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Taking Count of Biodiversity

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Here is a well-designed instructional activity on biodiversity that should intrigue your charges. In it, pupils compare a natural desert area to a school field to see how habitat destruction affects species diversity. Groups set up transects and collect samples of life forms which enable them to accurately compare the two habitats. A fantastic instructional activity with good worksheets and instructions embedded in it.

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biodiversity, endangered species

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biodiversity, endangered species, desert environments, science
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Grade
4th - 6th
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Science
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Duration
2 days
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