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Ecological Decision Making

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Students, beginning individually and later in small groups use the decision making model to address the question of reintroducing the wolf into Yellowstone National Park. Each small group elects a spokesperson to report to the class, followed by a class discussion of each group's decision.

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making decisions, ecology, yellowstone national park

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ecology, yellowstone national park, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Year
1992
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