| Lesson Plans:
Learning About Interlocking Dependency
Students study the Earth's biosphere to identify
examples of the concept, "interlocking dependency."
Managing the Everglades Ecosystem
To explore the Everglades ecosystem using
the Internet. To develop an understanding about conservation of
resources in the context of the Everglades; explore relationships
between species and habitats; and develop an understanding of how
human beings have altered the equilibrium in the Everglades.
Biomagnification in the Great Lakes Ecosystems
This lesson will focus on biomagnification as it relates to the
ecosystems of the Great Lakes region in the mid-western United
States.
Great Barrier Reef
This lesson will help students understand the environmental
importance of coral reefs and the threats to reefs' conservation.
Through the process of gathering geographic information about a
place (in this case, the Great Barrier Reef), students will learn
how a "geographic focus" can sharpen their insights about a
conservation issue.
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