Ecology Lesson Plans

Students examine how ecology is at work in their own community. As a class, they identify what they already know about the world around them and discuss how they personally affect the environment. Using magazines, newspapers and the internet, they find a picture to represent the terms given to them during the lesson.

Students are able to transcribe to scale the plant features of a common landscape. They determine true north and south and collect and record data on a table. Students calculate a rating for and describe a definition of insulation and insulation. They determine the 'ecological quality' of a landscape in a quantifiable manner.

Students watch a PowerPoint presentation on Ecological Succession. This PowerPoint may be accessed through the lesson plan. Students take note on the various stages of succession and produce a list of vocabulary terms related to succession.

Students are introduced to the concepts of ecology and ecosystems. In groups, they use the Internet to research one of six topics. They present their information to the class sharing the most interesting information they found. They also assess their classmates' presentations.

Students engage in a lesson that is about the ecological impact upon the environment through many different processes. They conduct research that includes media and other resources to explain the effects the ecosystem can take upon the whole environment.

Students discuss and explore an ecological problem regarding rodent populations.  For this investigative lesson students work in teams, research a problem and present their findings to the class. 

Young scholars examine biodiversity and interrelatedness concepts.  For this ecology lesson students go on a field trip and fill out a data sheet. 

Students explore the science behind the "Dead Zone" in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. For this ecological forecasting lesson plan, students do research on the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone and design an experiment to test their hypothesis as to why the "Dead Zone" exists in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tenth graders create food web displays in the classroom. In this ecology instructional activity, 10th graders identify the different pollutants in the environment and their effect on organisms. They collect samples of sediments from the harbor and analyze their chemical composition.

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.