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Mathematics and Ecology: Through the Window Garden Lesson PlanMathematics and Ecology: Through the Window Garden Lesson Plan
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Mathematics and Ecology: Through the Window Garden

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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.

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carbon dioxide, the atmosphere

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atmosphere, carbon dioxide, science
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7th - 12th
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Science
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