F2, S 8, LA1 Compare and contrast the life cycle of the horseshoe crab to the life cycle of at least one other animal. F4, S8, LA1 Tell what would happen if a major oil spill occurred in May in the bay or ocean. LA1 List the biomedical uses of the horseshoe crab. F1 and F3. Detail how horseshoe crabs interact with living and non-living parts of their surroundings to meet their needs for survival.
Students take notes and write solutions to the horseshoe crab protection issue.
LA1 Brainstorm which people affect or are affected by horseshoe crabs. Have the students explain their choices verbally and in writing. Before viewing the video, make a list of questions you would like to answer about horseshoe crabs and how people are affected by them. Continue to write questions and answers as you view the video. Arts- Construct questions about the topic to practice research techniques and to obtain more information which may be missing from the Big Picture.