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Ecology and You
- In this individual learning activity, you
will
make a brochure for a 5th grade class explaining the importance of
studying ecology. You will use the Internet to research the role
that ecology plays in human
society. You will make a brochure summarizing what you have
learned- at a fifth grade level. Throughout the project, you are
to consider the question: Why is it important to
study ecology?
Technology
in Ecology
- In this activity you will research how ecologists use
satellite
information to collect data. You will then share the information
with the class in the form of a brief oral report accompanied by the
satellite image(s) that you found. Throughout this activity, you are to
consider the question: How do
satellites assist ecologists in their studies of ecosystems?
Ecological
Methods of Study
- In this activity you and a partner will use the
Internet to become
familiar with how the scientific studies among different ecological
institutions vary. You and your partner will then develop a
table that shows the level of organization, the location, and the
ecological method(s) of study that each group uses and participate in a
class discussion. Throughout this project, you are to consider the
question: How do
different ecological institutions apply the ecological methods of study?
Biodiverse
Colorado
- In this cooperative learning activity, your
instructor will assign you to one of eight groups. Your group
will use the Internet to research the different characteristics of a
specific ecosystem found in Colorado with respect to
biodiversity. All of the groups will present their information to
the entire class. After analyzing the information from all of the
groups, you are to consider the question: What is the role of
biodiversity in an ecosystem?
Regulating
Population Growth
- In this activity,
you will work with the same group that you worked
with to complete a presentation on one of Colorado's ecosystems.
This time, your group will be asked to write a 2-3 page paper that
describes how limiting factors regulate population growth in the same
ecosystem that you previously reported on. Throughout this activity you
are to consider the question: How do limiting factors regulate
population growth
within a specific
ecosystem?
Threatened
and Endangered Species of Colorado
- In this activity, you will choose and research a
specific threatened or
endangered species of Colorado. You will research the
characteristics and the habitat of the species. Then, you will
write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper stating the
problem and offering one or more possible conservation efforts for that
species. Throughout the project, you are to consider the
question: What
actions
can be taken to protect threatened or endangered species in Colorado?
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