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ENVIRONMENTS |
GOALS
All living things depend on the conditions in their environment.
The study of the relationships between one organism and its
environment builds knowledge of all organisms. With this knowledge
comes an awareness of limits. Changes in an environment can
be hard on organisms. Such knowledge is important because
humans can change environments. To do so without awareness
of possible consequences can lead to disasters. The Environments
Module consists of six investigations that introduce
students to these basic concepts in environmental biology.
FOSS EXPECTS STUDENTS TO
- Develop an attitude of respect and understanding for life.
- Gain experience with the major environmental factors in
terrestrial and aquatic systems.
- Conduct controlled experiments with plants to determine
ranges of tolerance.
- Determine an organism's optimum conditions and environmental
preferences.
- Organize and analyze data from experiments and investigations
with plants and animals.
- Observe and describe changes in complex systems over time.
- Relate laboratory studies to natural systems.
- Apply mathematics in the context of science.
- Acquire vocabulary associated with environmental biology.
- Exercise language, math, and social studies skills in
the context of biology investigations.
- Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations
and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing,
organizing, and relating.
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