Students will learn about the plants, animals, and insects on their campus by first learning about biodiversity and then through phenology, learning the different phenological stages of the plants, animals, and insects. They will practice data visualization through graphs, as well as a final piece that summarizes all of the data collected over the course of the year.
- Objectives
- Learn about urban biodiversity & its importance
- Learn about phenology and how it applies to different species.
- Take urban biodiversity surveys of select locations around campus
- Create a map, graph, or other data visualization that summarizes the collected
data
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Time: 6 days + quarter/season surveys
- Author: V Bodanyi
Arizona Standards Engaged
Science Standards
- HS.L2U3.18: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate about the positive and negative ethical, social, economic, and political implications of human activity on the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
- HS+B.L4U1.2: Engage in argument from evidence that changes in environmental conditions or human interventions may change species diversity in an ecosystem.
- HS.L2U1.19: Develop and use models that show how changes in the transfer of matter and energy within an ecosystem and interactions between species may affect organisms and their environment.
- HS+B.L2U1.3: Use mathematics and computational thinking to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy through trophic levels in an ecosystem.
Science and Engineering Practices
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data
- Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
- Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns
Lesson Plan
