4. swim in an ancient limestone pit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCx8oFETyDQ - pageBottom

7. Over the next 6 weeks, you will read poems, non- fiction articles on the Everglades, and The Missing ‘Gator of Gumbo Limbo: An Eco Mystery.

8. The Everglades Stewardship Program Everglades National Park 2009 Crocodile Row Everglades, Florida 21709

9. You will be asked to think about the following Essential Questions What’s so good about the wild? Why is human life dependent on wildness? How do we balance human and non- human needs? Protagoras of Abdera (c. 480-410 B.C.) wrote that “Man is the measure of all things.” Is this true?

10. History of the Everglades – geological, early inhabitants, Seminole Indians Everglades Ecosystem – Flora, Fauna, keystone species Dangers to the Everglades : Pollution, Invasive Species*, Habitat Destruction, Endangered Species Restoration of the Everglades-plans & progress * Burmese Python, Nile monitor lizard http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090528/od_nm/us_everglades_pythons

11. Everglades Eco-Travel Brochure in Powerpoint, a Persuasive PSA, or an Everglades website www.ning or wikispace on one of the following: www.ning – History of the Everglades – geological, early inhabitants, Seminole Indians – Everglades Ecosystem – Flora, Fauna, keystone species – Dangers to the Everglades: Pollution, Invasive Species, Habitat Destruction, Endangered Species – Restoration of the Everglades Plan and implement a videoconference with Cypress Palm Middle School, Naples, Florida

12. Anhinga – the snake bird Everglades Flora and Fauna sawgrass prairie gallinule egret cypress stand Egret in Cypress Swamp