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In this activity, students will be able to identify the behaviors of insects in their natural habitat by having the students explore the world around them. ...
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Students, in this activity, create a list of living and nonliving things found within a field habitat and discuss their relationships, through the creation of a simulated web using a ball of yarn. At the end, students will be able to describe the liv...
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Students, in this activity, learn the life cycle of an insect from egg to adult through discussion and acting out their growth stages....
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By comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between insects using T-Charts and Venn diagrams, students will be able to identify the similarities and differences between insects and other species as they compare and contrast two diff...
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In this activity, students describe and demonstrate the basic act of pollination and the characteristic movements of honeybees and other insects through a relay race. ...
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By having students discuss the ingredients that make up a healthy insect habitat and create a seed ball for habitat enhancement, students will be able to understand the components of a pollinator garden. ...
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In this activity, students will color and hide insects to learn about camouflage and use their sense of sight to search them out. By doing this, students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of how camouflage and bright coloration is used for ...
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By having students will move through an outside area or school hallway to discover butterfly picture cards with messages that describe their migration challenges, students will be able to describe migration as a regular seasonal movement and identify...
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In this activity, students will be able to describe the mouth parts of insects and determine which is most effective for specific food types. ...
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Evolution:Nature’s Driving Force for Change
To be ecologically literate, students need to understand the process of natural selection. It is essential to an understanding of evolution. Groundwork for understanding natural selection can begin in the upper elementary grades. Local populations of...
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Early Memories and the Nature Connection
In this chapter the author reveals his early memories of nature. These events taught the author that connecting with nature entails not only admiration of its beauty and complexity, but also understanding and respect of its power. ...
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In the final chapter, the author concludes that now, more than ever before, we need a deepening concern for the well-being of others, not only those within the circle of our relatives and friends or the group to which we pledge allegiance, but to all...
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Goals of an Ecological Approach
Living systems are complex, thus tampering with them calls for great care. The “first, do no harm” principle should be paramount. Through chain reactions and unexpected interactions, widespread and sometimes catastrophic effects can occur. Fi...
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Developing Awareness and Exciting Interest
This chapter offers many examples of effective programs and approaches that can help restore and expand ecological connections—among them gardens planted and tended by the students, nature field trips, and other outdoor activities as learning tools...
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The High Cost of Ecological Illiteracy
In this chapter, the author considers three major educational impediments that must be remedied to get us to a harmonious relationship with nature. They are (1) isolation of ecology from mainstream education, (2) attitudes of domination or indiffere...