ecosystems

The goal of this module is for students to learn about the importance of population balance in marine ecosystems and how human activities (specifically fertilizer run-off from nearby farmlands into the Mississippi River) can impact energy webs by changing predator/prey relationships. A lab...

This module has been developed from the Battelle Design Module Template. The Squirmy Science module, which addresses life science standards, is for middle school students who are new to the design process. The class is taught within the context of a STEM school that has an eight-week science...

In this task, students will play the role of a team hired to work for a non-profit environmental company, Invasion Free, to investigate an invasive species introduced locally. Students will learn about different types of invasive species and the distribution of these species in their local...

During this assessment, students will read three sources related to the impacts of non-native species on ecosystems.

• Text 1: “Are All Invasive Species Bad?” by Carrie Arnold; Available at http://
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In this task, the students mathematically model changes in the bee colony numbers from the United States and from two individual states, California and South Dakota.

Students then use their constructed mathematical models to describe factors affecting the bee colony populations. The...