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This unit integrates biomes, communities, and human ecology in a way that produces a deeper understanding and better ability to apply the principles involved. During this unit, the teacher is often in the role of facilitator and the student is often in the role of independent learner and responsible team member. - takes 3 or 4 - 55 min classes Keywords: biome, ecosystems, tundra Contains many details for each lesson, lots of additional materials needed - slides, maps etc. good cross curricular unit with the grade 7 geo program

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Project Wetlands The goal of Project Wetlands is to make science come alive for students so that what is done in the classroom can be transferred to real world experiences. The time commitment by the students is great since much of the project activity is done after school, or on weekends. Field trip.

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A Living Watershed An ongoing project - see website for details. Project helps students understand their local ecosystems. Lots of ideas, little "real" materials to use.

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Life Beyond the Fifty Yard Line. An ecological look at our back yard. This activity takes an in depth look at micro ecosystems near the school. I start right away by going outside where each group is assigned a study area... A long term project.

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An Interdisciplinary Deer and Human Population Study Biology students play a game that simulates population sampling in an imaginary (provincial) state park. This activity helps the student to answer the question "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" population, food web, food chain diversity

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Develop personal connections to Nature through plant drawings, scientific observations, sense surveys and journal writings. Four activities are used to encourage students during field trips in a natural setting. You only really need one hour! Practice activities ahead of time in your classroom. This acquaints students with the techniques and purposes of each activity.

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The Beaks of the Finches. In this simulation students become birds and are given "beak-types". After completing the activity, students will relate results to adaptations and natural selection. Extensions of the simulation allow for comparative results and include population genetics. Takes two lab periods - prep is mainly collecting info.

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Who Dirtied The Water/Clean Water: Is It Drinkable? Asks/ answers the questions: Who is responsible for pollution of water resources and the subsequent clean up? What are some of the most effective ways to clean up dirty water? An ongoing project involving water filtration activity

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University of Arizona - The Biology Project On online interactive resource for learning biology at many levels.

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A safari: students investigate the African ecosystem keywords: interactions, diversity

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS: How do plants make food? LIGHTS OUT! Discover what happens if you change the patterns of a plant's light source. Activity follows preliminary background information. Without enough sunlight, plants cannot use the process of photosynthesis to produce food.

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Rain Forest Animals You can also create a corner of the rain forest in your classroom. For the activity go to http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/14/ rainforestanimal08.html#activity keywords: ecosystems, adaptations, symbiotic

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Equator. What is life like for animals, plants, and people at the African equator? For activities to go with this try http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects /Newton/13/lessons/equat.html#4 habitats

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Wetlands Site. Students learn why wetlands are important, what type of wildlife lives in wetlands, and why people drain or fill them in. Activity go to http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton /14/wetlands13.html#activity insects soil

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Great Bug Hunt Examine the insects that live in a nearby pond or stream. (Note: This activity should be done before the first frost of fall or after spring thaw.) keywords: interactions, ecosystems, insects,

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Ducks Unlimited A study of waterfowl habitats across Canada and environmental matters affecting them. Good for student research. Site is a paragraph describing the habitats and environmental concerns re: waterfowl for each area of Canada. Teachers can find free lesson plans to order online by clicking on "Education" found in the upper left frame.

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The Evergreen Project. Biomes of the world. Ecosystems categories, rainforest, tundra, taiga, temperate, grasslands. fresh water ecosystems, marine ecosystems and link to Biology of plants, plant parts.

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Environment Canada This site leads to many areas concerning ecosystems. Good student research site.

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Environment Canada Information Products and Services page. Links to Environment Canada publications.

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Statistics Canada - Human activity and the environment - Teachers Kit . Teachers Kit provides additional information on topics.

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Audubon Online - Birds, Birds, Birds. National Audubon Society Site. Classroom projects added monthly. Lesson plans included. Teachers must click on "Audubon at Home" and then "Education" to find Lesson Plans

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Franklin Institute Neighborhoods - Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats. This is a GREAT teacher resource page. Many links.Rocks and Minerals.

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University of Guelph Canadian Site! Interactive website to promote awareness of Canada's plant and animal resources. Shows divisions of aquatic life and their habitats. Excellent site.

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Students learn to understand the relationships between the individual and the environment.

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Students learn to understand the relationship among ocean food chains. animals predator prey

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Students will explain the importance of the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle, draw and label a diagram of the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle. Originally designed for grade 5, can be adapted??

