Students will work in groups of six to problem solve environmental problems on island. Divide students into groups of six. 2. Students read the history of the island. Students design geographical aspects of island.
Students receive assignment of island character to role play.
Students research using CD-ROM and World Wide Web. Students arrive at a solution through consensus. Each group presents their solution to whole class. Class discusses solutions. Class discusses attributes of the activity, the evolution of leadership and what they have learned about ecology.