Ecosystem ExplorationsScience & Children
Ecosystem Explorations
September 1999
Ecosystems Explorations includes 11 lessons that are divided into two sections. In "Understanding Ecosystems," fifth-grade students learn basic concepts including parts of an ecosystem and the energy flow. "Human Connections to Ecosystems" illustrates how peoples' lives connect to ecosystems.
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“Clued In” to Their Environment
February 2002
Q: What’s an original way to spur student learning in your state’s natural environment?
A: Hands-on activities with a giant canvas floor map!
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http://www.nsta.org/main/news/pdf/sc0202_36.pdf
Leadership Grows in the Schoolyard
October 1997
Fifth-grade students become leaders in a schoolwide ecosystem project and gain positive attitudes toward the environment. A visit from a local environmental activist helped students become aware of accelerated rates of extinction worldwide.
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