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This
lesson
plan
is
part
of
the
DiscoverySchool.com
lesson
plan
library
for
grades
9-12.
It
is
designed
to
introduce
various
publications
that
have
had
a
profound
influence
on
our
attitudes
toward
environmental
issues.
Students
write
a
brief
essay
explaining
the
effects
these
books
might
have
had
on
science
or
society
as
well
as
their
own
personal
reactions
to
what
they've
read.
Included
are
objectives,
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This
resource
introduces
students
to
an
example
of
a
salt-water
ecosystem.
The
first
section,
'A
Sea
of
Questions',
is
a
question-and-answer
feature
that
looks
at
a
tropical
mangrove
ecosystem.
The
second
section
is
in
interactive
feature,
'Too
Many
Examples?',
which
allows
students
to
examine
the
flora
and
fauna
of
a
mangrove
swamp.
Ichthyologist
Ian
Harrison
explains
the
process
of
sampling
and
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This
site
provides
an
introduction
to
ecology
including
terminology
and
ecological
components.
There
are
descriptions
of
the
ecological
cycles,
the
four
laws
of
ecology,
the
types
of
species
in
ecosystems
and
the
principal
ways
in
which
they
interact,
and
the
differences
between
autotrophs
and
heterotrophs.
A
related
website
provides
descriptions
of
biodiversity
and
wilderness.
Guidelines
are
also
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This
collection
of
peer-reviewed,
web-based
ecological
educational
materials
is
published
by
the
Ecological
Society
of
America.
The
items
provide
educators
with
new
ways
to
more
actively
involve
their
students
in
studying
ecology
and
ways
to
learn
more
for
themselves
about
teaching
and
learning.
Each
issue
includes
three
sections:
Experiments,
Issues,
and
Teaching.
The
experiments
section
provides
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This
lesson
teaches
students
the
basics
of
species
interdependency
within
an
ecosystem.
Students
describe
the
things
animals
need
to
survive
and
the
ways
in
which
animals
depend
on
other
animals
and
plants;
perform
a
simulation
to
demonstrate
the
interdependencies
within
an
ecosystem;
look
at
pictures
of
endangered
animals,
and
explain
what
they
think
might
happen
to
other
animals
and
plants
if
these
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In
this
activity,
teams
of
students
are
asked
to
work
as
companies
to
develop
travel
brochures
for
a
large
ecotourism
business.
The
companies
must
have
tours
from
a
variety
of
representative
biomes.
Each
student
develops
a
ten-day
itinerary
in
which
participants
travel
through
an
area
without
using
motorized
vehicles.
The
emphasis
is
placed
on
describing
the
highlights
of
the
journey
as
an
experience
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This
lesson
investigates
familiar
and
unfamiliar
ecosystems
using
Internet
resources.
Students
will
explore
how
various
organisms
satisfy
their
needs
within
their
environments.
They
will
also
study
the
kinds
of
relationships
that
exist
between
organisms
within
an
environment.
This
lesson
is
the
first
in
a
two-part
series
on
microorganisms.
It
is
designed
to
be
used
in
conjunction
with
the
second
lesson,
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This
site
focuses
on
the
subject
of
deserts,
including
the
formation
of
deserts,
where
they
are
located,
desert
types,
and
animals
found
in
deserts.
Designed
as
an
electronic
tour,
it
guides
the
user
through
different
web
sites
as
stops,
providing
a
comprehensive
overview
of
the
desert
ecosystem.
It
outlines
teaching
objectives,
concepts
covered,
and
new
vocabulary.
There
is
a
teacher
resources
section
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This lesson plan helps students to understand that all living things need food, shelter, space and water and that all living things seek a habitat that will meet these needs. Students explore their own habitat and relate their needs to those of animals.
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This
website
integrates
video
footage
and
information
with
lesson
plans
and
activities
to
teach
students
about
the
Temperate
Grasslands
(Prairie)
biome
of
North
America.
The
activities
in
this
unit
are
designed
to
give
students
an
overview
of
the
climate
and
organisms
of
this
biome
in
order
to
better
understand
this
endangered
ecosystem.
There
are
lesson
plans,
instruction
sheets,
and
links
for
additional
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