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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the basic components necessary for biodiversity, the critical and countless benefits of habitats, as well as the serious present and future threats to their ongoing existence. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students conduct a biodiversity survey of their own school yard after discussing the concept of biodiversity and interpreting graphs showing the number of species in different groups of living things. In small groups, they count the individual living things in a small plot then combine the data into a class total. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students are able to recognize that scientists use different definitions of species. They are able to assess the strengths and limitations of species definitions depending on their context. Students are able to use definitions of species to enhance their understanding of speciation. They are able to understand the concept of taxonomy and biodiversity inventories. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students match certain animals with a possible fate that could happen to them from a provided list in order to discover the threats to biodiversity and the role humans play. They also discover the importance of biodiversity and what we should do to protect it. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the life around them. As a class, they discuss their prior knowledge about the habitats in their local area. Using the internet, they identify the basic components needed for biodiversity and the major threats to the habitats. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students study biodiversity. They participate in a scavenger hunt to look for presence of wildlife and connections in nature. They create a collage about Venezuelan biodiversity in small groups and present to the class. They write a paragraph about biodiversity connections they learned through their activities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students predict the level of biodiversity in their own schoolyard and design a collection expedition to tally the biodiversity of vertebrates, insects and plants. They make their tallies in small groups and discuss the results as a class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine several maps of California exhibiting features such as precipitation, topography, and vegetation. They look for patterns that might be the source of or influence biodiversity in different regions. They pay particular attention to the endemic species of California. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students articulate some of the impacts of loss of biodiversity. They play a game that demonstrates why having a rich variety of life is important to the survival of ecosystems and how invasive species are threatening local biodiversity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehend that a variety pf plants can be found in each habitat. They explore that biodiversity is an important characteristic of a habitat. Students investigate that a plant biodiversity study can be conducted in familiar areas by using a line transcent or a plot study. Full Review »