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My learning activity with my students is based on the current ecological crisis. I will ask the students to research about specific habitats of their choice including species in each habitat. Then I want them to research current impact humans have on the environment such as argiculture, global warming, pollution etc. I also wanted them to show what specifically happens to the habitats that they research about. Then I want them to create guide for themselves as well as society to help reduce the carbon footprint. Essentially, I want them to create a powerpoint presentation with all of their research and findings. Most importantly, I would like to create a brochure through using Microsoft Publisher with their important information and little blurbs regarding their research so that readers can have some basic facts about the enviroment as is and how human interactions are affecting it. A complete section of the brochure needs to address all of the solutions and suggestions regarding their tips for the economical crisis needs to be included. The thought behind this is that they can be distributed on Earth Day for the students.

I really like this idea. It's very extensive so it'll keep the student's interest for quite some time. If anything, with so many different habitats to chose from, it might become a little too overwhelming for the students so I might provide a list before this curriculum web gets underway to help the students to chose which habitat to select. Other than that, I think it's a great curriculum web the students will have fun with. - Paul