• Home
  • Contact
  • Resources
    • Glossary
  • About Ho’ike
  • Blog

Hō‘ike o Haleakalā Curriculum

High school science curriculum designed by Maui teachers and field biologists

Viable

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

able to germinate (as a seed) or hatch (as an egg) (C2)

Vertebrate

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

an animal with a backbone (C4)

Tramp species

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

any species (such as an ant) that is well-adapted to living in close association with humans and easily dispersed around the world as humans ship goods and travel from one place to another (A4, C4)

Terrigenous

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

originating from land, used to describe sand (C1)

Terrestrial

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

ground-dwelling (C4)

Succulent

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

having fleshy tissues designed to conserve moisture (A3, C2)

Sources

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

contributors to the materials found on a beach, such as coral skeletons, eroded rocks (C1)

Sinks

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

places where beach sediments are stored/taken away from a beach, such as offshore (C1)

Shoreline setback

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

the legally required distance from a structure to the shoreline (C1)

Shoreline armoring

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

structures such as seawalls, revetments, and groins designed to slow coastal erosion (C1)

Next Page »

Categories

  • Educator Workshop
  • Hawaiian Biology
  • Hawaiian Language
  • Uncategorized
  • Watersheds

Copyright © 2013 All Rights Reserved

Site by j.Brown Studios