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- 2nd
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Students explore how to recycle items by asking to create an object from something found in their trash. They develop their their own writing assignment, which is put into a class book to share with their families. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss terms related to ecology. They explain what happens to species in cases of fire. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students solve ecological mystery, diagram solution, and create alternate plans to prevent combined conditions from recurring. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students assess the factors affecting animal populations. Working in groups they define specific vocabulary terms and complete several activities from "Project Wild." Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, after observing the elements of a local watershed, explore the need to protect watersheds as water resources for the future. They examine the factors involved with a watershed: geology, ecology, and the effect of man's influence. In addition, they record their observations in their science journals and write a short report about the watershed area visited. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the concept of ownership of the community and being part of it. They conduct research about global ecology in order to make a presentation. The communication must be clear and brief to give information. The lesson has a correlation to social character studies also. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compile data on population distribution and develop survivorship curves using information from cemetery tombstones and obituaries. They develop inferences on the changes in population age distribution in their area over time. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students investigate water pollution. They develop an understanding of the behavior of organisms, of the structure and properties of matter, and of natural and human induced hazards by conducting lab tests. They present their data appropriately in the form of graphs and report their investigation, results and conclusions in the form of a written lab report. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study population distribution and survivorship curves by collecting data regarding age of death of humans from either tombstones, newspapers, or other community resources. Students analyze data by creating graphs and population pyramids. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss a research article that explains the unlikely link between increased fish populations and increased plant pollination. They answer reading guide questions to discover this ecological relationship. Full Review »

