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ERIC Number: EJ582680
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Tropical Forest for Sale! An Interdisciplinary Land-Use Simulation.
Krauskopf, Sara
American Biology Teacher, v60 n9 p677-80 Nov-Dec 1998
Describes an extended role-playing game for middle school to post-secondary students centered around the sale of a forest and farm in Costa Rica. Takes an in-depth look at the question of what it takes to purchase and protect a tropical forest. (DDR)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Middle Schools, Postsecondary Education, Rainforests, Real Estate, Role Playing, Science and Society, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Costa Rica