ecology lab Lesson

Agenda

Introduction &

Welcome
Agenda

Let’s Go Outside:
Math & Outdoor

Skills

Storytime

Wrap Up

Ecologist School: Ecology

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What is Ecologist
School?

Ecologist School is a hands-on curriculum
developed by Families in Nature (based in Texas)
that engage children in 16 types of
environmental sciences. Through these hands-on
STEAM activities, children work their way towards
earning patches.

Ecologist School: Ecology

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Ecology

What is it and
why do we need
it.

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A "population density square
device" is essentially a
square-shaped frame used in
ecological studies to measure
the population density of
organisms within a specific
area, often called a
"quadrat";

WHAT CAN
YOU SEE IN

THE SQUARE?

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Let’s create a 4x4
grid
MATH

Let me know

what you find

Image Analysis: Notice & Wonder

Instructions: Look at the image and write down 2-3 things you notice (key details, main ideas, themes) and then write down 2-3 things you wonder (questions you have because of the image, things you are curious about when
you look at the image.)

What

do you notice?

What

do you wonder?

See if you are at a place for
good ecology work?
How many different plants do
you see outside?
Are they big trees, bushes, or
animals?

Share what you see at outside home

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I see …
I think …
I wonder …

OUTDOOR

SKILLS

Storytime

Share what you found outside?

-Did some people live near a forest?

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-Did someone notice a lawn with some

diversity?

Ecologist School: Ecology

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Thank you

Erica Lanier And Alfred Allen

elanier@georgiacyber.org