Protecting biodiversity

Assessing the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of its diminishing, and analysing a local issue and planning action on it.

Lesson 4 of 4 5 of 17 in the course

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What your class asks

This lesson asks you to assess the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of its diminishing. It also asks you to analyse a local issue related to biodiversity while considering different perspectives, to plan a course of action in response, and to act on your plan. The museum holds no record that serves these expectations yet, so this lesson offers none; your class brings its own examples and sources. 1

Curriculum expectations, with their official codes

  • B1.1 assess the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of the diminishing of biodiversity
  • B1.2 analyse a local issue related to biodiversity while considering different perspectives; plan a course of action in response to the issue; and act on their plan

The lesson

Whose point of view?

Choose a local issue about the living things around your neighbourhood. Write down who is affected by it and what each person or group wants. Which action would you plan, and why does it answer the needs of more than one side?

Check yourself

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Notes

  1. 1. Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Science and Technology, Grades 1–8 (2022)
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