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Students will list some important plants within the local community or general area and describe their habitat, list some animals found within the local community and describe their habitat. Originally designed for grade 5, can be adapted.keywords: food webs, food chains, adaptations

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Students learn to understand the relationship among population size, life-style and consumption of natural resources. ecosystems pollution environment plant growth

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Students learn to understand the factors which influence the stability of ecosystems. Designed for grade 6, can be adapted.

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Students learn to understand the role of predators in an ecosystem. Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores

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Students learn to understand the relationships of organisms in ecosystems. Very good vocabulary list given.

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Mini-unit: energy moves through a food chain; models of food chains in a pond ecosystem; how environmental changes might affect a pond ecosystem. Written as a grade 3 unit this would work well in grade 7 Interactions within Ecosystems. Excellent bibliographies and teachers' resource info included.

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The purpose of this exercise is to increase students' awareness of the conditions which affect wolf populations (food chain, survival, adaptations).

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Several activities in the first students build a wetland model that can be used in a number of activities. Next is investigate wetland solis, then experiment with wetland water plants, a microscope activity and a wetland wheel BLM. Detailed directions. Commentary needs editing for Canadian/Ontario locations.

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Cathedral in the Sea - Students create a kelp forest, in order to better understand the relationships among kelp forest inhabitants and their relationships to the giant kelp plant. Teacher background provided.

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Wolf Habitats - Students draw pictures of human and wolf homes, comparing basic needs.

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Virtual Exhibit on Canada's Biodiversity Plenty of pictures and interesting features. Provided by Gov. of Canada. Mainly on insects.

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A virtual field trip to Hawaii. Visit island topography. Many Grade levels. Many geologic formations and accompanying description.

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A virtual field trip of Nova Scotia. Geology of a glacier at http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/field /glacier.htm Ideal for grade 4 students as they study geology and landforms, but can be used with all grades of students.

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This site provides background information on ecosystems(grade 7 level), energy (grades 1&5), and various lesson plans for grades 3-8.

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Compare soils by growing plants. This lesson is integrated unit. By drawing on the "closed system" concept of planet earth, students learn about factors needed to sustain our ecosystem. Many more lessons on plants at http://www.richmond.edu/~pstohrhu/lgbg/teacher.html

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Visual Model of the Planet Earth. Using a nectarine to represent our planet earth, this visual demonstration can give the students a clearer understanding of the ratio and proportion of the earths crust, core, and useable land surface. simulation activity to show Earth's Crust in proportion to the core. Can be used to demonstrate how "little" of the earth we have to work with in terms of resources and sustainable soil etc.

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A Local Ecosystem. Students will understand the concept that living things interact with nonliving things and with one another to meet their needs, forming an ecosystem.

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Fish Heads - A habitat is the place where an organism normally lives. The role an organism plays in the environment is its niche. Organisms develop features which best suit their environment. This is called adaptation. keywords: adaptation, niche

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Volcanoes. Students will understand how a volcano can act as a giant cooling vent for Earth’s inner core. Although designed for a primary grade the glossary of terms and links for teachers is useful for a grade 7 teacher.

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Identifying Biodegradable Materials Goals: To define biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials.

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Great site for students interested in learning how humans have impacted the environment. The site is separated into various 'conservation themes'.

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Where's the statue? Simulation to show what happens to materials that are repeatedly exposed to acid rain.

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The problem with plants Keywords: ph, plants acid rain, pollution

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Great ideas for Conservation. Research and information provided for students to learn about our environment and world. Other links are provided with activities, e.g. Schools for a Living Planet, www.wwf.ca
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Spring flowers: Students are investigating just what flowers do for plants and how do the flowers do it? They use q-tips to look at the pollen found within the plant. Additional websites are also provided for further research into pollination.

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Is your dishcloth clean? Investigate water micro-organisms are found on a kitchen dishcloth. Test your own home or classroom by growing ("culturing") bacteria in a dish.

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Making Yogurt to look at the symbiotic relationship between Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus themophilus). This can be done overnight.

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LEARNING ABOUT THE ARCTIC: students will read the information provided to start a research project about how global warming and climate change will affect the species of the Arctic.

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GET THE DIRT OUT! Removing pollutants from the water. The students will do the following: 1. Describe water pollution. 2. Compare clean and dirty water. 3. Describe the importance of clean water for daily use. 4. Use filters to "clean up" polluted water.

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A BLANKET OF SNOW show how snow effects a forest

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Biruté Galdikas: World's Foremost Authority on Orangutans
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THE WORLD OF THE ORANGUTAN observing an animal in it's habitat
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ARE WE LOSING THE LOON?:This is an article that looks at how human behaviour and environmental pollutants are threatening the loon.

