Teacher Toolbox: Supplemental Resources
These supplemental materials, with the exception of the Case Teaching Notes and the PowerPoint, are included in the curriculum. They are provided here for ease of use. Teachers can direct their students to this page for the readings.
Biology and Ecology of the Steller Sea Lion (PDF)
Life History Transmitter Project Background (PDF)
Studying the Decline of the Steller Sea Lion: Population Sampling (PDF)
Telemetry and the LHX Tag (PDF)
Case Teaching Notes for “Mystery in Alaska: Why Have All the Sea Lions Gone?”
by Frank J. Dinan, Thomas R. Stabler, and Renee A. Larson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
(Designed for college freshmen but could be adapted for high school: http://www.sciencecases.org/sea_lions/notes.asp)
