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Turning Parks into Islands

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Students discuss the effects of isolating areas in a park to make "islands" for nature. In this nature lesson, students role play park rangers who are developing a new section of the park. Students work in groups to plan a park, after several class discussions.

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isolationism

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Discussion, isolation, parks, wild areas, science
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Grade
4th - 6th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr
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Project-Based Learning
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