As of September 30, 2005, the North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium
is no longer in operation.
Brief Description of the Lesson/Unit
Students investigate a local wetland ecosystem to determine how human interactions
affect the system. Their investigation is guided by open-ended questions that
they generate in work teams. This unit takes an interdisciplinary approach, looking
at present-day issues related to the natural community, such as habitat destruction
due to farming, roadways, housing, landfills, recreation, and environmental protection/restoration
efforts. The Amazing Picture Machine wetland
images are used as part of the introductory brainstorming activity in which cooperative
student work teams generate a question that will guide further research. The images
also are used as an information source for the student teams to use in their research
and development of their final multimedia product.
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