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- 5th
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Students create their own ecologically viable city. First they research issues. They design power sources, laws, homes, etc., as well as drawing and describing their city. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students estimate the human impact, or ecological footprint, that each person leaves on the planet. They measure how much nature each of us consumes. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students follow an outline which helps them design an ecologically sound city. The city is required to include the laws for the city to help make all citizens aware of their ecological responsibilities. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students design an "ecologically sound" city. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students personify ecology vocabulary and write a one-act play using their knowledge of ecology as the basis for characters, conflict, setting and plot. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the concepts of ecology through the eight lessons of this unit. The balance of nature, the food chain, abd the potential threat that humans pose to the environment are concepts presented inj this unit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the principles of ecology. They read and discuss the principles of ecology, select articles in 'Terrain' magazine, and write about how the article describes an environmental problem or how the article illustrates ecology principles. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the physical, chemical and biological parameters necessary to establish an ecological baseline. Establishing an ecological baseline not only shows the ecological characteristics of a creek but makes the possible future environmental monitoring of the creek as human activities increase the stress on the system. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students collect samples of pond water, dried grass, and soil in a jar. They predict the order of ecological succession in their pond water cultures. They compare their expected results with their observed results. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover their own ecological footprint and create a plan for reducing this figure. They extend this to the school and community to see how they are doing on this scale. They discuss the concept of the ecological footprint and why it is an important benchmark. Full Review »
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