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Human activity and the negative impacts on animals and habitats

Grade Level:

9

Subject:

Science

Topic:

SNC1P - Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Human Activity

Objective:

The objective of this lesson is to allow students to investigate the negative impacts human activity and society's desire for entertainment and wants (and not needs) has had on animals, their welfare, their habitats and ecosystems themselves, such as the rain forest. The lesson is intended to focus on animals and their habitats, however, this lesson can be complemented with other lessons that speak more specifically to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems as stated within the specific expectations.

This lesson brings forth Desmond's ideas of animal tourism (zoos), animals as trophies (trophy hunting), animals being poached and their bodies or specific parts of their bodies being bought to show human status/wealth in society (animal exploitation). The lesson's main focus highlights "human's relations with and mastery over a natural world" (Desmond, 1999) bringing to light the dark sides of society and the ways in which humans have had destructive impacts on animals and habitats.

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Prep:

Chrome books for stations (2 per station)

Materials:

Chrome books, ticket in the door handout, station question handout for each student

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