Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate how one limiting factor changes population size, survival, growth, and biodiversity in an ecosystem using species sampling data and graphs.
Students will be able to analyze claims and evidence about ecosystem stability and human impacts using field-style sampling data and ecosystem models.
Students will be able to design and justify a realistic solution that reduces human impacts on biodiversity based on investigation findings.
Products
Ecosystem Investigation Notebook
Students compile a research-style notebook that documents their question, sampling method, raw data, graph(s), and personal analysis of one limiting factor. The notebook shows how their evidence supports or revises an initial claim about ecosystem change.
Ecosystem Impact Poster and 3-Minute Data Talk
Teams create a formal poster and brief presentation that synthesize individual evidence into a shared claim, supporting data visuals, method rationale, limitations, and a proposed solution to reduce human impact. The product must address inconsistent findings and explain how the team interpreted them.
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