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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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- 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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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the principles of ecology. They read and discuss the principles of ecology, select articles in 'Terrain' magazine, and write about how the article describes an environmental problem or how the article illustrates ecology principles. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students work through three sections of a PowerPoint presentation to answer questions about the ecology of Isle Royale and basic ecological concepts. They complete the questions on the PowerPoint and receive support and links for further research. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize the role of of humans in the protection and preservation of natural environments. They analyze the interrelatedness of living and nonliving elements in forest ecosystems by creating posters, using vocabulary and by concept mapping. 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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- 8th - 12th
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Students research the ecological principle of symbiosis. Using a microscope, students observe the relationship of mutualism between termites and flagellates. Students examine a live termite and protozoans. They discuss the principles of ecology. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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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. 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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