This lesson is organized for students to work in groups of three. Each student will choose a role to research. This lesson may take 3 days for completion depending on which project they choose. Students knows the relationship of biotic and abiotic factors within habitats, ecosystems and biomes. Students knows the relationship between carrying capacity and changes in populations and ecosystems.
Students knows the sources and flow of energy through an environmental system.
Students uses critical thinking an scientific problem solving to make informed decisions. Students uses scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations. The teacher needs to be a mediator and open-minded to allow the students to express their opinions in their roles. This lesson can be implemented as part of the ecology section. Evaluation Students will present their group projects to the class.