August-June
Students will experience green career opportunities that involve data, research and wildlife management. During this program, students will have the opportunity to survey the local habitat to look for native and invasive species. Take time to learn more about the beneficial qualities of our Ohio native flora and fauna. End the day with an invasive species removal service project.
Ohio Science Standards:
- B.DI.1: Biodiversity – Species diversity
- B.DI.2: Ecosystems – Equilibrium and disequilibrium
- B.DI.3: Loss of Diversity – Invasive species
- ENV.ES.1: Biosphere – Ecosystems (equilibrium, species interactions, stability)
- ENV.ER.5: Wildlife and wilderness, wildlife and wilderness management, invasive species, introduced species
- ENV.GP.5: Species depletion and extinction
- ENV.GP.8: Deforestation and loss of biodiversity
NGSS Standards:
- HS-LS2-6: Evaluate claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem
- HS-LS2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity
- HS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
- HS-LS4-6:Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.
Vocabulary:
Native species, invasive species, non-native species, biodiversity