Educational Services » biology http://wosu.org/2012/education Educational Resources from WOSU Public Media Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:43:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Educational Resources from WOSU Public Media Educational Services no Educational Resources from WOSU Public Media Educational Services » biology http://wosu.org/2012/education/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://wosu.org/2012/education Animal Structure and Survival Functions http://wosu.org/2012/education/animal-structure-and-survival-functions/ http://wosu.org/2012/education/animal-structure-and-survival-functions/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:34:45 +0000 Scott Gowans http://beta.wosu.org/education/?p=1065 Examining the skulls of carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores to understand different bone structures

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/education/animal-structure-and-survival-functions/feed/ 0 Effects of Disturbance on Biodiversity – Instructor’s Guide http://wosu.org/2012/education/effects-of-disturbance-on-biodiversity-instructors-guide/ http://wosu.org/2012/education/effects-of-disturbance-on-biodiversity-instructors-guide/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:18:23 +0000 Scott Gowans http://beta.wosu.org/education/?p=1053 The effects of fire, climate change, and logging.

One forest shown had a fire 12 years ago, and isn’t particularly diverse. Another had a fire 60 years ago, and is becoming more biodiverse. Another forest is 300-400 years old, and is extremely diverse.

For 12th grade
- Anticipation guide
- Writing assignment: effects of a fire on an ecosystem

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One forest had a fire 12 years ago, and isn’t particularly diverse. Another had a fire 60 years ago, and is becoming more biodiverse. Another forest is 300-400 years old, and is extremely diverse.

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- Fire can regenerate a forest, turning an old forest into a young one

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/education/effects-of-human-activity-on-natural-change/feed/ 0 Lookalikes: Extinct and Living Animals – Instructor’s Guide http://wosu.org/2012/education/lookalikes-extinct-and-living-animals-instructors-guide/ http://wosu.org/2012/education/lookalikes-extinct-and-living-animals-instructors-guide/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:29:58 +0000 Scott Gowans http://beta.wosu.org/education/?p=1023 Examining the skeleton of the (extinct) giant ground sloths, which is related to the modern tree sloth. Examining the skeleton of mammoths, mastodons, and elephants.

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/education/lookalikes-extinct-and-living-animals-instructors-guide/feed/ 0 Measuring Carbon Dioxide http://wosu.org/2012/education/measuring-carbon-dioxide/ http://wosu.org/2012/education/measuring-carbon-dioxide/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:21:12 +0000 Scott Gowans http://beta.wosu.org/education/?p=1019 Studying how much CO2 is being exchanged between the forests and the atmosphere

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/education/measuring-carbon-dioxide/feed/ 0 Measuring Carbon Dioxide – Instructor’s Guide http://wosu.org/2012/education/measuring-carbon-dioxide-%e2%80%93-instructors-guide/ http://wosu.org/2012/education/measuring-carbon-dioxide-%e2%80%93-instructors-guide/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:19:41 +0000 Scott Gowans http://beta.wosu.org/education/?p=1013 Studying how much CO2 is being exchanged between the forests and the atmosphere

11th Grade – How human behavior changes the atmosphere

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5th Grade – Life Sciences

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7th Grade – Life Sciences

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