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1 Biodiversity Introduction Power point Presentation to accompany lesson 1 in the biodiversity teaching experiment Written by: Jennifer Doherty, Cornelia Harris, and Laurel Hartley Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy Long Term Ecological Research Math Science Partnership 2012 Disclaimer: This research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation: Targeted Partnership: Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy (NSF-0832173). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

2 Biodiversity??

3 Ecosystem An environment that includes all the biotic organisms (living things, like plants, animals, and bacteria) and the abiotic factors (non-living things, like temperature) that affect them.

4 Name a familiar ecosystem. List some of the living things in it.

5 Riparian Ecosystem The ecosystem where land and a river or stream meet each other.

6 The Baltimore region has a variety of streams, such as this region of the Gwynns Falls near Carroll Park.

7 Storm water retention ponds at Carroll Park/Park at Dead Run

8 Gunpowder River in Monkton from the NCR Trail a more rural setting north of the Beltway.

9 Pools vs. Riffles Riffle- fast moving, shallow water, higher amount of oxygen Pool- slow to no movement, deeper water, lower amount of oxygen

10 Do you think you will find different things in pools and riffles? Why?

11 What is a Watershed?

12 Watershed: is an area of land where water from rain or snow that melts drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, wetland, sea or ocean. What is a Watershed? Where would you expect water to flow from and to?

13 Chesapeake Bay WatershedGwynns Falls Watershed

14 http://md.water.usgs.gov/groundwater/physiomaps/physio_counties.gif

15 What is Biodiversity? Having different types/kinds of living things in an ecosytem


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