Publication Year:
2025
Summary:
This 9-12 lesson plan follows Dr. Bianca Possamai and her team at UVM's research on lakemounts in Lake Champlain, these areas are shown to be important biodiversity hotspots. Taking newfound research and addressing it with necessary policy is often a lengthy and fraught task. This lesson plan and subsequent deliverable is focused on understanding scientific research, communicating that research, utilizing leverage points, and exercising public participation in government.