Minds On: What is Biodiversity?

Together, students develop an understanding of what biodiversity is.

Program Details

Learning Environment: Indoor, Outdoor, Online
Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Duration: 20 minutes
Grade: 7
Subject Area: Biology
Content Type: Minds On Activity

Bundle: Gifts of the Earth
Biodiveristy Crisis

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Minds On: What is Biodiversity?

Materials:

•QUILLS video (Biodiversity – Stephen Lougheed section) •Writing tools/discussion tools

Instructions:

Students come up with a class definition of biodiversity. (This should be a review from Grade 6)
Teacher can show video segment from the Gifts of the Earth video accompanying this Bundle of Dr. Stephen Lougheed explaining what biodiversity is.
Class Discussion (Formative Assessment):
- How can biodiversity be measured?
- Why is biodiversity important to maintain?
- What can be done to maintain biodiversity?
- What are common threats to biodiversity?

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