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Sustainable Ecosystems: The case of Zika vs Bees
Grade Level:
9
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Sustainable ecosystems: the effect of human activities on the environment (an STSE lesson)
Objective:
By the end of this lesson the students should be able to identify the concerns regarding human activities and their negative impact on terrestrial ecosystems. This lesson specifically will focus on the case study of protection against zika virus (by spraying against the mosquito that carries it) and hurting millions of honey bees almost instantaneously.
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The lesson is constructed based on the requirements of the Ontario Grade 9 (academic) Science Curriculum - B strand.
Overall Expectation:
B.1 Assess the impact of human activities on sustainability of terrestrial/aquatic
ecosystems and evaluate the effectiveness of courses of action intended to mitigate or remedy negative impacts.
Specific Expectation:
B1.1 Assess, on the basis of research, the impact of a factor related to human activity (e.g. urban sprawl, introduction of invasive species, overhunting/overfishing) that threatens the sustainability of a terrestrial or aquatic ecosystem.
Materials:
The newspaper article (case study of zika virus-carrying mosquito spraying) printed (10 copies). A computer and projector to show the video from the second news source. A class set of chromebooks for the second part of the lesson to facilitate research for each group's presentation.
