{"id":520,"date":"2021-03-03T20:12:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T20:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2022-06-30T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:50:26","slug":"curriculum-features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/the-curriculum\/curriculum-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/reading.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/reading.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/reading-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Each unit contains a series of sections comprising several lessons. Each lesson is based upon a learning goal that prepares students for the unit challenge in which students draw on the information presented to propose and defend a solution to an environmental issue. Unit challenges are introduced in the beginning of the units and referred to in each lesson, so their completion serves as a performance assessment for each unit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Other features of the <em>Biocomplexity<\/em> curriculum include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Readings<\/strong> \u2013 Many lessons contain short readings intended to provide a deeper level of understanding of the topics under investigation.<br><strong>Investigation Protocols<\/strong> \u2013 Protocols are supplied for field and lab investigations or for new technology applications. These are placed after the lessons in each unit for easy reference.<br><strong>Unit Reviews<\/strong> \u2013 Students can review the key learning goals of the unit and use multiple choice or short answer questions for review.<br><strong>Blackline Masters<\/strong> \u2013 Copies of tables, charts, and other student materials &nbsp;are available at the back of the Teacher Guide.<br><strong>Glossary<\/strong> \u2013 A glossary of terms is provided at the end of the curriculum.<br><strong>Biocomplexity Website<\/strong> \u2013 Teachers can find copies of curriculum materials, links to additional resources, examples of student work, video clips, and datasets for student use in all four units.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each unit contains a series of sections comprising several lessons. Each lesson is based upon a learning goal that prepares students for the unit challenge in which students draw on the information presented to propose and defend a solution to an environmental issue. Unit challenges are introduced in the beginning of the units and referred to in each lesson, so their completion serves as a performance assessment for each unit.<\/p>\n<p>Other features of the <em>Biocomplexity<\/em> curriculum include:<\/p>\n<p>Readings \u2013 Many lessons contain short readings intended to provide a deeper level of understanding of the topics under investigation.Investigation Protocols \u2013 Protocols are supplied for field and lab investigations or for new technology applications.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/the-curriculum\/curriculum-features\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":503,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-520","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/520\/revisions\/618"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/biocomplexity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}