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10 Bio-diversity Lesson Plans
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- 4th
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Students visit an outdoor area and compare/contrast two different leaves using Venn diagrams. They create tree leaf rubbings from their leaves and examine their vein structures or needle patterns. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use quadrats to investigate plants, animals, soils and weather. They answer questions as they fill in each quadrat. They share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view photos of endangered species on the Internet and discuss the reasons why these animals are threatened and why they should be protected. They use the words: biodiversity, ecosystem, and extinction in sentences to demonstrate their meanings of the terms. Students explain why all members of an ecosystem are important and list the reasons why biodiversity should be preserved. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore a student protest in South Africa. They observe a film about life in South Africa. Students consider how the image of South Africa is shaped by the media. Students roleplay interviewing African children. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore biodiversity within the rain forest. They describe the relationship between biodiversity and populations. Students explore the effect on species survival as their habitat is destroyed. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students discuss the design of experiments to determine how much and how fast rotifers feed and design experiments with a lab partner and in small collaborative groups. They then collect data from experiments and present results of experiments to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students study the role of the beaver in Illinois during the 1800's and how overtrapping cause the near extinction of the beaver colonies in Illinois by 1900. Students role play various people in 1945 who have an opinion about the reintroduction of beavers along a local creek. They debate the issue in a mock town meeting. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore ecology and biodiversty. They use the wet-mount procedure to make several slides to view using the microscope and draw what they see. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research the role of children in families in different cultures outside the United States. They choose a part of the world they would like to research and use both print and non-print resources. Once research is complete, students participate in a panel discussion on children around the world. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students discuss and research the idea of environmental science and bio-diversity in this lesson. They choose an element of environmental science that includes an example of bio-diversity to present to the class. Internet research links are included. Full Review »
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