Ecosystems thinking
What is a species?
Why are species important?
What are their ecological roles?
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Evolution
Characteristics of Evolution:
Process of change
It involves the changing of life forms
Occurs independently in differen
Science, Environmental Science, Scientific
Method & Environmental Method
What is science?
What is Environmental Science?
What is the Scientific Method?
What is the Environmental Method?
Who can you believe?
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What is Science?
Know
Nature-Based Teaching
How do we organize life on Earth?
Taxonomy
Law & order
A way to organize & classify organisms
A necessary tool used to classify and organize
species
Demonstrates common ancestors between
different groups of organisms - phylogene
Earths Biosphere
What is the Biosphere?
Where is it found?
What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity includes 4 major areas:
Species diversity
Genetic diversity
Ecological diversity
Functional diversity
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Earths Biosphere
How many diffe
Nature-Based Learning
What is an ecosystem?
What are the abiotic components?
What are the biotic components?
How is radiant energy converted into
chemical energy?
How does energy flow through an
ecosystem?
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Environmental Science
Nature-Based Teaching
Ecology & Ecosystems
Earths Systems
Study of our home. . . .
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Ecosystems 1
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Ecosystems 1
Sound Science: the basis of our
understanding of how the world works
and how humans interact
Role of Leadership in
Environmental Stewardship
A Call To Action!
Julie Phillips, Environmental Scientist & Nature-Based Teacher
Facilitator for Planet Earth
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Why should you become
agents of change?
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How
