hawaiian Birds
Koa Constrictors: Studying Things That Slow the Growth of Koa Crop Trees
Mangrove Mania: How Elevation Change and Sea-Level Rise Affect Mangrove Forests
Beam Me Down, Scotty: The Use of Airborne and Satellite Technology to Measure Carbon in Hawaiian Forests
Don’t Litter the Stream: An Invasive Tree Species and a Hawaiian Stream Food Web
Left High and Dry? Attempting to Restore a Tropical Dry Forest in Hawaii
FACTivity – Treasure Islands
FACTivity – Koa Constrictors
FACTivity – Mangrove Mania
FACTivity – Beam Me Down, Scotty
FACTivity – Don’t Litter the Stream!
FACTivity – Left High and Dry
FACTivity – Endangered Plants (Left High and Dry)
eyeChallenge – Hawai’i-Pacific Islands
Crossword – Hawai’i-Pacific Islands
Glossary
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David Pavel’s 7th and 8th grade Science Class
- Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School
- Laupahoehoe, HI
Editorial Review Board Comments
Jim Allen
Greg Asner
Trisha Atwood
Susan Cordell
Nicole Cormier
Katherine Ewel
David Flaspohler
J.B. Friday
Christian Giardina
Patrick Hart
R. Flint Hughes
Travis Idol
Ken W. Krauss
Richard MacKenzie
Moana McClellan
Dean Meason
Paul Scowcroft
Jason Turner
Amanda Uowolo
Tracy Wiegner
Yvonne Yarber Carter
Note To Educators
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The Forest Service’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. For more than 100 years, our motto has been “caring for the land and serving people.” The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recognizes its responsibility to be engaged in efforts to connect youth to nature and to promote the development of science-based conservation education programs and materials nationwide.
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.
Meet the Scientists
Introduces students to the scientists who did the research. This section may be used in a discussion about careers in science.
What Kinds of Scientist Did This Research?
Introduces students to the scientific disciplines of the scientists who conducted the research.
Thinking About Science
Introduces something new about the scientific process, such as a scientific habit of mind or procedures used in scientific studies.
Thinking About the Environment
Introduces the environmental topic being addressed in the research.
Introduction
Introduces the problem or question that the research addresses.
Method
Describes the method the scientists used to collect and analyze their data.
Findings & Discussion
Describes the results of the analysis. Addresses the findings and places them into the context of the original problem or question.
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.
Number Crunches
Presents an easy math problem related to the research.
Glossary
Defines potentially new scientific or other terms to students. The first occurrence of a glossary word is bold in the text.
Citation
Gives the original article citation with an internet link to the original article.
FACTivity
Presents a hands-on activity that emphasizes something presented in the article.
Science Education Standards
You will find a listing of education standards which are addressed by each article at the back of each publication and on our website.
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