Hudson Data Literacy Activities

This is a collection of lessons from the Hudson Valley Ecosystem that allow students to explore different aspects of their local environment by analyzing and interpreting data. They were created by teachers as part of the Hudson Data Literacy Initiative, and many use data from the Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS). Some are short units and some are stand-alone lessons, but all are built around data from the Hudson Valley. In these activities, students work with datasets in a scaffolded format to learn more about their local ecosystem and increase their confidence and skill in working with data.

Day 1: Modeling the Interaction of Salinity and Diatom Populations in the Hudson Estuary

Students will learn about salinity in the Hudson River Estuary and graph changes in salinity across time and space. They will collect diatom samples and compare diatom communities from their sampling site with salinity levels.

Day 2-3: Modeling the Interaction of Salinity and Diatom Populations in the Hudson Estuary

Students will collect diatom samples and compare diatom communities from their sampling site with salinity levels.

Eel Migration in the Hudson Estuary (Middle School)

Students will understand variability in the abundance of American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in tributaries of the Hudson River by comparing data from different locations over time.

Eel Migration in the Hudson River Estuary (High School)

Students will understand variability in the abundance of American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in tributaries of the Hudson River by comparing data from different locations over time.

Lesson 1: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise (High School and Middle School)

Students will graph Hudson River sea level data from 1970-2015, identify trends in the data, and make predictions about future levels.

Lesson 2: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: HRECOS Water Temperature (High School)

Students will use HRECOS to generate graphs of Hudson River water temperature data from the month of July in the years 2010-2016, identify trends in the data, exceptions to the data, and make predictions about possible causes of the data trends.

Lesson 2: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: HRECOS Water Temperature (Middle School)

Students will use HRECOS graphs of Hudson River water temperature data from the month of July in the years 2010-2016, identify trends in the data, exceptions to the data, and make predictions about possible causes of the data trends.

Lesson 3: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: the Future of the Hudson and NYC (High School and Middle School)

Students will analyze historic sea level data, sea level projections, climate projections, coastal flooding projections, and NYC action plans. They will make comparisons among the data and predict the preparedness of NYC to withstand sea level rise.

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Hudson Data Literacy Activities

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