A Species and Its Environment

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A Species and Its Environment

Project type: Web Quest

Related topic:
Endangered Species in Canada

Subjects

Social Studies
Geography
Science

Summary

Using a variety of Web-based resources, students will research an endangered species in Canada and create a multimedia presentation that answers the question “What challenges would you face as this endangered species?”

Duration

3 to 5 classes

Purpose

To understand the interactions between a species and its environment

Before Exploring

The ecosystem is a system of interacting living and non-living elements — anatomy, physiology, habitat, food sources, breeding habits, life cycle stages, natural predators, and so on. It is the interaction among these diverse factors that often leads to devastating consequences.

Outline the Opportunity

Students will work alone, in pairs, or in small groups to study a threatened Canadian species and the unique challenges it faces, and then create a multimedia presentation that answers the question: What challenges would you face as this endangered species?

Revisit and Reflect

Students will present their projects to the rest of class and be prepared to answer questions.

Consider coordinating the presentations with a class visit to the local zoo, where students can observe an endangered species from another ecosystem.