1. Are species worth saving?
Standard
What is meant by the term Conservation
Higher
Can you give any examples of where conservation is successful?

2. Are species worth saving?
Understand the structure and function of the human heart
Evaluate different conservation strategies and the pressures of land use against conservation aims
Describe the socail, economic and ethical reasons for conservation
State the differences between conservation and preservation

3. Are species worth saving?
Standard
Do you think that the clip shows conservation or preservation?
Higher
Can you define conservation and preservation?
Challenge
Explain the differences between conservation and preservation giving examples of both.
Preservation
To maintain the environment in its current pristine state without human interaction.
Conservation
To improve the environment with human interaction.

4. Are species worth saving?
Your project is to prepare a university style poster.
The poster will cover the conflict between conservation and human need in an environmentally sensitive and important location.
The poster should be a minimum of A1 in size.

5. Are species worth saving?
Your poster should include but not be limited by the following statements;
A description of the chosen area
Its global location
The abiotic and biotic factors which determine the ecosystem structure
Typically important species that must be conserved
How the environment of the area is achieved and the effects of human activities on the environment
How ecosystems can be managed to balance the conflict between conservation/ preservation and human needs.
The effects of human activities on the animal and plant populations and how these are controlled in environmentally sensitive ecosystems.

6. Are species worth saving?
The areas from which you can choose are
The Masai Mara region in Kenya
Terai region of Nepal, peatbogs
The Galapagos Islands
Antarctica
Snowdonia National Park
The Lake District.

7. Are species worth saving?

8. Are species worth saving?
This project will be submitted to your class teacher on the first lesson back in year 13. The work will be accompanied by a talk on your research methods and the findings of your research you talk will be no more than 5 minutes.