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?
