Why preserve biodiversity?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/preserve.html
A lesson plan for Grade 6 Science and English Language Arts
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- Appropriate grades
- 6
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science, environmental science)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this lesson from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystems and find out about the various arguments that people make in favor of preserving the Earth's biodiversity.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 6
- Goal 3: The learner will examine the foundations of argument.
- Objective 3.03: Study arguments that evaluate through:
- exploring examples that show a firm control of sound judgments, audience awareness, clear idea/theme, and the use of relevant and coherent reasons for support.
- preparing individual and/or group essays and presentations that use evaluative techniques.
- Objective 3.03: Study arguments that evaluate through:
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations and use technologies and information systems to build an understanding of population dynamics.
- Objective 7.01: Describe ways in which organisms interact with each other and with non-living parts of the environment:
- Coexistence/Cooperation/Competition.
- Symbiosis.
- Mutual dependence.
- Objective 7.03: Explain how changes in habitat may affect organisms.
- Objective 7.06: Investigate processes which, operating over long periods of time, have resulted in the diversity of plant and animal life present today:
- Natural selection.
- Adaptation.
- Objective 7.01: Describe ways in which organisms interact with each other and with non-living parts of the environment:
