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ERIC Number: EJ551199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
Food and Energy in River Ecosystems: Teaching the 'Big Picture'.
Boulton, Andrew; Panizzon, Debra
Australian Science Teachers Journal, v43 n2 p11-20 Jun 1997
Introduces a teaching strategy for Year 10 and senior biology students to demonstrate food and energy processes along a river ecosystem. In studying the River Continuum Concept, groups of students undertake a series of interrelated projects as a means of understanding the big picture of the food and energy interrelationships evident in healthy functioning ecosystems. Also includes sample hypotheses and support materials. (PVD)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Field Studies, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Hands on Science, High Schools, Outdoor Education, Rivers, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Water Quality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia