Module 6 introduces students to the concept of biodiversity and ways to gather data about the status of an urban area. Students explore concepts through multi-media and hands-on simulations and then apply these ideas to their field site, resulting in an action plan to increase local biodiversity.
Module Resources
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Curriculum Support Materials
- Teacher Background - Module 6
- Assessment and Answer Key - Coming Soon
- Student Homework - Coming Soon
- Full Module Download - Coming Soon
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Biodiversity
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Lesson 2: Different Measures of Biodiversity
- Lesson Plan - M6_2
- Alternative PowerPoint - M6_2
- Biodiversity Measures Spreadsheet - M6_2
- Reading - Measuring Biodiversity - M6_2
- Student Pages - M6_2
- Student Pages - Answer Key - M6_2
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Lesson 3: Setting Up the Biodiversity Investigation
- Lesson Plan - M6_3
- PowerPoint - Bird Biodiversity - M6_3
- Student Pages - M6_3
- Student Pages - Answer Key - M6_3
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Lesson 5: Bird Biodiversity Data Collection (Day 1)
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Lesson 6: Biodiversity Game
- Lesson Plan - M6_6
- Biodiversity Game Circle - M6_6
- RP Circle - M6_6
- Biodiversity Content Talk Slides
- Bird and Plant Cards - M6_6
- Event Cards - M6_6
- Game Spreadsheet - M6_6
- Starting Populations - M6_6
- Student Pages - M6_6
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Lesson 8: Habitat Fragmentation and Species Survival
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Lesson 9: The Important of Biodiversity - Coming Soon
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Lesson 11: Analyze and Interpret Bird Biodiversity Data
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Lesson 12: Improving Urban Biodiversity Action Plan - Coming Soon