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- 5th
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Students examine pond ecology, testing how temperature affects the respiration rate of fish. They collect various living things found at a pond, and identify the animal and plant life discovered. They observe a pond community in an aquarium. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students determine the best types of vegetation to create a successful ecological school ground. They consider water, food, shelter, and space in determining their ideal landscape for the school. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students discuss the concept of ecosystems and how members of a environmental community interact. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research flower reproduction and pollination ecology. They work in pairs to explore related websites and complete a worksheet and writing assignment. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students research local geography to create successful, ecological school landscaping. They determine soil type, average weather patterns and temperature graphs and use the information to select ideal plants and plant maintenance for the area. 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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- 7th
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Students review the steps of ecological succession in a hardwood forest, and they review the concept of climax community. There job is to discover how succession works in other communities of living things. Students are reminded about biotic and abiotic factors and interdependence of species. They work in groups of four to create a mini-history lesson about the life in a community of living things spanning 100 years. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students demonstrate an awareness of the global implications of decisions that individuals and families make about their needs and wants. They identify environmental and health issues related to the production and consumption of food. Applying critical thinking skills in this lesson are strongly encouraged. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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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. 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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