Conservation Projects

• In this article, students will read about seven Long Island Sound and Connecticut conservation projects conducted by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
• Students will learn about various conservation methods, including government policies, habitat building and restoration, species tagging and tracking, and public education.

Positives

• This resource is a great way for Connecticut students to learn about conservation efforts in their community.
• Students will be left feeling hopeful and inspired by these conservation successes.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with what conservation is and why it is important.

• There is an opportunity for students to get involved with the horseshoe crab conservation project by volunteering through the community science page.

Differentiation

• Teachers can make cross-curricular connections with geography classes by discussing the many geographical features mentioned in the text, such as the Long Island Sound, Norwalk River Watershed, Norwalk Harbor, and Hudson Canyon.
• Biology classes can use this resource when learning about biodiversity, habitat degradation and restoration, and human impacts on ecosystems.
• Earth science classes can connect this resource to climate change, sea-level rise, erosion, and water pollution.
• Social studies and civics classes can use this resource as an example of how organizations can advocate for law changes to support conservation and environmental protection.
• Students can learn more about Save the Sound, one of the organizations mentioned under Long Island Sound Water Quality, by watching this video about one of the organization's environmental justice specialists.