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- 12th
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Students describe nutrient cycles and energy flow in forest ecosystems, then relate climatic factors to plant distribution and describe forest succession. They identify uses of the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification in British Columbia. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students consider the interdependency of life in a temperate forest by studying selected organisms from an Asian temperate forest and creating a food web. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze physical and biological changes in the Sequoia forest ecosystem, especially logging and fire management practices. They evaluate the controversy of how logging and fire management should be conducted in the Giant Sequoia ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine forest organisms, features of some of the different types of forest, classify organisms based on the type of forest they come from, and explore how certain species are connected with other, particular species within their own ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students are introduced to the interconnectoins of forest ecosystems, using food webs as an example. They create a forest food web using string. They discuss how humans are part of the ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students explore the elements of a forest ecosystem. They examine the elements needed to form a forest food web. Students construct and describe food webs that include nonliving elements of the ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students observe forest ecosystem, and investigate about a tree. They study the different types of soil and its porosity. Pupils distinguish the basic needs in a forest ecosystem, and examine the positive and negative affects that humans have on forest ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the causes and effects of alterations in a forest ecosystem and evaluate how human actions may only seem to have minor consequences, but can lead to extinctions of large numbers of populations. Students produce an educational video, 5-10 minutes in length, within the forest discussing concepts from the unit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the changes in the Sequoia forest ecosystem. They evaluate reasons for the changes and discuss opposing views of human activity, logging and fire management practices. Students observe a video, describe the location of the Sequoia Grove. They write an opinion paper on the management of the Giant Sequoia Groves. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate a local forest ecosystem and discover the biotic and abiotic parts of the forest. Students observe the groundcover, understory, and canopy layers as well as collect leaves and bark in order to identify trees in the forest as part of the "Finding Out About Forests" project. Full Review »
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