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Forum 2.17 - Biome Hospitably

4/15/2019

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Central Question: How do the different biomes differ?  

Guiding Thought Question: Based on what you've learned this unit, which biome seems to be the best for human settlement? Which seems to be the worst? Explain your answers.

Today's Learning Objectives: Students will review the different issues related to each biome, the adaptations that species make for the specific biome, and the locations and characteristics of each biome. 
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Forum 2.16 - Dangers of Life in the Open

4/10/2019

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Central Question: What are the distinctive subdivisions of grasslands and what are the different issues associated with the biome?

Guiding Thought Question: What would be an advantage for species living out on the open grasslands? What would be a negative?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the different subdivisions of grassland biomes, and the ecological relationships between the species in it. 
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2.15 - Like a Desert?

4/8/2019

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Central Question: Is the analogy of the grasslands as a desert accurate?

Guiding Thought Question: Why might early Europeans have viewed the Great Plains as a barren desert? What characteristics do the plains have with deserts? How do they differ?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine different aspects of the Great Plains as a representation of the grassland biome. Students will be able to distinguish between the three forms of grassland biomes in North America and the type of life they're able to support. 
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Forum 2.14 - The Bete Noir of Forests

4/3/2019

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Central Question: What are the different forest zones and how do they differ?

Guiding Thought Question: When it comes to forests, why do you think it is that so much of the focus on the tropical rain forest instead of the Mid-Latitude deciduous and coniferous forests?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the different forest ecoregions and their spatial distribution around the world. Students will examine the issues and formulate an argument why they are worth saving.
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Forum 2.13 - Nature Around

4/1/2019

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Central Question: Why do species in Mid-Latitude forests need to be so adaptable?

Guiding Thought Question: Go out into the zoo and find a native forest species (take a picture of it as well) and do some research (by observing and conducting internet research) of the adaptations the species makes to live in such a changing environment. 

​Today's Learning Objective: Students will observe the adaptations species make to live in the forest biome, and look at species that live near them. 
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Forum 2.12 - Mountain Specialists

3/26/2019

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Central Question: Why do mountains require such high levels of specialization for species?

Guiding Thought Question: Find an example of a species that lives at high elevation (that has not already been discussed in class) and explain why it is so well adapted to mountain living. 

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be looking at the uniqueness of Mountain ecoregions and the species who have specialized to those particular regions by examining species who have adapted, and designing a tour of mountain ecoregions and explaining why they require such specialization. 
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Forum 2.11 - Desirable or Not

3/24/2019

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Central Question: Why might life in high altitudes be so difficult for plants and animals?

Guiding Thought Question: Come up with one reasons why mountains might be an attractive place to live, and one reason why living near them may not be as desirable.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will go over the differing ecosystems associated with the alpine biomes, and their locations, and then examine what adaptation species who live in those areas have in order to better survive there. 
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Forum 2.10 - A Reason to Care

3/20/2019

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Central Question: How do changes at the earth's polar regions have an effect on other parts of the planet?

Guiding Thought Question: Develop a reason why people should pay attention to the environmental changes in the Arctic and Antarctic, and why they should care.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine specific ecological issues related to the arctic and Antarctic and further examine how they can have a wider impact on other parts of the planet.
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Forum 2.9 - Recapping Bergmann and Allen

3/7/2019

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Central Question: What special adaptations have species in the polar regions made to survive in their harsh environments?

Guiding Thought Question: Based on the ideas your own ideas and those of Bergmann and Allen (Notes from day 1.6) what types of common characteristics would you expect for plants and animals at the polar regions? (2 characteristics for plants, 2 for animals)

Today's Learning Objective: Students will analyze arctic animals for their similarities and differences based on their polar locations (comparing southern and northern animals) and test those comparisons against Bergmann and Allen's observations. 
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Forum 2.7 - Build a Case

3/5/2019

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Central Question: Why are the coastal regions of the planet particularly in danger?

Guiding Thought Question: Build a strong argument for why people here in Nebraska should be especially worried about protecting the earth's wild places, even the ones they might not regularly interact with like the coasts.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the needs of a particular ecosystem by finding out the information the zoo already has regarding them, and then doing further research to find out more for themselves.
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    Welcome to the Forum! Here is where you will be answering your daily warm-up questions. Please do not enter your last name for privacy reasons, and you may use a nickname if you would like (Just make sure Mr. Tredinnick is aware of the nickname you are using). Write out thoughtful responses to the forums on the days they are assigned. If you miss a day please take it upon yourself to complete the Forum you missed. Each Forum has the targeted Learning Objective(s) there so you can see what the focus of the day's class will be.

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