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Students examine how the wild ponies of Chincoteague have adapted to their environment; students discern the challenges faced by land management teams that handle the herds; finally, students propose a plan to balance the ponies' needs with those of other i Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research professional profile requirements for assigned industry careers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the dynamic between animals and humans in the wilderness. They work together in groups share their journal entries when asked to reflect on natural areas. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students participate in a mock community forum in which they discuss the importance of being involved. They discover that similiar investigations give different results and practice their public speaking. They examine the role of aquatic scientists as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read an article about the decline of mountain lion populations in the United States. They develop a bar graph based on the information they gathered and draw their own conclusions. They identify what can be done to make the lion's population grow. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students evaluate different ecological sites after they have had an opportunity to study and examine principles and practices that apply to beef cattle habitat suitability, beef cattle carrying capacity, and prairie grouse habitat They identify range plants, both in the classroom and on site. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students answer the question, "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" They play games, graph data and write proposals about the question. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the conflicts between the economy and the environment by focusing on forest management in Maine. They read pamphlets on siliviculture and clear-cutting as well as those by environmental groups then conduct a debate on the issue of abolishing all clear-cutting in Maine forests. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study the effect of trapping in the Illinois Territory in 1805 and compare it to trapping today. They participate in a role playing activity in which they discover how practices in early Illinois Territory led to wildlife such as beavers becoming almost extinct in Illinois by 1900. They discuss current conservation techniques. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study how trapping in the Illinois Territory in the 1800's effected the beaver population in the state. They compare methods, rules and regulations of the 1800s to those of today. In groups, they research a variety of viewpoints regarding trapping and report back to the rest of the class. Full Review »
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