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Biodiversity Around Us Languages available: English and Dutch. The issuesStudents are introduced to the topic of Biodiversity. They explore the importance of biodiversity to humankind, including its aesthetic value. Students review the factors affecting biodiversity today and focus in particular on the distributions, impacts and origins of non native plants and animals in their own localities. Students also review local, national and international environmental conventions and legislation to protect biodiversity so that finally they are able to produce their own local biodiversity action plan. The scienceThis topic covers the following aspects of Biology: An understanding of the concept of biodiversity and why it has become an issue today The basic meanings of species, habitat and ecosystem; and basic carbon and water cycles Observation and recording techniques for biodiversity in a given area, through basic habitat survey and organism identification techniques, and mapping skills using keys and scales etc. The activitiesIn this topic the learning activities include: a survey of the plants and animals in a local area, a study of particular interesting plants and animals in that local area, an investigation into changes within the local area over time through local records, interviews with older people etc. an investigation of the impact of non-native plants and animals on the local environment, a study of the legislation to protect local biodiversity, the design of a local biodiversity sction plan Age rangeIn most countries this topic is suitable for students aged between 12 and 16 years. VersionsThe topic Biodiversity Around Us exists in two different formats. You can download this topic as separate pdf files for Science Teacher Notes, Language Teacher Notes, Student Pages, the Exchange Form and the Information Section. This topic also exists as an online topic, where it is easier to use the supporting web links within the text. EnglishScience Teacher Notes Language Teacher Notes Student Pages Exchange Form in Word Format (English only) Information Section DutchScience Teachers Notes Student Pages Exchange form in Word format (Dutch) Exchange Form in Word Format (English) Information Section
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