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ALIVE IN THE ARCTIC
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CANADA'S LAKES AND WETLANDS - WET 'N' WILD: Provides information about Canadian Wetlands.

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Enviro-Vention: Students will collect recyclable/reusable "garbage" over a two week period and then create a useful invention to present to their classmates.

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TOMATOES IN WINTER?: students ask questions and find the answers to how greenhouse tomatoes grow in winter. The students also replicate a greenhouse and grow beans or alfalfa sprouts.

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The Forest Explorers: a Variety of Activities adaptations,forestry, conservation

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The Forest Explorers: a Variety of Activities

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DEALING WITH LITTER
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DESIGNER ANIMAL - ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
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Cross-Curriculor A flat Stanley type of activity

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On The Track of Science Keywords: adaptation, tracks

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Is it Full? This idea is from "Soup, Soap and Gummi Bears", a workshop presented by Derek Totten and Brian Blaser density, also great for showing the spaces between particles, Grade 7 Pure Substances and Mixtures

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Lost On The Moon, Team challenge, can you figure out what it will take to survive on the moon with limited resources

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HEALTH CANADA SMART SUMMER FUN: Before you and your students head outdoors for your own summer fun in the sun, check out this excellent website by Health Canada. ELEMENTS Article June 2004
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MIGHTY METAMORPHOSIS: BRINGING THE WORLD OF INSECTS TO YOUR CLASSROOM Working with insects, students can gain an understanding and appreciation of living organisms and develop their skills of observation. By observing insects close up, students can find the similarities and differences amongst them, relate those differences to other living organisms, including humans, and can use equipment (magnifying glasses and microscopes) to see details they might not otherwise see. Insects are everywhere, easy to find and many of them are easy to care for if you want to keep them in the classroom. ELEMENTS Article March 2005
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ELEMENTS BOOK REVIEW: DANCING LEPHANTS AND FLOATING CONTINENTS paleontology is brought to life. ELEMENTS Article September 2005
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ON BECOMING ECOLOGICALLY AWARE Activities to Promote Ecological Awareness including suggested; Non-Fiction and Picture Book Print Resources plus Internet Resources - ELEMENTS Article March 2006 Pg 1,2
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Book Review - Gross Universe Your Guide to All Disgusting Things Under the Sun. Can you stomach this article?First published in ELEMENTS January 2007
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Did Eve have a belly button? This is a discussion on the value and how to establish formal debates on . First published in ELEMENTS March 2007
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Helping our Earth every day: Ideas for Earth Day and beyond First published in ELEMENTS March 2007
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... and now back to Climate Change: The greatest challenge facing us today - This article contains activities to demonstrate how greenhouse gases are warming the planet and how complex an issue this is. First published in the Sept. ELEMENTS 2007 Can be used in many strands - easy to set up, lots of room for discussions.

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Product Life Cycle - Objective The student will be able to list, understand and apply a cost benefit life-cycle impact of products that they use for themselves, others and the environment. First published in the ELEMENTS Jan. 2008
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Fun Facts about Flirting Among Animals (Just in time for Valentine’s day) - Animals have interesting mating habits, and there are as many different mating habits as there are kinds of animals. Here’s just a few fun facts, just in time for Valentine’s Day! First published in the ELEMENTS Jan. 2008
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Pear Breeding: Naming a new pear in Southern Ontario. How does a new variety of fruit get its name? With lots of help, it seems! Provided by Agri-Food Ontario. First published in the March Elements 2008
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Elements Book Review: Bugs Up Close. This beautifully illustrated offers an eye-popping look at the world of bugs which will engage your students. By Cathy VanderVliet. First published in the June Elements 2008
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Many good cross curricular ideas for ecosystems:composting. Ideas for tribes activities with links to music and language and many assessment tools. No review necessary first published in elements January 2010.
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Settlers and Soil This cross-curricular activity explores questions such as why is soil important, what role it plays in the life cycle, does our waste consumption have an effect on our soil, and can we change the effect we have on our environment?, among others. First published in Elements November 2009 Search "Settlers and Soil" for Day 5 & 6
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Environment Canada's Biosphere in Montreal offers live and interactive educational video conferences in both English and French. These video conferences give the opportunity to speak with experts in environment and fulfill teachers' curriculum requirements in a dynamic virtual setting. Topics include: water and water pollution, air and air quality, climate change, biodiversity and ecological footprint. First published in Crucible, Jan. 2010.