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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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- 10th - 11th
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Students plan, conduct and analyze a scientific investigation for a question they have formulated on an observable problem or idea. They practice scientific inquiry, design and communication skills. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students complete OAGEE Geo-Kit activity. They define and discuss ecological integrity and how it applies to Canada's National Parks. They research ecozone for a national park and use that information to complete a poster. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Student discover some of the ideas and concepts that make up the topic of Ecology. They read and interpret graphs to assimilate the information that is displayed. They discover the rate of increase of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the results on the ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students see and hear a comparison between an American lifestyle-produced impact and that of a citizen of a country with a smaller ecological footprint. They brainstorm ideas and create posters about lessening personal environmental footprints. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the plants and animals that are found in a fresh water pond. In groups, they take water samples and test the quality. They record their examples and discuss their findings as a class. They also discuss the importance of fresh water to organisms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the diversity of species in natural and human populated ecosystems. In groups, they describe the relationship between the species and humans in the same ecosystem and share their observations with the class. They discuss what can be done to lower the effect of human involvement in these ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students experience an inequitable resource distribution and electronically calculate their own Ecological Footprint. The assess their resource use and learn more about sustainable living strategies in a video tour by Penn State University. Students are challenged to reflect on their own patterns of consumption to suggest ways in which they could realistically reduce their resource use. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore the use of resources on the earth. As a class, they brainstorm resources that are consumed and perform Ecological Footprint calculations. Students survey their own use of resources and then brainstorm solutions to the problems and rank them according to importance. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students spend a month being Ecologists. They explore the basic principles of Ecology and put these concepts to work. Students are given the opportunity to explore different real world skills used by Ecologists. They work in small groups, they select their study area that they stake out and rope it off. For the remaining month they draw out their quadrants to do their population counts and density estimate, and they complete all other parts of the project. Full Review »
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