| POPULATIONS
AND ECOSYSTEMS COURSE MATRIX |
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FOSS
CD-ROM |
FOSS
READINGS |
EXTENSIONS |
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6. |
Population
Size (5–6 sessions) |
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FOSS
CD-ROM: Milkweed Bugs, Unlimited
FOSS CD-ROM: Milkweed Bugs, Limited |
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Limiting Factors
• Mono Lake in the Spotlight
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Discuss other population limitations. |
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7. |
Ecoscenarios
(5 sessions) |
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FOSS
CD-ROM: Ecoscenarios,
Food Web
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Ecoscenario Introductions |
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Investigate local ecosystem issues. |
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8. |
Adaptations
(7 sessions) |
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Video:
Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise
FOSS CD-ROM: Organism Database, Octopus Color Change
FOSS CD-ROM: Walkingstick
Predation |
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Adaptations |
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9. |
Genetic
Variation (6 sessions) |
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FOSS
CD-ROM: Larkeys
• Offspring Genotype and Phenotype
• Impossible Traits
• Punnett Square
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From Mendel to Human Genome: Solving the Heredity Puzzle
• A Larkey Yammer |
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10. |
Natural
Selection (5 sessions) |
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Video:
Voyage to the Galápagos
FOSS CD-ROM: Larkeys
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
FOSS CD-ROM: Walkingstick Predation |
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Natural and Unnatural Selection |
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Use walkingsticks simulation. |
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