Watch this video teaching us all about biodiversity and why it's so important. While you are watching, listen for the keywords that are used often throughout the video.
Biodiversity
Learn about biodiversity and why it matters.
Driving Questions
Look at the three Driving Questions below and in your groups, decide which question you would like to answer. Each group can answer the same question or each group can answer different questions. The choice is yours!
- How can we create a model that shows the unique features of an ecosystem?
- What can be done to educate others about rare animals?
- How can we use music to tell the story of our part of the Earth for students around the world?
Thinking Routine: Circle Of Viewpoints
Choose your Driving Question and think about it for a few minutes from different perspectives. The aim of this exercise is to get you thinking and working together to create ideas. Everything is possible here!
Create a list of different perspectives. Choose one perspective/viewpoint to explore and complete the sentences below.
I am thinking of (... the topic ...) from the viewpoint of (... the viewpoint you've chosen)
I think ... (describe the topic from your viewpoint.)
A question I have from this viewpoint is ... (ask a question from this viewpoint)
Need To Knows
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