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This
exercise
opens
up
discussion
on
global
biodiversity
loss.
Students
count
the
number
of
species
they
can
find
in
a
five-minute
block
of
time
in
both
an
urban
green
space
and
natural,
unmanaged
forest
area.
They
will
begin
to
recognize
low
and
high
biodiversity
areas
and
understand
what
affects
biodiversity
loss.
This
exercise
can
be
completed
in
one
normal
two-hour
lab
session.
This
SERC
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The
Scientific
American
Frontiers
program
on
PBS
aired
a
special
series
on
invasive
alien
species.
This
website
is
the
central
site
for
that
program.
Users
can
watch
web
video
of
each
segment,
access
additional
links
on
invasive
species,
email
the
scientists
featured
in
each
segment
and
read
news
articles
about
topics
pertinent
to
invasive
species.
The
America's
Most
Un-Wanted
feature
allows
users
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The
Use
of
a
Piece
of
Land
activity
was
developed
by
The
Maine
State
Library.
This
activity
engages
students
in
a
practical
exercise
in
land
use
planning
and
makes
students
aware
of
the
positive
and
negative
aspects
of
land
use
laws
and
local
zoning
ordinances
through
role-playing.
The
students
represent
groups
interested
in
purchasing
the
same
piece
of
land.
Each
group
must
research
to
devise
a
plan
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In
this
case
study
activity,
students
will
investigate
arctic
geology
and
hydrology
as
well
as
tundra
ecology
and
consider
options
for
sewage
treatment.
Public
safety,
environmental
impact,
and
issues
of
construction
and
engineering
will
be
explored.
This
Starting
Point
example
page
builds
on
the
Lifelines
Online
case
study
and
includes
learning
goals,
context
for
use,
teaching
notes
and
tips,
teaching
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National
Geographic
News
Magazine
provides
news
articles
on
a
variety
of
topics
such
as
human
geography,
history,
paleontology,
biology,
engineering
and
more.
The
homepage
highlights
the
days'
top
stories.
There
are
also
links
to
specialized
news
pages
regarding
animals
and
nature,
science
and
technology,
people
and
culture,
archeology
and
paleontology,
adventure
and
exploration,
the
environment
and
...
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The
Burd
Run
Interdisciplinary
Watershed
Research
Laboratory
at
Shippensburg
University
of
Pennsylvania
(SU)
is
a
cooperative
effort
among
13
faculty
from
the
Departments
of
Geography-Earth
Science,
Biology,
and
Teacher
Education.
The
goal
of
the
laboratory
is
to
provide
intensive
undergraduate
field
training
through
collection
and
analysis
of
related
hydrologic,
geologic,
biologic,
and
geographic
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This
Starting
Point
Teaching
Collection
page
describes
the
Yellowstone
Fires
module
created
for
NASA's
Classroom
of
the
Future.
Emphasizing
an
integrated
approach
to
environmental
earth
science
through
problem-based
learning,
the
module
asks
students
to
assume
the
role
of
environmental
biologist,
and
help
several
government
agencies
resolve
the
debate
surrounding
"let
it
burn"
policies
in
national
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