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Research and Conservation
Provided by: Riveredge Nature Center |Published on: July 28, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This article highlights the conservation efforts of the Riveredge Nature Center, the research that accompanies these efforts, and the organizations that have collaborated with this environmental institution.
- Students will learn about the reintroduction of fingerling sturgeon into the Milwaukee River, habitat restoration projects, and the Riveredge Nature Center's avian research that spans over 30 years.
Subjects: Biology, English Language Arts
Authors: Riveredge Nature Center
Region: North America, USA - Midwest, United States, Wisconsin, WI - Metro (CESA 1, 6), Michigan
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article is concise and easy to understand.
- This article has links to volunteer and internship opportunities with the Riveredge Nature Center.
Additional Prerequisites
- You can make this article more accessible by clicking the blue icon with a white figure (bottom left-hand corner).
- Students need to understand the importance of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Differentiation
- This article could support a classroom discussion about the negative and positive impacts that humans can have on the environment.
- This article could enhance a lesson on the loss of natural habitats and global species extinctions, why biodiversity is important, and how humans could better protect natural ecosystems.
- This article could supplement a lesson about the migration patterns of birds.
- This article could augment a mini-lesson on what a keystone species is.
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